Joint Mathematics Meetings Full Program

Current as of Saturday, January 23, 2010 00:39:21

Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Francisco, CA, January 13-16, 2010 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1056

Unscheduled

Monday January 11, 2010

• Monday January 11, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  MAA Short Course on Exploring the Great Books of Mathematics, Part I
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College
  Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Registration (outside Room 2002, Moscone).
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Ptolemy's Almagest: Greek mathematics and the heavenly bodies.
    Alex Jones*, New York University
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Newton's {\em Principia}.
    George Smith*, Tufts University
• Monday January 11, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  AMS Tutorial on Modeling, Part I: Introduction to Numerical Modeling
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Presenters:
  Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Registration (outside Room 2002, Moscone).
• Monday January 11, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  AMS Short Course on Markov Chains and Mixing Times, Part I
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  David A. Levin, University of Oregon
  Yuval Peres, University of California, Berkeley and Microsoft
  Elizabeth L. Wilmer, Oberlin College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Registration (outside Room 2002, Moscone).
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Simulation and Markov Chain Monte Carlo.
    Elizabeth Wilmer*, Oberlin College
    Yuval Peres*, University of California, Berkeley
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Break
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Coupling and Variations.
    David Levin*, University of Oregon
  • 12:00 p.m.
    Problem Session
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Problem Session: Solutions
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Shuffling and Strong Stationary Times.
    Elizabeth Wilmer*, Oberlin College
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Mixing Times and Hitting Times.
    David Aldous*, University of California Berkeley

Tuesday January 12, 2010

• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
  AMS Department Chairs Workshop
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Lawrence F. Gray, University of Minnesota
  John C. Meakin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Stephen B. Robinson, Wake Forest University
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Ancillary Workshop on Statistics: Teaching Introductory Statistics
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Presenters:
  Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College
  Michael A. Posner, Villanova University
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Ancillary Workshop on Statistics: Become a Catalyst for Change in Statistics Education
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
  Presenters:
  Joan Garfield, University of Minnesota
  Bob delMas, University of Minnesota
  Andy Zieffler, University of Minnesota
  Allan Rossman, California Polytechnic Institute
  Beth Chance, California Polytechnic Institute
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  AMS Short Course on Markov Chains and Mixing Times, Part II
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  David A. Levin, University of Oregon
  Yuval Peres, University of California, Berkeley and Microsoft
  Elizabeth L. Wilmer, Oberlin College
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Lower Bounds.
    Elizabet Wilmer*, Oberlin College
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Break
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Cut-off Phenomenon and the Ising Model.
    Yuval Peres*, University of California Berkeley
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Markov chain mixing---examples and applications.
    Alistair Sinclair*, University of California Berkeley
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Dynamics for the Ising Model, and Its Mixing Time.
    David Levin*, University of Oregon
    Yuval Peres*, University of California, Berkeley
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Panel Discussion: Open Problems
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Short Course on Exploring the Great Books of Mathematics, Part II
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College
  Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    Cauchy and the {\em Cours d'analyse}.
    Robert E. Bradley*, Adelphi University
    Ed Sandifer, Western Connecticut State College
  • 1:15 p.m.
    How algebra became modern.
    Fernando Q. Gouvêa*, Colby College
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Tracking the great writings of mathematics.
    Ivor Grattan-Guinness*, Middlesex University Business School
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
  AMS Tutorial on Modeling, Part II: Introduction to Statistical Modeling
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Presenters:
  Wei Zhu, State University of New York, Stony Brook
  

• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Board of Governors
  Room 3014, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 1:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  AMS Council
  Room 3016, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  First Floor Lobby, Moscone
• Tuesday January 12, 2010, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  MAA New Committee Chairs Workshop
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Barbara T. Faires, Westminster College
  Martha J. Siegel, Towson University

Wednesday January 13, 2010

• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  First Floor Lobby, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Computation, I
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Susanne Brenner, Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
  Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Coarsening Algorithm on Adaptive Grids by Newest Vertex Bisection and its Applications.
    Chensong Zhang*, PA
    Long Chen, CA
    (1056-65-1959)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Convergence of Adaptive Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.
    Michael Holst, University of California San Diego
    Gantumur Tsogtgerel, University of California San Diego
    Yunrong Zhu*, University of California San Diego
    (1056-65-2033)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Coordinate Descent for L1 Optimization.
    Yingying Li*, University of California, Los Angeles
    Stanley Osher, University of California, Los Angeles
    (1056-49-345)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Parallel computation with the weakly over-penalized symmetric interior penalty method.
    Andrew T. Barker*, Louisiana State University
    Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University
    (1056-65-1193)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Approximation of kernel matrices with multilevel circulant matrices.
    Guohui Song*, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Yuesheng Xu, Syracuse University
    (1056-65-454)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Very fast methods and preconditioners for banded matrices and PDEs on irregular domains.
    Martin Gander, Université de Genève
    Sébastien Loisel, Université de Genève
    Daniel B Szyld*, Temple University
    (1056-65-1445)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Surreal Numbers, I
  Room 3011, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois
  Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University ehrlich@ohio.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Surreal Numbers, Conway Names, and the Simplicity Hierarchy.
    Philip Ehrlich*, Ohio University
    (1056-03-262)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Surreal numbers and real analysis.
    Ovidiu Costin*, The Ohio State University
    (1056-03-1098)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Recent work on H-fields.
    Lou van den Dries*, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign
    (1056-03-987)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Degenerate and Singular Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, I
  Room 3016, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Marian Bocea, North Dakota State University marian.bocea@ndsu.edu
  Cristina Popovici, North Dakota State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Multiple solutions for superlinear p-Laplacian Neumann problems.
    Vasile Staicu*, University of Aveiro, Portugal
    (1056-35-2120)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    $\Gamma$-convergence of power-law functionals with variable exponents.
    Marian Bocea*, NDSU
    (1056-35-1108)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Statistics of p-harmonic functions.
    Matthew Rudd*, University of Idaho
    (1056-35-1492)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Multiple and sign-changing solutions for nonlinear elliptic problems with $p$-Laplacian.
    Dumitru Motreanu*, University of Perpignan, France
    (1056-35-878)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Subelliptic regularity in non-nilpotent cases.
    Andras Domokos*, California State University at Sacramento
    (1056-35-661)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Near cloaking defeats the anti-cloak.
    Daniel T. Onofrei*, University Of Utah
    (1056-35-1438)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, I
  Room 3003, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Open Problems and Conjectures in Difference Equations.
    Gerasimos E Ladas*, University of Rhode Island
    (1056-39-320)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Applications of number theory to asymptotic behavior of solutions of difference equations.
    Richard T Guy*, Wake Forest University
    Kenneth S Berenhaut, Wake Forest University
    Katherine M Donadio, Wake Forest University
    (1056-39-1865)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Global convergence of max-type equations.
    Timothy Sauer*, George Mason University
    (1056-39-232)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Z-transform of queuing systems.
    Mostafa Ghandehari*, University of Texas at Arlington
    Shahrzad Sheibani, University of Texas at Arlington
    (1056-39-34)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Boundary Data Smoothness for Solutions of Nonlocal Boundary Value Problems for nth Order Difference Equations.
    Jeffrey W Lyons*, Baylor University
    (1056-39-28)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On The Global Behavior Of A System Of Rational Difference Equations.
    E. A. Grove, University of Rhode Island
    Y. Kostorv*, Xavier University of Louisiana
    M. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology
    S. Schultz, Providence College
    (1056-39-1290)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kabe Moen, Washington University moen@math.wustl.edu
  Richard Oberlin, University of California Los Angeles oberlin@math.ucla.edu
  Betsy Stovall, University of California Los Angeles betsy@math.ucla.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    On an interesting singular integral operator.
    Camil Muscalu*, Cornell University
    (1056-42-1207)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Maximal averages along one-variable vector fields.
    Michael Bateman*, UCLA
    (1056-42-1455)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Bilinear Hilbert transforms along curves.
    Xiaochun Li*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-42-1632)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A nonlinear stationary phase method for oscillatory Riemann-Hilbert problems.
    Q. Yen Do*, UCLA
    (1056-42-1360)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Weak Convergence in multiparameter Hardy spaces.
    Jill Pipher*, Brown University
    (1056-42-280)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    An index formula in connection with meromorphic approximation.
    Alberto A. Condori*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1056-42-1657)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems: Analysis and Computations (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Room 2008, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Gaik Ambartsoumian, University of Texas at Arlington gambarts@uta.edu
  Raluca Felea, Rochester Institute of Technology rxfsma@rit.edu
  Hongyu Liu, University of Washington hyliu@u.washington.edu
  Kui Ren, University of Texas at Austin ren@math.utexas.edu
  Michael VanValkenburgh, University of California Berkeley mvanvalk@ucla.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Inverse Source Problems for Electromagnetics.
    Gang Bao*, Michigan State University
    Junshan Lin, Michigan State University
    Faouzi Triki, University of Fourier, France
    (1056-35-1238)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Active exterior cloaking.
    Daniel T Onofrei*, University Of Utah
    (1056-35-1487)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Diffraction at corners for the wave equation on differential forms.
    Andras Vasy*, Stanford University
    (1056-35-798)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Interior Transmission Eigenvalue Problem and its Application in Inverse Scattering Theory.
    Fioralba Cakoni*, University of Delaware
    (1056-35-256)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Local Singularity Reconstruction from Integrals over Curves in $\mathbb{R}^3$ and electron microscopy.
    Eric Todd Quinto*, Tufts University
    Hans Rullgard, University of Stockholm
    (1056-92-491)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Ultrasound modulated electrical impedance and optical tomography.
    Peter Kuchment*, Texas A&M University
    Leonid Kunyansky, University of Arizona
    Moritz Allmaras, Texas A&M University
    Wolfgang Bangerth, Texas A&M University
    (1056-35-1024)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Mathematical Challenges of Relativity (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Paul T. Allen, Lewis & Clark College ptallen@u.washington.edu
  Michael Eichmair, M.I.T. and Monash University eichmair@math.mit.edu
  Gustav Holzegel, Princeton University holzegel@math.princeton.edu
  Jared Speck, Princeton University jspeck@math.princeton.edu
  Willie W. Wong, University of Cambridge ww278@dpmms.cam.ac.uk
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Decay Rate for the Linear Wave Equation on a Schwarzschild Black Hole.
    Jonathan Luk*, Princeton University
    (1056-35-1449)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Strichartz estimates for Kerr backgrounds.
    Mihai H Tohaneanu*, Purdue University
    (1056-83-1296)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Strichartz estimates on asymptotically de Sitter spaces.
    Dean R. Baskin*, Stanford University
    (1056-35-1071)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Breakdown Criteria for Nonvacuum Einstein Equations.
    Arick Shao*, Princeton University
    (1056-83-921)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Control of local null geometry by rough CMC initial data.
    Qian Wang*, SUNY Stony Brook
    (1056-83-1910)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Shock Waves in General Relativity.
    Moritz Andreas Reintjes*, University of California in Davis
    (1056-83-633)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Aspects of Cryptology, I
  Room 3009, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Jintai Ding, University of Cincinnati
  Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky christensen@nku.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Algebraic Attacks on Bivium and Trivium, Accelerated by Cutting the Variable-Sharing Graph.
    Gregory V. Bard*, Fordham University
    (1056-12-1496)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Effect of Projection on the Symmetry of the SFLASH Attack.
    Daniel C. Smith*, Indiana University
    (1056-12-942)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Multivariate Public Key Cryptography.
    Bo-Yin Yang*, Academia Sinica
    (1056-13-1203)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multivariate Public Key Cryptosystems from Diophantine Equations.
    Raymond A. Heindl*, Clemson University
    (1056-14-982)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Square Encryption Schemes: New Directions in Multivariate Public-Key Cryptography.
    Crystal Lee Clough*, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    (1056-12-493)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Markov Chains and Their Statistical Applications (Mathematics Research Communities session), I
  Room 2010, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  James Flegal, University of California Riverside jflegal@ucr.edu
  Radu Herbei, Ohio State University herbei@stat.osu.edu
  Jessica Zuniga, Stanford University jzuniga@math.stanford.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Markov Chains, Generalized Wishart distributions and Applications to High Dimensional Statistical Inference.
    Bala Rajaratnam*, Stanford University
    (1056-60-1253)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Improved mixing time bounds for the Thorp shuffle.
    Ben J Morris*, UC Davis
    (1056-60-1395)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Applicability of drift and minorization condition for finding rate of convergence of finite state space Markov chains.
    Partha Sarathi Dey*, UC Berkeley
    (1056-60-1836)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Using Reversible Markov Chains for Distributional Approximation.
    Nathan F. Ross*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-60-1408)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Zonotopal Algebra and Its Applications, I
  Room 3005, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Olga Holtz, University of California Berkeley and Technical University Berlin holtz@math.berkeley.edu
  Amos Ron, University of Wisconsin
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Geometry of the Restricted Boltzmann Machine.
    Maria Angelica Cueto, UC Berkeley
    Jason Morton, Stanford University
    Bernd Sturmfels*, UC Berkeley
    (1056-62-423)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Piecewise polynomials and equivariant Chow cohomology of nonsimplicial toric varieties.
    Hal Schenck*, University of Illinois
    (1056-14-1166)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Spectral Properties of the Transition Operators Associated with Box Splines.
    Rong-Qing Jia*, University of Alberta
    (1056-41-1114)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Applications of Graph Theory, I
  Room 3007, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Richard Low, San Jose State University low@math.sjsu.edu
  Ralucca M. Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Link Graph: a Tool for Word Sense Disambiguation.
    Ralucca M. Gera*, Naval Postgraduate School
    Henry Escuadro, Juniata College
    Pranav Anand, Linguistics Department, University of California Santa Cruz
    Craig Martell, Computer Science Department, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1056-05-226)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Generalization of Kundu's k-Factor Theorem.
    Arthur H. Busch, University of Dayton
    Michael J. Ferrara, University of Colorado Denver
    Stephen G. Hartke*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver
    Hemanshu Kaul, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Douglas B. West, University of Illinois
    (1056-05-344)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Graph invariants from self-assembling nanostructures.
    Joanna Anthony Ellis-Monaghan*, Saint Michael's College
    Greta Pangborn, Saint Michael's College
    (1056-05-287)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    On $k$-circuit distance in graphs.
    Ralucca Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
    Grady Bullington, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Linda Eroh*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Steven J Winters, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1056-05-1731)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Coding Sequences and Their Applications.
    Eunjeong Yi*, Texas A&M University at Galveston
    (1056-05-1075)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Bonding Tree Models of RNA Structures.
    Teresa Haynes, East Tennessee State University
    Debra Knisley, East Tennessee State University
    Denise Koessler*, East Tennessee State University
    (1056-05-2014)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic and Nonarchimedean Dynamics, I
  Room 2012, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Joseph Silverman, Brown University jhs@math.brown.edu
  Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii
  Raphael Jones, College of the Holy Cross
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discriminants and Galois groups for iterated rational functions.
    Rafe Jones*, College of the Holy Cross
    Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii-Manoa
    (1056-11-1117)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The dynamical Manin-Mumford problem.
    Thomas J Tucker*, University of Rochester
    Dragos Ghioca, University of Lethbridge
    Shouwu Zhang, Columbia University
    (1056-11-563)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The dynamical Manin-Mumford problem.
    Dragos Ghioca*, University of Lethbridge
    (1056-11-292)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Towards Dynamical Uniform Boundedness for Rational Functions.
    Robert L. Benedetto*, Amherst College
    (1056-11-658)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Preperiodic points: from algebraic to complex.
    Laura DeMarco*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Matt Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1056-37-1206)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Critical Points of Non-Archimedean Dynamical Systems on the Projective Line.
    Xander Faber*, McGill University
    (1056-11-664)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Group Theory, I
  Room 3020, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Subgroups of $S_{n+1}$ normalized by and coprime to a regular subgroup of order $n$.
    Stephen M. Gagola, Jr.*, Kent State University
    (1056-20-122)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The nilpotent product and the nonabelian tensor square of groups.
    Arturo Magidin*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1056-20-272)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Finite Groups with Permutable Supplemented Subgroups.
    Joseph Kirtland*, Marist College
    (1056-20-277)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Open Questions and Conjectures Regarding Near Frattini Subgroups of Generalized Free Products of Groups.
    Mohammad K. Azarian*, University of Evansville
    (1056-20-371)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A relationship between the property $R_{\infty}$ and the geometric invariants $\Omega^{n}$.
    Nic Koban*, University of Maine Farmington
    Peter Wong, Bates College
    (1056-20-474)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Probability that Two Semigroup Elements Commute Can Be Anything.
    Vadim Ponomarenko*, San Diego State University
    Natalie Selinski, San Diego State University
    (1056-20-497)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Finite Phase Transitions in Countable Abelian Groups.
    Hannah Alpert*, University of Chicago
    (1056-20-499)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    $L_{\delta}$-equivalence of $p$-local abelian groups with nice decomposition bases.
    Ruediger Goebel, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
    Katrin Leistner, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
    Peter Loth*, Sacred Heart University
    Lutz Struengmann, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
    (1056-20-503)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    An interpretation of the LLT algorithm.
    Alexander Kleshchev, University of Oregon
    David Nash*, University of Oregon
    (1056-20-579)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Simply intersecting pairs in the mapping class group.
    Leah Childers*, Louisiana State University
    (1056-20-645)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Zariski closures of linear differential algebraic groups.
    Andrei Minchenko*, Cornell University
    Alexey Ovchinnikov, City University of New York
    (1056-22-1028)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Probability and Statistics, I
  Room 3010, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    MCMC methods for spatial random permutations.
    John R Kerl*, University of Arizona
    (1056-60-38)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Extracting multiscale information from time series characterizing nanoscale systems.
    Christopher P Calderon*, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
    (1056-60-91)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Abstract Measure-Dependent Stochastic Evolution Equations in a Hilbert Space with Applications to Nonlinear Diffusion.
    Mark A McKIbben*, Goucher College
    (1056-60-135)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Self-dual planar hypergraphs and exact bond percolation thresholds.
    John C. Wierman*, Johns Hopkins University
    (1056-60-452)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Characterizing departure count moments from queueing nodes fed by nonstationary, non-Poisson arrival processes.
    Ira Gerhardt*, Manhattan College
    Barry L. Nelson, Northwestern University
    (1056-60-471)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Lanchester SDEs and the probability of the target destruction --- a stochastic model of terrorism risk.
    Michael Powers, Temple University, Department of Risk Management and Insurance
    Wei-Shi Yang, Temple University
    Sheng Xiong*, Temple University
    (1056-60-549)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Completely Simple Semigroups of Real d x d Matrices and Recurrent Random Walks.
    Santanu Chakraborty*, University of Texas - Pan American, Edinburg, Texas
    (1056-60-581)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Stochastic Approximation Algorithm for Option Pricing Model Calibration with a Switchable Market.
    George Yin, Wayne State University
    Jie Yu*, Roosevelt University
    Qing Zhang, University of Georgia, Athens
    (1056-60-590)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Quantile Hedging for Guaranteed Minimum Death Benefits.
    Yumin Wang*, Wayne State University
    (1056-60-670)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On Sojourn Times in the Finite Capacity $M/M/1$ Queue with Processor Sharing.
    Qiang Zhen*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Charles Knessl, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1056-60-758)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Mathematics in the Social Sciences
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Continuous Time Model of Bifurcations and Related Phenomena in Agent-Based Models.
    Andrew Clark*, Thomson Reuters
    (1056-91-251)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Addiction and Treatment in a rational framework - can lowering health care costs have adverse effects?
    Tamas Forgacs*, California State University, Fresno
    Attila Cseh, Valdosta State University
    Adnan Sabuwala, Californa State University, Fresno
    (1056-91-909)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Dynamical Analysis in Lucas Framework with Heterogeneous Agents.
    Yuanying Guan*, Florida State University
    (1056-91-1129)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Two player envy-free multi-cake division using a polytopal Sperner's lemma.
    John Cloutier, University of California at Santa Barbara
    Kathryn L. Nyman*, Willamette University
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1056-91-1642)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Option pricing for biomedical firms with predictable price jumps.
    Jin-Chuan Duan, Risk Management Institute, National University of Singapore
    Anirban Dutta*, Western Michigan University
    Qiji J. Zhu, Western Michigan University
    (1056-91-1983)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Statistical Modeling of Gang Violence in Los Angeles.
    Kym C Louie*, Harvey Mudd College
    Mike Egesdal, University of California, Los Angeles
    Jeremy Neuman, University of California, Los Angeles
    Chris Fathauer, Harvey Mudd College
    (1056-91-1923)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Complex Analysis
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Strong and Weak LFCDs: Local Fractional Complex Derivatives.
    Steve M. Anglin*, Case Western Reserve University (fmr), Mountain View, CA
    (1056-30-23)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    On Janowski starlike functions.
    Rosihan M. Ali*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    (1056-30-175)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Subclasses of Meromorphic Functions Associated with Convolution.
    See Keong Lee*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    (1056-30-514)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    $L^p$ Rational Approximation in the Complex Plane.
    Erin R Militzer*, University of Kentucky
    (1056-30-601)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On minimal Rolle's domains for complex polynomials.
    Michael J Miller*, Le Moyne College
    (1056-30-957)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Poisson Equation with the Robin/Third Boundary Condition.
    Alip Alifu, Maimaiti Mohammed*, York University
    (1056-30-2128)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Mean Value Theorem for Functions on the Complex Plane.
    Nasser Dastrange*, Buena Vista University
    (1056-26-1044)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    A residual radial limit zero set.
    Michael C Fulkerson*, University of Central Oklahoma
    (1056-32-1285)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, I
  Room 3012, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The writhe of oriented polygonal graphs.
    Christian Laing*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
    De Witt Sumners, Florida State University
    (1056-54-131)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    One-sided Heegaard splittings of 3-manifolds.
    Loretta Bartolini*, Oklahoma State University
    (1056-57-1255)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Defining Khovanov Homology in 3-Manifolds Using a Diagramless Theory.
    Adam C. McDougall*, The University of Iowa
    (1056-54-1055)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Unstable Vassiliev Theory.
    Chad D Giusti*, University of Oregon
    (1056-55-611)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Identifying the Canonical Component for the Whitehead Link.
    Emily R Landes*, Univeristy of Texas, Austin
    (1056-54-2096)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Kauffman bracket skein module of $T^3$.
    Jeffrey Boerner*, University of Iowa
    (1056-57-1944)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Moduli space of singular Euclidean structures on a sphere with $4$ cone points whose cone angles are integer multiples of $\frac{2\pi}{3}$ but less than $2\pi$.
    Aldo-Hilario Cruz-Cota*, Grand Valley State University
    (1056-54-1389)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Lagrangian representations of the (p, q, r)- triangle group.
    Paul W Lewis*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1056-51-284)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Relationships between Bundle Forms in Laguerre Planes.
    Robert D. Knight*, Ohio University-Chillicothe
    (1056-51-574)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Discrete Mathematics, I
  Room 3018, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Combinatorial Proofs of Certain Identities.
    Akalu Tefera*, Grand Valley State University
    Aklilu Zeleke, Michigan State University
    George Grossman, Central Michigan University
    (1056-05-912)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Playing with Paths: An Introduction to Bijective Combinatorics.
    Paul W.T. Fijn*, University of Melbourne, Australia
    (1056-05-1424)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Some Remarks On Self-Avoiding Walks.
    Shanzhen Gao*, Florida Atlantic University
    (1056-05-690)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    On the Non-existence of $(160,54,18)$ Difference Sets.
    Adegoke S Osifodunrin*, Georgia Southern University
    Ken. W Smith, Sam Houston State University
    (1056-05-1921)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Alternating Permutations and the $m$th Descents.
    Ae Ja Yee, The Pennsylvania State University
    Kagan Kursungoz*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1056-05-628)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Break
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The lattice of finite vector space partitions and its Möbius function.
    Fusun Akman*, Illinois State University
    Papa Amar Sissokho, Illinois State University
    (1056-06-89)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Generating functions for box-counting problems.
    Benjamin J Young*, Centre de Recherches Mathematiques / McGill University
    (1056-05-1961)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multi-restrained Stirling numbers.
    Ji Young Choi*, Sippensburg University of PA
    (1056-05-1813)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A map from chains in the noncrossing partition lattice to polygon dissections.
    Hillary Einziger*, The George Washington University
    (1056-05-1950)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Regular completions of lattices.
    John Harding, New Mexico State University
    Qin Yang*, New Mexico State University
    (1056-06-739)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    How much does a Hamiltonian cycle weigh?
    Hurlee Gonchigdanzan*, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
    (1056-51-323)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, I
  Room 3000, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Analysis of the secondary Flow effects on an open channel with cross stream variation of the bottom roughness.
    Ahmed Kaffel*, Virginia Tech
    Amel Soualmia, LMHE
    Masbernat Lucien, imft
    (1056-Z1-1423)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A Biexponential Model of Electroosmotic Flow.
    Rachel R Roe-Dale*, Skidmore College
    Emese Lipcsey-Magyar, Skidmore College
    Kimberly Frederick, Skidmore College
    (1056-Z1-1422)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Building on Nature's Inspiration: A NAKFI Synthetic Biology Report.
    Jeffrey L Poet*, Missouri Western State University
    (1056-Z1-1168)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Using Neural Networks for Near-Interpolation of Scattered Data.
    Laurene V Fausett*, Texas A&M University-Commerce
    (1056-Z1-260)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Chromatic Methods For Creating A Secure Identification Procurement.
    Timothy Grant Hall*, PQI Consulting
    (1056-Z1-418)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Foot to the Pedal: Generalizing Euler's work on constant pedal curves to constant pedal surfaces.
    Hieu D Nguyen*, Rowan University
    (1056-Z1-653)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Turtles, and Lizards, and Snakes, Oh My!
    Leon Brin*, Southern CT State University
    (1056-Z1-879)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Adapting the Feynman Path Integral for use in a discrete spacetime.
    Douglas B Mathews*, San Jose State University
    Jake Askeland, San Jose State University
    Cheuk Wong, San Jose State University
    Miranda Braselton, San Jose State University
    David Von Gunten, San Jose State University
    Jonathan Baptist, San Jose State University
    Duncan McElfresh, San Jose State University
    Slobodan Simic, San Jose State University
    (1056-Z1-1670)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Path elongation and $r$-reduced cutting numbers of cycles.
    Brad Bailey*, North Georgia College & State University
    Dianna J. Spence, North Georgia College & State University
    (1056-Z1-735)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Arcs in the plane.
    Joan E Hart*, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    Kenneth Kunen, University of Wisconsin -- Madison
    (1056-Z1-52)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the theory of mixed convex functions.
    Emre Tokgoz*, University of Oklahoma
    (1056-Z1-402)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Some Nonlinear Delay Integral Inequalities On Time Scales.
    Shiojenn Tseng*, Tamkang University
    Jen-Chienh Lo, Tamkang University
    Wing-Sum Cheung, The University of Hong Kong
    (1056-Z1-1516)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics, I
  Room 2011, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Edwin P. Herman, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point eherman@uwsp.edu
  Nathan M. Wodarz, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Creating Student Centered, Active Learning Classrooms in a Multi-Section Precalculus Course.
    Paula A. Shorter*, Rockhurst University
    Mairead K. Greene, Rockhurst University
    (1056-Q1-2046)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Anatomy of a multi-section calculus semester: A students-eye view.
    Fabiana Cardetti*, University of Connecticut
    P. Joseph McKenna, University of Connecticut
    (1056-Q1-1594)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Calculus Acquisition through a Problem and Activity Based Learning Experience (CAPABLE).
    Gary Fowler, United States Naval Academy
    Sommer Gentry*, United States Naval Academy
    Amy Ksir, United States Naval Academy
    Will Traves, United States Naval Academy
    (1056-Q1-1773)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Peer Led Team Learning in Calculus I: A four year study.
    John C. Merkel*, Morehouse College
    (1056-Q1-2015)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Success in Calculus I: Oral Reviews.
    Mary A Nelson*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Monica R Geist, Front Range Community College
    (1056-Q1-648)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Results of the use of guided notes and lab work in introductory college courses.
    Ellen F Hill*, Minnesota State University Moorhead
    (1056-Q1-1052)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Student-Generated Note Cards: Sound Pedagogy?
    Kenneth Horton*, U. S. Air Force Academy
    (1056-Q1-1695)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    A Modified Moore Method in Real Analysis: Hearing the Students' Voices.
    Joy Moore*, Xavier University
    Bernd Rossa, Xavier University
    (1056-Q1-1629)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Teaching Abstract Algebra using Technology.
    Claus Schubert*, SUNY Cortland
    Mary Gfeller, SUNY Cortland
    (1056-Q1-342)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Improving a Second Course in Statistics
  Room 2009, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Nancy J. Boynton, SUNY Fredonia nancy.boynton@fredonia.edu
  Patricia B. Humphrey, Georgia Southern University
  Michael A. Posner, Villanova University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Teaching Undergraduate Statistics in R.
    Salil Kumar Das*, Prince Georges' Community College
    (1056-F5-1919)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Interdisciplinary Case Studies for an Intermediate Statistics Course.
    Terje Hoim*, Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
    (1056-F5-1447)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Finding and Working with Real-World Clients in a Second Statistics Course.
    Cora Neal*, Sonoma State University
    (1056-F5-437)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Experiential Learning of Non-parametric Statistics through a campus-client led survey project.
    K. Scott Alberts*, Truman State University
    (1056-F5-617)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Some More Lab Experiences in Introductory Statistics.
    Patricia B Humphrey*, Georgia Southern University
    (1056-F5-1294)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    A Second Course for Non-Majors -- Relevance is the Key!
    Murray H Siegel*, Arizona State University, Polytechnic
    (1056-F5-264)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Stat2 - What Should We Do?
    Robin H Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (1056-F5-2031)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    An Innovative Second Half-Course in Applied Statistics.
    John D McKenzie*, Babson College
    (1056-F5-1904)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A Successful Second Course in Business Statistics.
    Sue B Schou*, Idaho State University
    (1056-F5-552)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
  Exhibit Hall, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:05 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Economics and Sustainability
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Christian Traeger, University of California, Berkeley traeger@berkeley.edu
  

  • 8:05 a.m.
    Preferences Yielding the Precautionary Effect.
    Michel De Lara*, Université Paris-Est
    (1056-91-1065)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Mathematical Analysis of Smart Grids Using Randomized Algorithms.
    Kourosh Modarresi*, Stanford University
    (1056-90-2067)
  • 8:55 a.m.
    Exact Calibration of Programming Models of Agricultural Supply against Exogenous Sets of Supply Elasticities.
    Pierre R. Merel*, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
    Santiago Bucaram, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Davis
    (1056-90-1181)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Break.
  • 9:35 a.m.
    Closing the gap between risk estimation and decision-making: efficient management of trade-related invasive species risk.
    Michael R Springborn*, University of California, Davis
    Robert Lieli, University of Texas, Austin
    (1056-91-1274)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Time perspective and climate change policy.
    Larry S Karp*, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkleley
    Yacov Tsur, Hebrew University
    (1056-91-1196)
  • 10:25 a.m.
    Risk, Uncertainty and Climate Change Evaluation.
    Christian P Traeger*, UC Berkeley (ARE)
    (1056-91-2030)
  • 10:50 a.m.
    Final discussion.
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:55 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Texts: Famous, Infamous, and Influential, I
  Room 2022, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Fernando Q. Gouvêa, Colby College fqgouvea@colby.edu
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College
  

  • 8:55 a.m.
    Welcome.
  • 9:00 a.m.
    {\em Geometry and Algebra in Ancient Civilizations} by B. L. van der Waerden: A Text Exploring the Origin and Development of Ancient Mathematics.
    Toke L Knudsen*, SUNY Oneonta
    (1056-H1-1420)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    The Elements, its evil influence.
    Alejandro R. Garciadiego*, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM)
    (1056-H1-836)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Rip-off or Reverence? Hypsicles of Alexandria and the fourteenth book of the Euclid's Elements.
    Clemency J Montelle*, University of Canterbury
    (1056-H1-1140)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Conjugate Diameters: Apollonius of Perga and Eutocius of Ascalon.
    Colin Bryan Powell McKinney*, University of Iowa
    (1056-H1-580)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Newton's Principia : What is in it and why should we care?
    Herbert E Kasube*, Bradley University
    (1056-H1-818)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Eric Temple Bell's {\em Men of Mathematics}: From Influential to Infamous.
    V. Frederick Rickey*, West Point
    (1056-H1-1323)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #13: Part A
  Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form and function in college algebra.
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Deborah Hughes Hallett, University of Arizona and Harvard University
  Pat Shure, University of Michigan
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #4: Part A
  Using video-case studies in teaching a proof-based gateway course to the mathematics major.
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  James T. Sandefur, Georgetown University
  Connie M. Campbell, Millsaps College
  Kay B. Somers, Moravian College
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #7: Part A
  Teaching with clickers in the classroom.
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Derek Bruff, Vanderbilt University
  Adam Lucas, Saint Mary's College of California
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on My Most Successful Math Club Activity
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Jacqueline A. Jensen, Sam Houston State University jensen@shsu.edu
  Deanna B. Haunsperger, Carlton College
  Robert W. Vallin, Slippery Rock University and the MAA
  

  • 9:00 a.m.
    The most engaging activity in Mathematics/Computer Science Club.
    Ryo Ohashi*, King's College
    (1056-K5-1587)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Lawrence Tech's best Math Club events.
    Ruth Favro*, Lawrence Technological University
    (1056-K5-684)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    A Revamped Problem-Solving Competition.
    Pamela A Richardson*, Westminster College
    Natacha C Fontes-Merz, Westminster College
    (1056-K5-639)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Digital Scavenger Hunts.
    Tom Thompson*, Walla Walla University
    (1056-K5-455)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Math Extravaganza!
    Tracii Friedman*, Mesa State College
    (1056-K5-1627)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Student Hospitality Center
  South Lobby, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Mathematics Across the Disciplines Panel Discussion
  Mathematical collaborations with other disciplines: Research partnerships and interdisciplinary programs.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Joseph Malkevitch, York College (CUNY)
  Panelists:
  Steven Brams, New York University
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  James G. Glimm, SUNY at Stony Brook
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  National Science Foundations programs supporting learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences.
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Henry Warchall, NSF/DMS
  Karen A. Marrongelle, NSF/DRL
  Dennis E. Davenport, NSF/DUE
  Daniel P. Maki, NSF/DUE
  Lee L. Zia, NSF/DUE
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Department Liaisons Meeting
  Room 3014, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Category Theory
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    A finiteness property for braided fusion categories.
    Deepak Naidu*, Texas A&M University
    Eric Rowell, Texas A&M University
    (1056-18-316)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Blocks in Deligne's $Rep(S_t)$.
    Jonny Comes*, University of Oregon
    (1056-18-983)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Leavitt Algebras and Categories of Modules for Nonunital Rings.
    Leandro Marin*, Universidad de Murcia (Spain)
    (1056-18-1036)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The First of the Three Homotopy Exact Sequences of a Fibration in Module Theory.
    C. Joanna Su*, Providence College
    (1056-18-1937)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Chaos and symmetry in partially hyperbolic systems.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Amie Wilkinson*, Northwestern University
  (1056-37-08)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 10:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Matrices and Tensors
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 10:15 a.m.
    On Constructibility Results for a Class of Non-Selfadjoint Analytic Perturbations of Matrices with Degenerate Eigenvalues.
    Aaron Welters*, UCI
    (1056-15-1076)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Factorization Strategies for Tensors.
    Misha Kilmer, Tufts University
    Carla D Martin*, James Madison University
    (1056-15-2082)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Spectrally arbitrary patterns of matrices over finite fields.
    Elizabeth J. Bodine*, Washington State University
    Judith J. McDonald, Washington State University
    (1056-15-935)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  The interpolation problem.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Joseph Harris*, Harvard University
  (1056-14-41)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
  Come to the Grand Opening at 12:15!
  Exhibit Hall, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I
  Increasing and decreasing subsequences.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Richard P. Stanley*, M.I.T.
  (1056-05-16)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  The real computation controversy: Is it real?
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Lenore Blum*, Carnegie Mellon University
  (1056-A0-04)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematics of Computation, II
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Susanne Brenner, Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
  Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Bayesian Scientific Computing.
    Daniela Calvetti*, Case Westen Reserve University
    Erkki J. Somersalo, Case Westen Reserve University
    (1056-65-2138)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Global Minimization of Markov Random Fields with Applications to Optical Flow.
    Tom Goldstein*, UCLA
    Xavier Bresson, UCLA
    Stanley Osher, UCLA
    (1056-49-1648)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Evaluating expectations of functionals of Brownian motions: a multilevel idea.
    Ben Niu*, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Fred Hickernell, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Thomas Müller-Gronbach, Universität Passau
    Klaus Ritter, Technische Universität Darmstadt
    (1056-65-453)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Dual Iterative Substructuring Method with a Penalty Term in Three Dimensions.
    Eun-Hee Park*, Louisiana State University
    Chang-Ock Lee, KAIST
    (1056-65-616)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A higher order WENO algorithm to solve radiative transfer of photons in the 'early universe'.
    Ishani Roy*, Brown University
    Wen Xu, University of Arizona
    Jing-Mei Qiu, Colorado School of Mines
    Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
    Li-Zhi Fang, University of Arizona
    (1056-65-691)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Simulation of Surfactant Dynamics using Spectral Method.
    Yuen Yick Kwan*, Tulane University
    (1056-65-1963)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    The Multiscale Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Solving a Class of Second Order Elliptic Problems with Rough Coefficients.
    Wei Wang*, Center for Turbulence Research, Stanford University
    Johnny Guzmán, Brown University
    Chi-Wang Shu, Brown University
    (1056-65-1623)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Efficient High-Order Methods Using Bandlimited Basis Functions.
    Li-Lian Wang*, Nanyang Technological University
    (1056-65-1507)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS-ASL Special Session on Surreal Numbers, II
  Room 3011, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Lou van den Dries, University of Illinois
  Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University ehrlich@ohio.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Transseries, a survey.
    Joris van der Hoeven*, CNRS, Ecole Polytechnique, France
    (1056-06-612)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The exponential logarithmic power series fields.
    Salma Kuhlmann*, Universitaet Konstanz
    Saharon Shelah, Hebrew University
    (1056-06-1940)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Surreal numbers as transseries.
    Joris van der Hoeven, University of Paris-Sud
    Salma Kuhlmann, University of Konstanz
    Mickaël Matusinski*, University of Konstanz
    (1056-06-594)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Generalized power series and real closed fields, Part I.
    Julia Knight, University of Notre Dame
    Karen Lange*, University of Notre Dame
    (1056-03-678)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Generalized power series and real closed fields: Part II.
    Julia F. Knight*, University of Notre Dame
    Karen Lange, University of Notre Dame
    (1056-03-649)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications, II
  Room 3003, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Global Behavior of Solutions to a Planar System of First-Order Rational Difference Equations.
    Sukanya Basu*, Midwestern State University
    (1056-39-764)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Complex Dynamics and Symbolic Dynamics.
    Elizabeth D Russell*, United States Military Academy
    (1056-37-1039)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Competition Models with Allee effects.
    N Saber Elaydi*, Trinity University
    (1056-39-1017)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Stability and complexity of small random systems of stochastic linear difference equations.
    Harold M Hastings*, Hofstra University
    Michael Bantegui, Hofstra University
    Michael Palmer, Hofstra University
    Thomas Savino, Hofstra University
    (1056-39-1070)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Dynamics of the Periodically Forced Sigmoid Beverton-Holt Model, part I.
    April Harry, Xavier University of Louisiana
    Candace M Kent, Virginia Commonwelth University
    Vlajko L Kocic*, Xavier University of Louisiana
    (1056-39-916)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The Dynamics of the Periodically Forced Sigmoid Beverton-Holt Model, part II.
    April Harry, Xavier University of Louisiana
    Candace M Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Vlajko L Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana
    (1056-39-917)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    The Aging Heart and the Loss of Complexity- a Difference Equation Model.
    Tamara Eugenia Awerbuch-Friedlander*, Harvard School of Public Health
    Richard Levins, Harvard School of Public Health
    (1056-39-2059)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    A difference equation model to measure the length of Latency of HSV1 infections in differential cells.
    Youssef M Dib*, University of Louisiana, Monroe
    Mariette Maroun, University of Louisiana, Monroe
    (1056-39-1846)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Geometric Aspects of Link and 3-manifold Invariants, I
  Room 3016, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University kasten@math.lsu.edu
  Effie Kalfagianni, Michigan State University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Heegaard genus, cut number, weak $p$-congruence, and quantum invariants.
    Patrick M Gilmer*, Louisiana State Univiersity
    (1056-57-619)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A dimer model for the twisted Alexander polynomial.
    Moshe Cohen, Louisiana State University
    Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University
    Heather M. Russell*, Louisiana State University
    (1056-57-1827)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Graph-based methods establishing nontriviality of state cycle Khovanov homology classes.
    Andrew Elliott*, Rice University
    (1056-57-47)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    On Khovanov homology and Heegaard Floer homology.
    J. Elisenda Grigsby*, Boston College
    Stephan M. Wehrli, Institut de Mathematiques de Jussieu; Universite Paris 7
    (1056-51-1342)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Topologically slice knots with non-trivial Alexander polynomial.
    Matthew E Hedden*, Michigan State University
    Charles Livingston, Indiana University
    Daniel Ruberman, Brandeis University
    (1056-57-1085)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Walks Along Braids and the Colored Jones Polynomial.
    Cody Armond*, Louisiana State University
    (1056-57-1329)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On Jones polynomials of closed braids with a full twist.
    Abhijit Champanerkar*, College of Staten Island, CUNY
    Ilya Kofman, College of Staten Island, CUNY
    (1056-57-1373)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Ribbon-graph tensor products, relative polynomial invariants and applications to links.
    Neal W. Stoltzfus*, Louisiana State University
    Brittan Farmer, University of Michigan
    (1056-57-1436)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kabe Moen, Washington University moen@math.wustl.edu
  Richard Oberlin, University of California Los Angeles oberlin@math.ucla.edu
  Betsy Stovall, University of California Los Angeles betsy@math.ucla.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Regularization for Slightly Super Critical Surface Quasi-geostrophic Equation.
    Michael Dabkowski*, University of Wisconsin
    (1056-42-1651)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Sobolev space estimates for a class of bilinear pseudodifferential operators unbounded on Lebesgue spaces.
    Frederic Bernicot, CNRS & Universite Lille 1, Laboratoire de Mathematiques Paul Painleve, France
    Rodolfo H. Torres*, University of Kansas
    (1056-42-953)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Sobolev Inequalities for $(0,q)$ forms on CR manifolds of finite type.
    Po Lam Yung*, Princeton University
    (1056-42-291)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Multi-linear integrals associated to sparse subsets of $\mathbb R$.
    Izabella Laba, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    Malabika Pramanik*, University of British Columbia, Vancouver
    (1056-42-1003)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Pointwise Divergence of $L^1$ Ergodic Averages Along the Nth Powers.
    Patrick R. LaVictoire*, UC Berkeley
    (1056-37-1257)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Upper Bounds for Multilinear Sublevel Sets.
    Michael Christ*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-42-1513)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Inverse Problems: Analysis and Computations (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Room 2008, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Gaik Ambartsoumian, University of Texas at Arlington gambarts@uta.edu
  Raluca Felea, Rochester Institute of Technology rxfsma@rit.edu
  Hongyu Liu, University of Washington hyliu@u.washington.edu
  Kui Ren, University of Texas at Austin ren@math.utexas.edu
  Michael VanValkenburgh, University of California Berkeley mvanvalk@ucla.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Reconstruction of the Stefan-Boltzmann coefficients in the heat transfer process.
    Jin Cheng*, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
    Shuai Lu, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austria
    Masahiro Yamamoto, University of Tokyo
    (1056-35-550)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Imaging from Bistatic and Multiply Scattered Waves.
    Clifford J Nolan*, University of Limerick
    Thomas Dowling, University of Limerick
    (1056-42-1526)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Inverse transport theory and optical tomography for media with varying index of refraction.
    Stephen McDowall*, Western Washington University
    (1056-35-902)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Inverse Spectral Problems for Analytic Domains in $\mathbb R^n$.
    Hamid Hezari*, MIT
    Steve Zelditch, Johns Hopkins University
    (1056-35-1009)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A Multilevel, Modified Regularized Total Least Norm Approach to Signal Deblurring.
    Malena Espanol*, California Institute of Technology
    Misha Kilmer, Tufts University
    (1056-65-1021)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    On a minimization problem for conductivity imaging.
    Alexandru Tamasan*, University of Central Florida
    (1056-49-938)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Inverse diffusion with internal measurements.
    Guillaume Bal*, Columbia University
    (1056-35-1970)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on the Mathematical Challenges of Relativity (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Paul T. Allen, Lewis & Clark College ptallen@u.washington.edu
  Michael Eichmair, M.I.T. and Monash University eichmair@math.mit.edu
  Gustav Holzegel, Princeton University holzegel@math.princeton.edu
  Jared Speck, Princeton University jspeck@math.princeton.edu
  Willie W. Wong, University of Cambridge wwong@math.princeton.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Hypersurfaces in Hyperbolic Poincaré Manifolds and Conformally Invariant PDEs.
    Vincent Bonini*, California Polytechnic State University
    Jie Qing, University of California, Santa Cruz
    Jose Espinar, Universidad de Granada
    (1056-53-1316)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Global geometry of $T^2$ symmetric spacetimes with weak regularity.
    Jacques Smulevici*, Max-Planck-Institute for Gravitational physics
    Philippe G. LeFloch, Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions and CNRS
    (1056-83-1198)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    On Hamilton's Ricci flow and Bartnik's construction of metrics of prescribed scalar curvature.
    Chen-Yun Lin*, Columbia University
    (1056-83-349)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Optimization problems within a harmonic conformal class.
    Jeffrey L Jauregui*, Duke University
    (1056-53-366)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A gluing construction regarding point particles in general relativity.
    Iva Stavrov*, Lewis and Clark College
    (1056-83-694)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A Model Problem for Conformal Parameterizations of the Einstein Constraint Equations.
    David Maxwell*, University of Alaska Fairbanks
    (1056-35-663)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Aspects of Cryptology, II
  Room 3009, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Jintai Ding, University of Cincinnati
  Chris Christensen, Northern Kentucky christensen@nku.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Solving multivariate polynomial equations over finite fields.
    Ding Jintai*, University of Cincinnati
    (1056-12-1621)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Growth of the ideal generated by a quadratic Boolean function.
    Jintai Ding, University of Cincinnati
    Timothy J Hodges*, University of Cincinnati
    Victoria Kruglov, University of Cincinnati
    (1056-13-1539)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    MutantXL: An Efficient Algorithm for Solving Multivariate Polynomial Equations.
    Johannes Buchmann, TU Darmstadt
    Jintai Ding, University of Cincinnati
    Mohamed Saied Emam Mohamed*, TU Darmstadt
    Wael Said Abd Elmageed Mohamed, TU Darmstadt
    Daniel Cabarcas, University of Cincinnati
    (1056-14-477)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    New Algorithm for Computing Grobner bases.
    Shuhong Gao*, Clemson University
    Yinhua Guan, Clemson University
    (1056-13-1705)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Analysis of A Multivariate Internal Perturbation Scheme.
    Lei Hu*, Graudate School of Chinese Academy of Sciences
    (1056-94-1122)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    A Signature Scheme over Non-commutative Groups Secure Against Existential Forgery.
    Yesem Kurt-Peker*, Randolph College
    (1056-94-1566)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Markov Chains and Their Statistical Applications (Mathematics Research Communities session), II
  Room 2010, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  James Flegal, University of California Riverside jflegal@ucr.edu
  Radu Herbei, Ohio State University herbei@stat.osu.edu
  Jessica Zuniga, Stanford University jzuniga@math.stanford.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Hitting-time Distributions for Markov Chains.
    James Allen Fill*, The Johns Hopkins University
    (1056-60-1746)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Evaluation of Formal posterior distributions via Markov chain arguments.
    Galin Jones*, University of Minnesota
    (1056-62-1158)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Finding Sparse Cuts Locally Using Evolving Sets.
    Reid Andersen, Microsoft
    Yuval Peres*, Microsoft Research
    (1056-60-1993)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Zonotopal Algebra and Its Applications, II
  Room 3005, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Olga Holtz, University of California Berkeley and Technical University Berlin holtz@math.berkeley.edu
  Amos Ron, University of Wisconsin
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Jump formulae for Multiple Bernoulli polynomials and Verlinde sums.
    Michele Vergne*, Paris, France
    (1056-52-886)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Hierarchical zonotopal spaces.
    Olga Holtz, University of California-Berkeley, Technische Universitaet Berlin, Institute for Advanced Study
    Amos Ron*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Zhiqiang Xu, Chinese Academy of Sciences
    (1056-13-1949)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Multiparking Functions, Graph Search, and Tutte Polynomial.
    Catherine Yan*, Texas A&M University
    Dimitrije Kostic, Texas A&M University
    (1056-05-674)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Double Hurwitz numbers as splines.
    Federico Ardila*, San Francisco State University
    (1056-05-1856)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Power Ideals.
    Alexander Postnikov*, MIT
    Federico Ardila, SFSU
    (1056-05-1785)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Applications of Graph Theory, II
  Room 3007, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Richard Low, San Jose State University low@math.sjsu.edu
  Ralucca M. Gera, Naval Postgraduate School
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    An Effective Upperbound on Treewidth Using Partial Fill-in of Separators.
    Martin Charles Golumbic*, Caesarea Rothschild Institute and Department of Computer Science, University of Haifa
    Boi Faltings, Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (LIA), Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
    (1056-05-576)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A new proof of the four-color theorem.
    John Paul Steinberger*, Tsinghua University, Beijing
    (1056-05-253)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    On Graham's Tree Reconstruction Conjecture.
    Bill Kay*, University of South Carolina
    Joshua Cooper, University of South Carolina
    (1056-05-326)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Non-existence of circulant expander family.
    Wasin So*, San Jose State University
    (1056-05-313)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Detecting a Machine Failure in a Network: Vertex Identifying Codes.
    Daniel W Cranston*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Gexin Yu, College of William & Mary
    (1056-05-281)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Best Monotone Degree Conditions for the Integrity and Tenacity of Graphs.
    Michael Robert Yatauro*, Research Fellow/Stevens Institute of Technology
    (1056-00-1674)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Toughness and Degree Sequence Conditions.
    Nathan Kahl*, Seton Hall University
    Douglas Bauer, Stevens Institute of Technology
    Hajo Broersma, Durham University
    Ed Schmeichel, San Jose State University
    Jan van den Heuvel, London School of Economics
    (1056-05-760)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    The $L(2,1)$ channel-assignment problem on trees.
    Patrick Bahls*, University of North Carolina, Asheville
    (1056-05-60)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic and Nonarchimedean Dynamics, II
  Room 2012, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Joseph Silverman, Brown University jhs@math.brown.edu
  Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii
  Raphael Jones, College of the Holy Cross
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Multipliers of periodic cycles for cubic polynomials.
    Patrick Ingram*, University of Waterloo
    (1056-37-669)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Local and global canonical height functions for affine space regular automorphisms.
    Shu Kawaguchi*, Osaka University
    (1056-11-973)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Rationality of the Space of Morphisms on $\mathbb{P}^{1}$.
    Alon Levy*, Columbia University
    (1056-37-565)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Torsion points of higher order in the Nottingham group.
    Jonathan Lubin*, Brown University
    (1056-11-361)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A Dynamical Pairing Between Two Rational Maps.
    Clayton Petsche*, Hunter College
    Lucien Szpiro, CUNY Graduate Center
    Thomas J. Tucker, University of Rochester
    (1056-11-555)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A Local-Global Criterion for Dynamics on $\mathbb{P}^1$.
    Joseph H. Silverman, Brown University
    J. Felipe Voloch*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1056-11-154)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On dynamical zeta functions for polynomial maps over $p$-adic fields.
    Liang-Chung Hsia*, National Central University, Taiwan
    (1056-11-568)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    On the Number of Rational Pre-Images Under Quadratic Dynamical Systems.
    Benjamin Hutz*, Amherst College
    (1056-11-575)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Online Delivery of Mathematics
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Bernd S. W. Schroeder, Louisiana Tech University schroder@coes.latech.edu
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    On-Line Delivery of Differential Equations: (How) Does It Work?
    Bernd S. W. Schroeder*, Louisiana Tech University
    (1056-BD-248)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Electronic Study Guide -- Maplets for Calculus.
    Philip B Yasskin*, Texas A&M University
    Douglas B Meade, University of South Carolina
    (1056-BD-1115)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Successful on-line Math course: myth or reality?
    Larissa Williamson*, University of Florida
    (1056-BD-270)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Online Delivery and the Use of Technology in the Classroom.
    Michael Speed*, Texas A&M University College Station
    Simon Sheather, Texas A&M University College Station
    (1056-BD-96)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Computational Discrete Mathematics: Computation versus Bourbaki.
    Klaus Sutner*, Computer Science Department, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1056-BD-1252)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    WeBWorK: Open source on-line homework system for mathematics.
    Michael E. Gage*, University of Rochester
    (1056-BD-584)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Evidence Based Course Design -- The Open Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon.
    Candace M Thille*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1056-BD-1824)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #11: Part A
  The mathematics of Islam and its use in the teaching of mathematics.
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #12: Part A
  Learning discrete mathematics via historical projects.
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Jerry M. Lodder, New Mexico State University
  Guram Bezhanishvili, New Mexico State University
  David Pengelley, New Mexico State University
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #6: Part A
  Developing departmental self-studies.
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Donna L. Beers, Simmons College
  Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Group Theory, II
  Room 3020, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Complete Groups: The Automorphism Tower and Some Characterizations.
    Elizabeth Wilcox*, Binghamton University
    (1056-20-733)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Representations of the Iwahori-Hecke algebra of the symmetric group.
    Charles E Buehrle*, Lehigh University
    (1056-20-1061)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On the nonabelian tensor product of finite groups of relatively prime order.
    Luise-Charlotte Kappe, Binghamton University
    Viji Thomas*, Binghamton University
    (1056-20-1265)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On $\mathcal{Z}$-Structures of Groups.
    Carrie Jean Tirel*, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    (1056-20-1376)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Some Coxeter groups of CAT(0) dimension three.
    Cody L Patterson*, University of Texas at Austin
    (1056-20-1381)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Central Extensions of Divisible Groups.
    Jason Elliot*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-20-1461)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Stable Commutator Length in Braid Groups.
    Joel Louwsma*, California Institute of Technology
    (1056-20-1483)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Enumerating Nilpotent Loops.
    Daniel A Daly*, Southeast Missouri State University
    Petr Vojtechovsky, University of Denver
    (1056-20-1598)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The free metabelian product of a free nilpotent group with a free abelian group.
    Margaret H. Dean*, Borough of Manhattan Community College of CUNY
    (1056-20-1655)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Localization and extraction of roots in nilpotent $R$-powered groups.
    Marcos Zyman*, Borough of Manhattan Community College, CUNY
    Stephen Majewicz, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY
    (1056-20-1659)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Break.
  • 5:15 p.m.
    An introduction to the Bieri-Neumann-Strebel Invariant for finitely generated groups.
    Keith Michael Jones*, Binghamton University (SUNY)
    (1056-20-1740)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    On Some Conjectures Concerning Groups With Perfect Order Subsets.
    Lenny Jones, Shippensburg University
    Kelly Toppin*, Shippensburg University
    (1056-20-1782)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Computing the Projective Indecomposable Modules of large Finite Groups.
    Selin Kalaycioglu*, Kenyon College
    (1056-20-2114)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability and Statistics, II
  Room 3010, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Density Function of the First Occurrence of a Binary Pattern.
    Michael J.J. Barry*, Allegheny College
    (1056-60-785)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Central Limit Theorems for Hilbert-space Valued Random Fields Satisfying a Strong Mixing Condition.
    Cristina Tone*, Indiana University
    (1056-60-981)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A method for finding exact site percolation critical thresholds for a class of lattices.
    Matthew R.A. Sedlock*, Johns Hopkins University
    John C. Wierman, Johns Hopkins University
    (1056-60-1080)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On Dynamic Scheduling of a Parallel Server System with Certain Graph Structure.
    Vladimir Pesic*, UCSD
    Ruth Williams, UCSD
    (1056-60-1367)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Asymptotic behavior of the finite-size magnetization as a function of the speed of approach to criticality.
    Richard S Ellis, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Jonathan Machta, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    Peter T Otto*, Willamette University
    (1056-60-1379)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Two related integrals over spaces of continuous functions, revisited.
    Ian Pierce*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1056-60-1744)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Phases in the Mixing of Gases via the Ehrenfest Urn Model.
    Srinivasan Balaji*, George Washington University
    Hosam M Mahmoud, George Washington University
    (1056-60-1920)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Further results on statistical significance of ranking paradoxes.
    Anna E. Bargagliotti, University of Memphis
    Raymond N. Greenwell*, Hofstra University
    (1056-62-59)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Statistical Inference for Computer Models with Multidimensional Output.
    Dorin Drignei*, Oakland University
    (1056-62-329)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The Use of Skew-Normal Distribution for Dose-Response Modeling in Toxicological Experiments.
    Mehdi Razzaghi*, Bloomsburg University
    (1056-62-521)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Graph ranking on gene network.
    Cuilan Gao*, University of Mississippi
    Xin Dang, University of Mississippi
    Yixin Chen, University of Mississippi
    Dawn Wilkins, University of Mississippi
    (1056-62-711)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Estimation of the Convolution of Distributions Under Different Censoring Models of Survival Data.
    Ke Wu*, California State University, Fresno
    (1056-62-738)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Improving an existing estimator of the unknown input function.
    Eun-Joo Lee*, Millikin University
    Frits Ruymgaart, Texas Tech University
    (1056-62-931)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, II
  Room 3012, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Another look at Euler's parallel oblique-angled diameters.
    Thomas J Osler*, Rowan University
    (1056-51-863)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Translation planes admitting a linear Abelian group of order $(q+1)^2$.
    Oscar E Vega*, California State University, Fresno.
    Esteban M Diaz, University of Connecticut
    (1056-51-1119)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A Characterization Of The Finite Affine Translation Planes Of Odd Order.
    Ricardo Enrique Rojas*, Northern State University
    (1056-51-1305)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A proof of the Kauffman--Harary Conjecture.
    Thomas W Mattman*, California State University, Chico
    Pablo Solis, UC, Berkeley
    (1056-57-358)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Representations of arrangement groups.
    Daniel C. Cohen, Louisiana State University
    Michael J. Falk*, Northern Arizona University
    Richard Randell, University of Iowa
    (1056-57-556)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Rigidity of Hyperbolic Orbifolds.
    Philip C Huling*, Saint Louis University
    (1056-57-615)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    alpha-Sloped Thin Position for 3-manifolds.
    Marion Moore*, UC Davis
    (1056-57-918)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    A dictionary for defining key concepts in plasma Physics in terms of Clebsch charts in contact geometry.
    P. Robert Kotiuga*, Boston University, ECE Dept.
    (1056-57-1313)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    New twisted dimer model for the twisted Alexander polynomial.
    Moshe Cohen*, Louisiana State University
    Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University
    Heather M. Russell, Louisiana State University
    (1056-57-1573)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Fundamental Groups of Solenoid Complements.
    Mark H. Meilstrup*, Brigham Young University
    Gregory Conner, Brigham Young University
    Dusan Repovs, University of Ljubljana
    (1056-57-1652)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 5:15 p.m.
    The Structure of Combinatorial Geodesics in $CAT(0$) Simplicial $3$-Complexes.
    Rena MH Levitt*, Pomona College
    (1056-57-1875)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Shifts on compact metric o-dimensional spaces.
    Rajagopalan Minakshisundaram*, Tennessee State University
    (1056-54-1264)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Generalizations to Coarse Geometry.
    Jared R. Bunn*, University of Tennessee
    (1056-51-275)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Discrete Mathematics, II
  Room 3018, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The Strength of the Grätzer-Schmidt Theorem.
    Paul Steven Brodhead*, Virginia State University
    Bjørn Kjos-Hanssen, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    (1056-06-768)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Results on the Order Between Orbits in the Conjugacy Decomposition of a Canonical Monoid.
    Ryan K Therkelsen*, North Carolina State University
    (1056-06-1000)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A gap theorem for the poset of sequential degrees.
    Benjamin Wells*, University of San Francisco
    (1056-06-1283)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Toothpick Sequence and Other Sequences from Cellular Automata.
    Neil J.A. Sloane*, AT&T Shannon Labs
    (1056-05-230)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Symmetry and Log-Concavity Results for the Fibmaj Statistic.
    Kendra Killpatrick*, Pepperdine University
    (1056-05-428)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Lower Bounds for Balanced Simplicial Complexes.
    Steven Klee*, University of Washington
    (1056-05-467)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Packing Degree Sequences.
    Tyler Seacrest*, University of Nebraska -- Lincoln
    (1056-05-506)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Thin Lehman Matrices and Their Graphs.
    Jonathan Wang*, Harvard University
    (1056-05-533)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Break
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Extremal 2-supereulerian graphs.
    Hong-Jian Lai, West Virginia University
    Huiya Yan*, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    (1056-05-536)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The optimal $t$-rubbling number of the complete $m$-ary tree.
    Lisa Danz*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1056-05-586)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Simultaneous and non-simultaneous Bulgarian Exchange.
    Suzanne I Doree*, Augsburg College, Minneapolis
    (1056-05-651)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Supereulerian Graphs and Hamiltonian Line Graphs.
    Yanting Liang*, West Virginia University
    (1056-05-731)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, II
  Room 3000, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Huppert's Conjecture and $\text{PSp}_4(q)$.
    Thomas Philip Wakefield*, Youngstown State University
    (1056-Z1-336)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Lobb's Generalization of Catalan's Parenthesization Problem and Forder's Catalan Triangle.
    Thomas Koshy*, Framingham State College
    (1056-Z1-974)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Why is $PSL(2,7)\cong GL(3,2)$?
    Ezra Brown*, Virginia Tech
    Nicholas A. Loehr, Virginia Tech
    (1056-Z1-379)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Harmonic Series and Biconvergence: One step forward, two steps back.
    Christopher M Davis, George Mason University
    David G Taylor*, Roanoke College
    (1056-Z1-387)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Polynomial Root Motion.
    Christopher S Frayer*, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
    (1056-Z1-636)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Mathematics in Signal Processing.
    Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University
    (1056-Z1-646)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Two-Course Sequence on Mathematical Programming for Undergraduates.
    Paul E. Fishback*, Grand Valley State University
    (1056-Z1-604)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Bridging Policy and Practice Through Ethnomathematics in the Pacific.
    Linda Furuto*, University of Hawai'i
    (1056-Z1-39)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Just-in-Time Calculus.
    Katherine S. Kelm*, California State University, Fresno
    (1056-Z1-1805)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    An Action Research Proposal: Does the Ability to Purchase a Week's Worth of Groceries for under One Dollar Influence the Chance that a Student will make an "Innumeracy Type" Statistical Error?
    Larry Wayne Lewis*, Spalding University
    (1056-Z1-1605)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Using Proofs without Words to Explore Rules of Differentiation.
    Tom McMillan, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    Jim Fulmer*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1056-Z1-1601)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Blip of the Blop: A Successful Mathematics Major Seminar.
    Gerald M. Higdon*, Fitchburg State College
    (1056-Z1-1311)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Statistics-Based Calculus?
    Patti Frazer Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (1056-Z1-1241)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Mathematics across the Curriculum: A Twenty-year Retrospective.
    Frank Anthony Cerreto*, The Richard Stockton College of NJ
    (1056-Z1-1309)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Visualizing and Utilizing the Symmetry Method for Differential Equations.
    S. L. Yap*, California State University East Bay
    (1056-Z1-1443)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics Education: Helping Under-Prepared Students Transition to College-Level Mathematics, I
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kimberly J. Presser, Shippensburg University kjpres@ship.edu
  J. Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    College Mathematical Readiness of the Senior High School Students of the Public Schools in District I of Davao City, Philippines.
    Melanie Joyno Orig*, University of Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines
    (1056-D1-223)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Developmental Mathematics and Assessment: Where have we come from? Where are we now? Where are we going?
    Kimberly J Presser*, Shippensburg University
    (1056-D1-809)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    "Rock Math" a Successful Implementation of a Curriculum Designed to Help Under-prepared Students make the Transition to College Mathematics.
    Robert E Burks*, United States Military Academy
    Eric W. Drake, United States Military Academy
    (1056-D1-233)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Online Interdisciplinary Mathematics: Project MESH.
    Suzanne Galayda*, New Mexico State University
    Kathleen Berver, New Mexico State University
    (1056-D1-1413)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Beginning Behind: The Effect of Background Knowledge and Mathematical Self Image on University Precalculus Students' Success.
    Christine L. Ebert, University of Delaware
    Donna A. Mark*, University of Delaware
    Rachael M. Todd, University of Delaware
    (1056-D1-881)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Understanding and addressing the social/emotional needs of learners with histories of difficulty in mathematics.
    Michael H Davis*, UC Berkeley Lawrence Hall of Science
    (1056-D1-794)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  MAA Session on Experiences that Enrich the Education of Mathematics Majors, I
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee lenhart@math.utk.edu
  Steven J. Schlicker, Grand Valley State University
  J. Douglas Faires, Youngstown State University
  Michael J. Dorff, Brigham Young University
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    REU and REV program at the new institute, NIMBioS.
    Suzanne Lenhart*, University of Tennessee
    Sarah Duncan, National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis
    (1056-E5-263)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Enhancing teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics majors through transformative research and training in biological and bio-inspired systems.
    Kris Kappmeyer, H-B Woodlawn, Arlington Public Schools, VA
    Sarah Minerva Venuti, George Mason University, VA
    Courtney Marie Chancellor, Southern Methodist University, TX
    Padmanabhan Seshaiyer*, George Mason University, VA
    (1056-E5-246)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Collaborative Synthetic Biology Research for Undergraduates.
    Jeffrey L Poet*, Missouri Western State University
    Laurie J Heyer, Davidson College
    (1056-E5-1164)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Enriching the Major through a Comprehensive Scholarship Program.
    Deborah Lawrence*, The Sage Colleges
    Tina Alves Mancuso, The Sage Colleges
    (1056-E5-1603)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Integrating Civic Engagement in an Integral Calculus Course.
    Barbara P. Gonzalez-Arevalo*, Roosevelt University
    Melanie Pivarski, Roosevelt University
    (1056-E5-480)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Undergraduate Research as Resource.
    Michael E McDaniel*, Aquinas College
    (1056-E5-266)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    From Inquiry to Research - Fostering Research with Undergraduates.
    David A. Brown*, Ithaca College
    (1056-E5-211)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    An undergraduate original research experience: Mathematical modeling with graph theory.
    Faun C. C. Doherty*, Washington and Jefferson College
    (1056-E5-97)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    "Introduction to Being a Math Major" seminar.
    Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young University
    (1056-E5-1200)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Bio-Math Connection in Undergraduate Mathematics.
    Urmi Ghosh-Dastidar*, New York City College of Technology, CUNY
    (1056-E5-2016)
  • 5:35 p.m.
    Expanding Opportunities in Mathematics across the Curriculum.
    Joyati Debnath*, Winona State University, Winona, MN
    (1056-E5-763)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Preparing K--12 Teachers to Teach Algebra, I
  Room 2009, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth Burroughs, Montana State University burrough@math.montana.edu
  Angela M. Hodge, North Dakota State University
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Developing a Comprehensive and Balanced Perspective on School Algebra Among Practicing Secondary School Mathematics Teachers.
    Xuhui Li*, California State University - Long Beach
    (1056-N1-2062)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Helping teachers develop algebraic reasoning skills through investigation of algebraic proofs and mathematical discourse experiences.
    Tina Louise Johnston*, Oregon State University
    Henry Gillow-Wiles, Oregon State University
    Margaret L. Niess, Oregon State University
    (1056-N1-2058)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Extending from Multiplication of Two-Digit Numbers to Multiplication of Binomials and Beyond: Understanding the Learning Trajectory.
    Trisha A. Bergthold*, San Jose State University
    (1056-N1-2057)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Guiding Teachers to See Opportunities for Algebraic Reasoning in the Curriculum.
    Dale R Oliver*, Humboldt State University
    (1056-N1-1927)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Connecting Mathematics and Pedagogy in Courses for Future Algebra Teachers.
    Rebecca H McGraw*, University of Arizona
    William McCallum, University of Arizona
    (1056-N1-1804)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    The Concept of Variable and the Logic of Solving Equations and Inequalities.
    Susanna Epp*, DePaul University
    (1056-N1-1800)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Measuring the World: Preparing Elementary Teachers to Prepare Students for Algebra.
    Susan L. Addington*, California State University, San Bernardino
    (1056-N1-1786)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    A course in Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching for pre-service secondary teachers.
    Diana White*, University of Colorado Denver
    (1056-N1-1699)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    An Innovative Course in Elementary Number Theory for Preservice Teachers.
    Agnes M Rash*, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
    (1056-N1-1643)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On Line Number and Algebra for In-Service Middle School Math Teachers.
    Michael Mays*, West Virginia University
    David Miller, West Virginia University
    (1056-N1-1477)
  • 5:35 p.m.
    Dihedral Groups for Preservice Elementary Teachers.
    Leah Bridgers*, SUNY Oneonta
    (1056-N1-1475)
  • 5:55 p.m.
    Place Value -- the Link Between Arithmetic and Success in Algebra.
    Murray H Siegel*, Arizona State University, Polytechnic
    (1056-N1-265)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics, II
  Room 2011, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Edwin P. Herman, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point eherman@uwsp.edu
  Nathan M. Wodarz, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Retention Benefits of Refocused College Algebra.
    Bernadette F. Turner*, Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO
    Donna Stallings, Lincoln University Jefferson City, MO
    (1056-Q1-1748)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Teaching Reform in College Algebra.
    Jinfeng Wei*, Maryville University of St. Louis
    Guangwei Fan, Maryville University of St. Louis
    Min Deng, Maryville University of St. Louis
    (1056-Q1-1177)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Beliefs of Liberal Arts Mathematics Students Regarding the Nature of Mathematics.
    Stephen D. Szydlik*, University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
    (1056-Q1-1549)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Mathematics Teachers' Circles.
    Harold B Reiter*, University of North Carolina Charlotte
    Anthony Fernandes, University of North Carolina Charlotte
    (1056-Q1-1267)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Helping Pre-Service Teachers Address their Tendency of Overgeneralizing Proportionality: Using Non-proportional Situations and Focusing on Quantities and Relationships.
    Kien H. Lim*, University of Texas at El Paso
    (1056-Q1-243)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    How Prospective Mathematics Teachers Define Mathematical Definitions.
    Nermin Tosmur - Bayazit*, Georgia State University
    (1056-Q1-1803)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    What Do Students Hear in Statistics Classes: Empirical Results from a Study of Lexical Ambiguity.
    Diane Fisher*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Jennifer Kaplan, Michigan State University
    Neal Rogness, Grand Valley State University
    (1056-Q1-1060)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    Do discussion boards improve statistical reasoning skills?
    Edwin Prine Herman*, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
    (1056-Q1-1732)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    Strategies that worked for me in Teaching and Learning Undergraduate Mathematics.
    Joyati Debnath*, Winona State University, Winona, MN
    (1056-Q1-2007)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  MAA Session on The MAA SUMMA Program Turns 20---A Retrospective
  Room 3002, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  William A. Hawkins Jr, MAA and the University of the District of Columbia bhawkins@maa.org
  Efraim Armendariz, University of Texas at Austin
  Camille A. McKayle, University of the Virgin Islands
  Robert E. Megginson, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    The San Antonio Prefreshman Engineering Program Turns 30 - A Retrospective.
    Manuel P. Berriozábal*, University of Texas at San Antonio
    (1056-G5-438)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Minorities and the MAA, Initial Steps.
    Lida K. Barrett*, Knoxville, TN
    (1056-G5-282)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Stengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement Intervention Programs.
    Florence Fasanelli*, AAAS
    (1056-G5-87)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Starting and Running an REU for Minorities and Women.
    Dennis Davenport*, National Science Foundation
    Bonita Porter, Miami University
    (1056-G5-2139)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Successful Intervention Programs in Mathematics for Undergraduates Historically Underrepresented in the Mathematics-based Disciplines.
    James A. Mendoza Epperson*, The University of Texas at Arlington
    (1056-G5-1938)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Some Challenges to Broadening Participation in Mathematics at the Undergraduate Level.
    Sylvia T. Bozeman*, Spelman College
    (1056-G5-1054)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Speed Bumps and Potholes in the Road to Strengthening Underrepresented Minority Mathematics Achievement, Past, Present, and Future.
    Robert E. Megginson*, University of Michigan
    (1056-G5-1176)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    Exploration of a Mathematics Enrichment Summer Camp for Underrepresented High School Students.
    Sandra L. Richardson*, Lamar University
    David S. Torain, Hampton University
    (1056-G5-1647)
  • 4:55 p.m.
    AIM Math Teachers' Circle Immersion Workshop.
    Wade Ellis*, West Valley College
    Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University
    (1056-G5-1653)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    The Director of SUMMA looks at SUMMA past, present, and future.
    William A. Hawkins*, MAA/University of the District of Columbia
    (1056-G5-1324)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Texts: Famous, Infamous, and Influential, II
  Room 2022, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Fernando Q. Gouvêa, Colby College fqgouvea@colby.edu
  Amy Shell-Gellasch, Beloit College
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    For the good-hearted reader: Joost Bürgi, the history of logarithms, and a work that should have been famous.
    Kathleen M Clark*, Florida State University
    (1056-H1-1401)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Parallel Insight, Priority, and Pre-eminence: John Napier, Joost Bürgi, and Famous Works on Logarithms.
    Clemency J Montelle*, University of Canterbury
    (1056-H1-1018)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Bougainville's Tratie du Calcul-Integral.
    James J Tattersall*, Providence College
    (1056-H1-495)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Warren Colburn's "First Lessons in Arithmetic".
    Andrew B. Perry*, Springfield College
    (1056-H1-1095)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    "The Method of Rates:" The Books of Rice and Johnson.
    George M. Rosenstein*, Franklin & Marshall College
    (1056-H1-553)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Osgood's Theory of Functions.
    Lawrence A. D'Antonio*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (1056-H1-234)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Historian and the Mathematician: The Reception of the Biography by Michael Sean Mahoney of Pierre de Fermat.
    Thomas Drucker*, University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
    (1056-H1-1842)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Frontiers in Geomathematics
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Willi Freeden, University of Kaiserslautern
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida
  Thomas H. Sonar, Technical University of Braunschweig
  

  • 2:15 p.m.
    Geomathematics - Role, Aims, and Potential.
    Willi Freeden*, University of Kaiserslautern, Geomathematics Group
    (1056-86-1128)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Modeling the Geomagnetic Field by Locally Supported Wavelets.
    Christian Gerhards*, TU Kaiserslautern
    (1056-86-1134)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Modeling of Geothermal Flow.
    Isabel Ostermann*, TU Kaiserslautern
    (1056-86-1135)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Slepian Functions for Signal Estimation and Spectral Analysis.
    Frederik J Simons*, Princeton University
    (1056-86-1546)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Spherical Harmonics, Splines and Wavelets --- What Comes Next?
    Michel Volker*, Geomathematics Group Siegen
    (1056-65-1132)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Eulerian-Lagrangian methods for multiphase multicomponent transport.
    Thomas F. Russell*, National Science Foundation
    (1056-65-1849)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Randomizing the time in the heat equation and blind deconvolution of galaxy images.
    Alfred S. Carasso*, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD
  • 6:10 p.m.
    Moment Problems in Reproducing Kernel Hilbert Spaces.
    M. Zuhair Nashed*, University of Central Forida
    (1056-65-2123)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA-Young Mathematicians' Network Poster Session
  Room 3001, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kim Roth, Juniata College
  Michael C. Axtell, University of St. Thomas
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-3:25 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Cultivating mathematical interest and talent of precollege students: Outreach through summer math camps and academies.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michelle L. Ghrist, U.S. Air Force Academy
  Panelists:
  David Boliver, University of Central Oklahoma
  Peter Kuchment, Texas A&M University
  Lisa Rezac, University of St. Thomas
  Hortensia Soto-Johnson, University of Northern Colorado
  Max L. Warshauer, Texas State University
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AWM Panel Discussion
  Dual careers or dueling careers? Jobs and the two-body problem.
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Moderators:
  Georgia Benkart, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Panelists:
  Christine Min Wotipka, Stanford University
  Ellen Spertus, Mills College and Google
  David C. Manderscheid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Maia Averett, Mills College
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:30 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, III
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Proving in the Right Circles.
    Linda McGuire*, Muhlenberg College
    (1056-Z1-315)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Algebra in the K-5 Mathematics Curriculum: Keeping the Promise of Algebra for Every Age.
    Judith Lynn Gieger*, Oglethorpe University
    (1056-Z1-1538)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Uncovering Buffon's Essai d'Arithmetique Morale.
    Dominic W Klyve*, Carthage College
    Anna Lauren, Abbot Laboratories
    (1056-Z1-1613)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Break.
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Comparison of Inquiry-Based Class Sessions and Lecture in the Context of Computer Assisted Algebra Instruction.
    John C. Mayer*, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    (1056-Z1-1739)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Open, online, homework help forums: Fostering a culture in which communication reflects a conceptual orientation toward the attainment of quantitative reasoning and literacy skills.
    Carla Currin van de Sande*, Arizona State University
    Frank S. Marfai, Arizona State University
    (1056-Z1-1362)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Teaching For Transfer And High Cognitive Demand Through The Use Of Discourse In Algebra.
    Kimberly M Vincent*, Washington State University
    (1056-Z1-1892)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Closing the Gap: How Can Mathematics Instructors Empower Students for Academic Success in Future Mathematics Courses - Insights From the Developmental Psychology of Personal Mathematical Comprehension
    Clyde L. Greeno*, MALEI Mathematics Institute
    (1056-Z1-2012)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Section Officers
  Room 3014, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  The factorial function, integer-valued polynomials, and $p$-adic calculus.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Manjul Bhargava*, Princeton University
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  AWM Business Meeting
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 3:50 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Graduate Students-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
  How to interview for a job in the mathematical sciences.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  David C. Manderscheid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Panelists:
  Allen Butler, Daniel H. Wagner Associates, Inc.
  James Freeman, Cornell College
  David C. Manderscheid,
  Sharon Mosgrove, Concordia University
  Sarah Ann Stewart, Belmont University
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Ben Fusaro Group
  Foothills D, Marriott San Francisco
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Reception for Undergraduate Students
  South Lobby, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, IV
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 4:30 p.m.
    Using Clickers in a Refocused College Algebra Course -- Part II.
    Kathryn T Ernie*, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    Maren Gebhard, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1056-Z1-1990)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Click and Tell.
    Benjamin J Galluzzo*, Shippensburg University
    (1056-Z1-915)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Promoting Clickers in Mathematics Courses at Virginia Military Institute.
    Aprillya Lanz*, Virginia Military Institute
    Vonda K Walsh, Virginia Military Institute
    Daniel Joseph, Virginia Military Institute
    (1056-Z1-1893)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Overcoming Pre-Calculus Misconceptions in Calculus Using Clickers.
    Daniel Joseph*, Virginia Military Institute
    Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute
    Vonda Walsh, Virginia Military Institute
    (1056-Z1-540)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Improving Mathematical Practices to Prepare K-12 Teachers on Algebraic Connections and Technology.
    Seshaiyer Padmanabhan*, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA
    Suh Jennifer, George Mason University, VA
    (1056-Z1-1286)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Special Presentation
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 4:30 p.m.
    Elementary school teachers as mathematicians: As the twig is bent the tree grows.
    Kenneth I. Gross*, University of Vermont
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Business Meeting, Reception, and Guest Lecture
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 6:30 p.m.
    The Archimedes Palimpsest and its infinite possibilities.
    Reviel Netz*, Classics Department, Stanford University
    (1056-A0-68)
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers Business Meeting
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Participants
  Atrium, Marriott San Francisco
• Wednesday January 13, 2010, 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
  Quantum channels and their capacities.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Peter W. Shor*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  (1056-81-12)

Thursday January 14, 2010

• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
  hotel has
  Sierra F, Marriott San Francisco
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  First Floor Lobby, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic of Function Fields, I
  Room 3009, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Allison Pacelli, Williams College apacelli@williams.edu
  Michael Rosen, Brown University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Fourier Coefficients, Relations, and Ranks in the Space of Eisenstein Series of a Function Field of a Finite Field.
    Michael J. Daniel*, Drexel University
    (1056-11-538)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ramification in iterated towers for rational functions.
    John T Cullinan*, Bard College
    (1056-11-365)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Tate sequences and applications.
    Cristian D Popescu*, University of California, San Diego
    (1056-11-373)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Explicit points on elliptic curves over function fields.
    Douglas Ulmer*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1056-11-1161)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On generators of arithmetic groups over function fields.
    Mihran Papikian*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1056-11-1014)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Ramification Groups and Differents in Artin-Schreier Composita.
    Renate Scheidler*, University of Calgary
    Qingquan Wu, University of Calgary
    (1056-11-757)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Symmetries of characteristic p L-series.
    David Goss*, The Ohio State University
    (1056-11-668)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Values of Goss $L$-functions for Dirichlet characters at positive integers.
    Matthew Papanikolas*, Texas A&M University
    (1056-11-431)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Commutative Algebra, I
  Room 3011, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Susan Cooper, University of Nebraska-Lincoln scooper4@math.unl.edu
  Graham Leuschke, Syracuse University gjleusch@math.syr.edu
  Sean M. Sather-Wagstaff, North Dakota State University sean.sather-wagstaff@ndsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    What is a system of parameters?
    Craig Huneke*, University of Kansas
    Louiza Fouli, New Mexico St. University
    (1056-13-721)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Syzygy Theorem via Comparison of Order Ideals.
    Phillip A. Griffith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Alexandra Seceleanu*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-13-1439)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hochster's Theta invariant and the Hodge-Riemann bilinear relations.
    W. Frank Moore, Cornell Univ.
    Greg Piepmeyer*, Univ. of Missouri-Columbia
    Sandra Sprioff, Univ. of Mississippi
    Mark E Walker, Univ. of Nebraska, Lincoln
    (1056-13-1484)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Test ideals in non-Q-Gorenstein rings.
    Karl Schwede*, University of Michgian
    (1056-13-774)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On the Behavior of Test Ideals Under Generically Separable Finite Morphisms.
    Kevin Tucker*, University of Michigan
    Karl Schwede, University of Michigan
    (1056-13-1480)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A numerical condition for equisingularity.
    Steven Kleiman, MIT
    Bernd Ulrich, Purdue University
    Javid Validashti*, University of Kansas
    (1056-13-835)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Beyond Numerics in Boij-Soederberg Theory.
    Daniel Erman*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-13-599)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Sheaves on $P^1 \times P^1$.
    David Eisenbud*, University of California, Berkeley
    Frank-Olaf Schreyer, Universitaet des Saarlandes
    (1056-14-1743)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Geometric Aspects of Link and 3-manifold Invariants, II
  Room 3016, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University kasten@math.lsu.edu
  Effie Kalfagianni, Michigan State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Reidemeister Torsion and the A-polynomial.
    Charles Frohman*, The University of Iowa
    Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska, National Science Foundation
    (1056-57-999)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quantum form of the Reidemeister torsion of a knot complement.
    Charles D Frohman, The University of Iowa
    Joanna Kania-Bartoszynska*, National Science Foundation
    (1056-57-1173)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Higher Mahler measures.
    Matilde N Lalin*, University of Alberta
    (1056-11-442)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    First coefficient of the Conway polynomial of virtual links.
    Sergei Chmutov*, Ohio State University, Mansfield
    (1056-57-705)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Turaev genus, knot signature, and the knot homology concordance invariants.
    Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University
    Adam Lowrance*, University of Iowa
    (1056-57-427)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Geometry of Lorenz knots.
    Ilya Kofman*, College of Staten Island, City University of New York
    (1056-57-1710)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Adequate knots, guts, and volumes I: surfaces and polyhedra.
    David Futer, Temple University
    Efstratia Kalfagianni, Michigan State University
    Jessica S Purcell*, Brigham Young University
    (1056-57-1825)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Adequate knots, guts, and volumes II: volume and Jones polynomial.
    David Futer*, Temple University
    Efstratia Kalfagianni, Michigan State University
    Jessica S Purcell, Brigham Young University
    (1056-57-1913)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Graph Algebras in Analysis and Algebra, I
  Room 3007, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Gene Abrams, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs abrams@math.uccs.edu
  Mark Tomforde, University of Houston
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Isomorphism and Morita equivalence of graph algebras I.
    Gene Abrams, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
    Mark Tomforde*, University of Houston
    (1056-46-959)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Isomorphism and Morita equivalence of graph algebras II.
    Gene Abrams*, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
    Mark Tomforde, University of Houston
    (1056-16-943)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Leavitt path algebras and graph C*-algebras of separated graphs, I.
    Pere Ara*, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
    Kenneth R. Goodearl, University of California at Santa Barbara
    (1056-16-787)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Leavitt path algebras and graph C*-algebras of separated graphs, II.
    P. Ara, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
    K.R. Goodearl*, University of California at Santa Barbara
    (1056-16-828)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Nevanlinna-Pick interpolation for the Schur class associated with a directed graph.
    Joseph A. Ball*, Virginia Tech
    Sanne ter Horst, Utrecht University
    (1056-47-328)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Leavitt Path Algebras with Coefficients in a Noncommutative Ring.
    Jennifer Firkins Nordstrom*, Linfield College
    (1056-16-1106)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Explicit isomorphisms of purely infinite simple Leavitt path algebras.
    Chris Smith*, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
    Gene Abrams, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
    (1056-16-866)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Interactions of Inverse Problems, Signal Processing, and Imaging, I
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  M. Zuhair Nashed, University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Cramer-Rao Bound for Estimating Non-linear Parameters in a Model for Chemical Species Separation using Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
    Emily K. Bice*, California State University, Fullerton
    Venkata V. Chebrolu, Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Huanzhou Yu, Global MR Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Menlo Park, CA
    Jean H Brittain, Global MR Applied Science Laboratory, GE Healthcare, Madison, WI
    Scott B. Reeder, Department of Radiology, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Angel R. Pineda, California State University, Fullerton
    (1056-62-1387)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Sequential Lower Semi-Continuity of Non-Local Functionals.
    Peter Elbau*, Johann Radon Institute for Computational and Applied Mathematics
    (1056-49-1514)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On detection of small low emission sources.
    Peter Kuchment*, Texas A&M University
    David Darrow, UT Medical Branch at Galveston
    Yulia Hristova, Texas A&M University
    Guido Kanschat, Texas A&M University
    (1056-35-1029)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Compressed sensing via information theoretic methods.
    Akram Aldroubi*, Vanderbilt University
    Haichao Wang, Vanderbilt University
    (1056-94-843)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Multiscale elasticity imaging.
    Pierre Garapon*, Stanford University
    Habib Ammari, Ecole Polytechnique
    François Jouve, University Denis Diderot, PARIS VII
    (1056-35-1378)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Reconstruction of Piecewise Constant Images Using Nonsmooth Noncovex Minimization.
    Mila Nikolova*, Centre de Mathematiques et de Leurs Applications
    (1056-49-2145)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Beyond the Shannon-Nyquist Theorem.
    Yves Meyer*, Centre de Mathematiques et de Leurs Applications
    (1056-41-2143)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Methods in Signal Processing, I
  Room 2008, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Shamgar Gurevich, University of California Berkeley shamgar@math.berkeley.edu
  Ronny Hadani, University of Chicago
  Olga Holtz, University of California Berkeley and Technical University Berlin
  Oded Schwartz, Technical University Berlin
  Nir Sochen, Tel Aviv University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Desired properties of identity codes.
    Anant Sahai*, UC Berkeley
    Kristen Ann Woyach, UC Berkeley
    (1056-94-1688)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Group-Theoretic Algorithms for Matrix Multiplication.
    Chris Umans*, Caltech
    (1056-68-1303)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Polyphase Sequence Families with Low Correlation from the Bounds of Character Sums.
    Gong Guang*, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Waterloo
    Zilong Wang, Beijing University
    (1056-94-1550)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Near Shannon limit low Peak to Average Power Ratio Turbo Block Coded OFDM.
    Vahid Tarokh*, Harvard University
    Maryam Sabbaghian, Harvard University
    Besma Smida, Purdue University
    Yongjun Kwak, Harvard University
    (1056-05-1043)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Algebra and Multi-Camera Networks.
    Nigel Boston*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
    (1056-94-1747)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    On applications of non-commutative Fourier analysis in computational science.
    Hans Z Munthe-Kaas*, University of Bergen, Norway
    (1056-65-1148)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge, I
  Room 2012, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Naoki Saito, University of California Davis saito@math.ucdavis.edu
  Ronald R. Coifman, Yale University
  James G. Glimm, SUNY at Stony Brook
  Peter W. Jones, Yale University
  Mauro Maggioni, Duke University
  Jared Tanner, University of Edinburgh
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Harmonic Analysis and Geometries of Digital Data Bases.
    Ronald R. Coifman*, Yale
    Matan Gavish, Stanford University
    (1056-65-1160)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Nonparametric Manifold Learning and Compressive Sensing.
    Lawrence Carin*, Duke University
    (1056-41-1525)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Affine-invariant Principal Components.
    Santosh S Vempala*, Georgia Tech
    S Charles Brubaker, Pace Academy
    (1056-68-853)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Construction of a Large Class of Deterministic Sensing Matrices that Satisfy a Statistical Isometry Property.
    Robert Calderbank*, Princeton University
    Stephen D Howard, Defence Science and Technology Organisation
    Sina Jafarpour, Princeton University
    (1056-41-852)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Voting Theory, I
  Room 2010, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael Jones, Mathematical Reviews maj@ams.org
  Brian Hopkins, Saint Peter's College
  Tommy Ratliff, Wheaton College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Minimal Requirements for Representation in the Democratic Primary.
    Jennifer M Wilson*, Eugene Lang College the New School for Liberal Arts
    Michael A Jones, Mathematical Reviews
    (1056-91-732)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The Evaluation and Comparison of Thresholds for Divisor Methods.
    Michael A Jones*, Mathematical Reviews
    Jennifer M. Wilson, Eugene Lang College of the New School University
    (1056-91-714)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Analysis of Cumulative Voting's Potential to Yield Fair Representation.
    Duane Cooper*, Morehouse College
    (1056-91-2017)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Algebraic Voting Theory.
    Michael E. Orrison*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1056-20-756)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Statistical Inconsistencies of Ranked Data.
    Anna E Bargagliotti*, The University of Memphis
    Michael Orrison, Harvey Mudd College
    (1056-91-780)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Manipulating Profiles in Nonparametric Statistics: Stacking and Switching.
    Sarah Berube, Gordon College
    Karl-Dieter Crisman*, Gordon College
    (1056-91-84)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Frequency of violations of monotonicity.
    Robert Z. Norman*, Dartmouth College
    (1056-91-1858)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Concensus among Concensus Methods.
    Anna Popova*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Psychology
    Michel Regenwetter, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Psychology
    (1056-91-620)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Analysis and Control Under Uncertainty, I
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Xioaming Wang, Florida State University
  Yanzhao Cao, Auburn University
  Catalin Trenchea, University of Pittsburgh trenchea@pitt.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Estimation of functional uncertainty using Polynomial Chaos and adjoint equations.
    Ionel Michael Navon*, Dept of Scientific Computing/ Florida State University
    K Alekseev Aleksey, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    M E Zelentsov, Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology
    (1056-93-1622)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Long Time Behavior of Stochastically Forced PDEs.
    Jonathan C. Mattingly*, Duke University
    (1056-37-1929)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Stochastic Analysis, Control and Nonlinear Filtering of Fluid Dynamic Models.
    S. S. Sritharan*, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1056-60-507)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Optimal Parameter Tuning for Stability under Uncertainty.
    Wolfgang Kliemann*, Iowa State University
    (1056-93-741)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Non-Stochastic Talk on Stochastic Optimization / Control.
    Ana-Maria Croicu*, Kennesaw State University
    (1056-49-1724)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Groundwater Reactive Transport Modeling under Uncertainty.
    Ming Ye*, Department of Scientific Computing, Florida State University
    (1056-62-1564)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    An Efficient Spectral Method for Acoustic Scattering from Rough Surfaces.
    Jie Shen*, Purdue University
    (1056-65-1716)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Approximating long time statistical properties of large chaotic systems.
    Xiaoming Wang*, Florida State University
    (1056-76-1971)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Applications of Time Scales to Biology, Economics, and Engineering, I
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Billur Kaymakcalan, Georgia Southern University-Statesboro billur@georgiasouthern.edu
  Allan Peterson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Eigenvalue intervals for a system of generalized second order three point nonlinear boundary value problems on a time scale.
    Johnny Henderson*, Baylor University
    (1056-34-27)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Higher order singular multi-point boundary value problems on time scales.
    Abdulkadir Dogan, University of Nigde, Nigde, Turkey
    John R Graef*, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    Lingju Kong, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
    (1056-39-746)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Existence of Multiple Nontrivial Solutions of Boundary Value Problems of Second-Order Dynamic Equations on a Time Scale.
    Heidi A Berger*, Simpson College
    (1056-39-1540)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Positive periodic solutions of functional differential equations on time scales and population models.
    Youssef Naim Raffoul*, University of Dayton
    Joan Hoffacker, Clemson University
    (1056-37-806)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Implications of time scales to spraying mosquitoes for West Nile prevention.
    Joan Hoffacker*, Clemson University
    (1056-34-1269)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A predator-prey system on a time scale.
    Nickolai Kosmatov*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1056-39-1491)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    A Ratio Dependent Predator-Prey System on a Time Scale.
    Eric R. Kaufmann*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1056-92-1325)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Model for antibiotic resistant bacteria in a river.
    Bonita A Lawrence*, Marshall University
    Anna Mummert, Marshall University
    (1056-34-1456)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Geometry, I
  Room 3005, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Bo-Hae Im, Chung-Ang University
  Jennifer Johnson-Leung, University of Idaho jenfns@uidaho.edu
  Jennifer Paulhus, Kansas State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Generalizing a Theorem of Richard Brauer.
    Bo-Hae Im*, Chung-Ang University, Seoul
    Michael Larsen, Indiana University
    (1056-11-1179)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Numerical evidence for Bruinier-Yang conjecture and comparison with denominators of Igusa class polynomials.
    Kristin E. Lauter*, Microsoft Research
    Bianca Viray, University of California at Berkeley
    Jennifer Johnson-Leung, University of Idaho
    Adriana Salerno, Bates College
    Erika Frugoni, University of Colorado
    Helen Grundman, Bryn Mawr College
    (1056-11-1633)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Bounds for the torsion subgroup of elliptic curves over fields with bounded ramification.
    Álvaro Lozano-Robledo*, University of Connecticut - Storrs
    Benjamin Lundell, Cornell University
    (1056-11-1092)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The growth of Mordell-Weil ranks on tower of Jacobians.
    Guillermo Mantilla*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    (1056-11-1083)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Points on Quadratic Twists of $X_0(N)$.
    Ekin Ozman*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1056-11-1529)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Anti-Hasse Principles for Algebraic Curves.
    Pete L. Clark*, University of Georgia
    (1056-11-470)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Cox rings of big rational surfaces.
    Damiano Testa, UNiversity of Oxford
    Anthony Varilly-Alvarado*, Rice University
    Mauricio Velasco, University of California at Berkeley
    (1056-14-1723)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Equations of curves with automorphisms.
    David J Swinarski*, University of Georgia
    (1056-14-642)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Environmental Modeling
  Room 3002, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Karen D. Bolinger, Clarion University
  Ben Fusaro, Florida State University fusaro@mail.math.fsu.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Warming, Non-linearity & Civilization's Decline.
    Courtney Brown*, Dept of Political Science Emory University
    (1056-BA-1672)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Evolution of Competitive Co-existence.
    Jim M. Cushing*, University of Arizona
    (1056-BA-1678)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Environmental Modeling & Big Projects: Lessons from Everglades Restoration Planning.
    Louis J. Gross*, Natl. Inst. for Math. & Biol. Synthesis University of Tennessee Knoxville
    (1056-BA-2121)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Endangered Salmon in the Columbia River Basin.
    Roland H. Lamberson*, Humboldt State University
    (1056-BA-1714)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #3: Part A
  Educating about the state of the planet and sustainability while enhancing calculus.
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Thomas J. Pfaff, Ithaca College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #8: Part A
  The Fibonacci and Catalan numbers.
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Ralph Grimaldi, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Biomathematics, I
  Room 3012, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Enhancement of cargo processivity by cooperating molecular motors.
    Filippo Posta*, UCLA
    Maria R. D'Orsogna, Cal State Northridge
    Tom Chou, UCLA
    (1056-92-58)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Influence of inhalation injury on mortality of burn patients.
    Fatemeh Emdad*, The University of Texas Medical Branch
    Clarisse Djukom, The university of Texas medical branch
    David N. Herndon, UTMB
    Marc G. Jeschke, utmb
    (1056-92-170)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A fixed point theorem for a general epidemic model.
    Adam R. Lucas*, Saint Mary's College of California
    (1056-92-227)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Additive damage model for anti-cancer drug combinations.
    Ardith W El-Kareh, Arizona Research Laboratories-Microcirculation, University of Arizona
    Leslie B. Jones*, University of Arizona
    Timothy W Secomb, Department of Physiology, University of Arizona
    (1056-92-244)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Two-Layer Human Right Ventricle Models with Patch and Anisotropic Material Properties for Ventricle Remodeling and Pulmonary Valve Replacement Surgical Optimization: Flow and Stress Analysis.
    Dalin Tang*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Chun Yang, Beijing Normal University
    Tal Geva, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston
    Pedro del Nido, Harvard Medical School, Children's Hospital, Boston
    (1056-92-409)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Human Carotid Plaque Progression Correlated Positively with Flow Shear Stress and Negatively with Plaque Wall Stress: 3D FSI Models Using Multi-Year Patient-Tracking In Vivo MRI.
    Chun Yang*, Beijing Normal University
    Dalin Tang, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    Gador Canton, University of Washington, Seattle
    Thomas S. Hatsukami, University of Washington, Seattle
    Chun Yuan, University of Washington, Seattle
    (1056-92-417)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Existence and stability of steady states of a reaction convection diffusion equation modeling microtubule formation.
    Shantia Yarahmadian*, Mississippi State University
    Sidney L. Shaw, Indiana University
    Kevin Zumbrun, Indiana University
    Blake Barker, Indiana University
    (1056-92-531)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Stochastic Modeling of The Loss of Telomere Sequences.
    V Arunachalam*, University of los Andes
    (1056-92-627)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Numerical Modeling of Intracranial Aneurysms.
    Lisa M Melanson*, Northwestern University
    (1056-76-1703)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    The effects of boundary transport and anti-oxidants on stability of a model of atherogenesis.
    L. R. Ritter*, Southern Polytechnic State University
    A. I. Ibragimov, Texas Tech University
    J. R. Walton, Texas A & M University
    (1056-92-701)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Reaction-Diffusion Model of Cartilage Regeneration in Cell-Seeded Scaffolds.
    Janine M. Haugh*, North Carolina State University
    Mansoor A. Haider, North Carolina State University
    (1056-92-817)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    An algorithm for predicting minimal paths between genomes.
    Elinor Velasquez*, University of California, Santa Cruz
    (1056-92-933)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    The consequences of ant behavior for the spatial population dynamics of a southern wildflower.
    Judith E Canner*, North Carolina State University
    Robert R Dunn, North Carolina State University
    Itamar Giladi, Ben-Gurion University, Israel
    Kevin Gross, North Carolina State University
    (1056-92-985)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Replicator equations and the principle of minimal production of information: some applications to biological models.
    Georgiy P. Karev*, Lockheed Martin MSD; National Institute of Health
    (1056-92-1153)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Geometry and Dynamics of Activity-Dependent Homeostatic Regulation in Neurons.
    Andrey V. Olypher*, Emory University
    Astrid A. Prinz, Emory University
    (1056-92-1180)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Coexistence of Ecotypes in a Quasilinear Size-Structured Population Model.
    Azmy S Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Paul Leonard Salceanu*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Baoling Ma, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1056-92-1197)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Differential and Difference Equations, I
  Room 3018, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Correctors and Field Fluctuations for the $p_{\epsilon}(x)$-Laplacian with Rough Exponents.
    Silvia Jimenez*, Louisiana State University
    Robert Lipton, Louisiana State University
    (1056-35-93)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Maximizing distinguishability in optical tomography through selection of an optimal source: Function spaces and inner products.
    Bonnie C Jacob*, Clemson University
    (1056-35-190)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Break.
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A variational principle associated with a certain class of boundary value problems.
    Abbas Momeni*, Queen's University
    (1056-35-436)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Solutions for 2-Dimensional Coupled Kuramoto-Sivashinsky-KdV Equations.
    Maomao Cai*, Weber State University
    Dening Li, West Virginia University
    Chontita Rattanakul, Mahidol University, Thailand
    (1056-35-490)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    On Nonlinear Evolution of Convective Flow in an Active Mushy Layer.
    Dambaru Bhatta*, The University of Texas-Pan American
    Mallikarjunaiah S. Muddamallappa, Texas A&M University
    Daniel N. Riahi, The University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-35-1213)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Finite Difference Approximation for an Amphibian Juvenile-adult Migration System.
    Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Keng Deng*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Qihua Huang, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1056-35-667)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Stratified steady water waves.
    Samuel Walsh*, Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
    (1056-35-681)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Stability of spherically propagating thermal frontal polymerization waves.
    Vladimir A. Volpert, Northwestern University
    Esteban Urdiales*, Northwestern University
    (1056-35-685)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Fractional differential equations for modeling anomalous diffusion in porous medium.
    Sergei Fomin*, Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research
    Vladimir Chugunov, Kazan State University
    (1056-35-807)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Asymptotic analysis for the 3D primitive equations in a channel.
    Chang-Yeol Jung*, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
    Roger Temam, Indiana University
    Makram Hamouda, Dept. of Mathematics, Bizerte, Tunisia
    (1056-35-842)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The refractor problem with loss of energy and Monge - Ampère type of Equation.
    Cristian E Gutierrez, Temple University
    Henok Z Mawi*, Temple University
    (1056-35-920)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Norm Estimates for Composite Operators Applied to Harmonic Forms.
    Shusen Ding*, Seattle University
    (1056-35-978)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Symbolic Computation of Conservation Laws of Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations.
    L. Douglas Poole*, Colorado School of Mines
    Willy Hereman, Colorado School of Mines
    (1056-35-1414)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    The Kawahara equation in weighted Sobolev spaces.
    Netra P. Khanal*, University of Wisconsin - Washington County
    Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University
    Juan-Ming Yuan, Providence University, Taiwan
    (1056-35-1100)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    The Generation and Propagation of Water Waves on a Running Stream.
    Lokenath Debnath*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-35-1191)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  AMS Session on Geometry and Topology, III
  Room 3010, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Surfaces in generic toroidal 3-manifolds.
    Ryan Derby-Talbot*, Quest University Canada
    (1056-57-1742)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    $A_\infty$-Bialgebras of Type $(m,n)$.
    Ainhoa Berciano, Universidad del País Vasco-Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
    Sean Evans, University of Pittsburgh
    Ronald Umble*, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-55-161)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Homomorphisms of $L_{\infty}$ Modules.
    Michael P. Allocca*, North Carolina State University
    (1056-55-544)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Metric for Homotopy Types.
    Nicholas A Scoville*, Dartmouth College
    (1056-55-923)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Stabilization of Homotopy Limits.
    Eric L Finster*, University of Virginia
    (1056-55-1616)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    The Third Torus Complex is Simply Connected.
    Brie A Finegold*, University of California at Santa Barbara
    (1056-55-1666)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Location of Zeros of Polynomials.
    C. Affane-Aji*, Tuskegee University
    N. Agarwal, Auburn University, AL
    N. K. Govil, Auburn University, AL
    (1056-32-1230)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, I
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Triangular arrays induced from trigonometric functions.
    Hung-ping Tsao*, Novato, CA
    (1056-11-10)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Gross-Zagier subgroups of elliptic curves over $\mathbb{Q}$.
    William A Stein*, University of Washington
    (1056-11-22)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Construction of Even Length Binary Sequences with High Asymptotic Merit Factor.
    Tingyao Xiong*, Michigan State University
    Hall I. Jonathan, Michigan State University
    (1056-94-537)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    The Value of the Zeta Function at an Odd Argument.
    Badih N. Ghusayni*, Lebanese University
    (1056-11-133)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Arithmetic Progressions on Curves of Degree Five.
    Alejandra Alvarado*, University of Arizona
    (1056-11-171)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    On Generalization of Lambert Series.
    Tom Osler, Rowan University
    Abdul Hassen*, Rowan Univeristy
    (1056-11-1400)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The fluctuations in the number of points on a family of curves over a finite field.
    Maosheng Xiong*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1056-11-200)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    More Sums than Differences Sets and Beyond.
    Yufei Zhao*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1056-11-343)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Minimal product sets sizes in nonabelian groups.
    Yakov I Berchenko-Kogan*, California Institute of Technology
    (1056-11-360)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    An Infinite Family of Recursive Formulas Generating Power Moments of Kloosterman Sums with Trace One Arguments: $O(2n+1, 2^r)$ Case.
    Dae San Kim*, Sogang University
    (1056-11-430)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Perfect Parallelepipeds Exist.
    Jorge F Sawyer*, Lafayette College
    Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College
    (1056-11-500)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    On the Convergence of Maximum Roots of a Fibonacci Type Polynomial Sequence.
    Robert Molina, Alma College
    Aklilu Zeleke*, Michigan State University
    (1056-40-1660)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    On the zeros of Epstein zeta functions.
    Yoonbok Lee*, Yonsei University
    (1056-11-570)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Galois theory for tame dodecic local fields.
    Chad Awtrey*, Arizona State University
    (1056-11-631)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Arithmetic of Curves and Error-Correction.
    Radoslav M Kirov*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    Iwan M Duursma, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-11-697)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    Two Identities Involving Generalized Fibonacci Numbers.
    Curtis N. Cooper*, University of Central Missouri
    (1056-11-1210)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  Room 2011, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Philip Gustafson, Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
  Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Robust, Multi-Criteria Modeling Approach for Optimizing Aeromedical Evacuation Asset Emplacement.
    Nathaniel D Bastian*, United States Army
    (1056-J5-113)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    The US blood supply, bioterrorism and mathematics.
    Sonja Sandberg*, Framingham State College
    (1056-J5-1600)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Using Radar to Identify Persons Carrying Wires.
    William P Fox*, Naval Postgraduate School
    John Vesecky, University of Ca-Santa Cruz
    Kip Laws, University of CA, Santa Cruz
    (1056-J5-750)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Probability in Solutions for Assembly in Earth Orbit of a NASA Spacecraft for Travel to Mars.
    Richard D Jarvinen*, Winona State University
    (1056-J5-583)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    A Green's Function Technique for Radiation Transport in Three Dimensions.
    Candice Rockell*, Old Dominion University
    John Tweed, Old Dominion University
    (1056-J5-788)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Why companies need mathematicians even during rough times.
    Carla D Martin*, James Madison University
    (1056-J5-2085)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Movie Recommendation Systems.
    Erich Kreutzer*, Davidson College
    (1056-J5-1711)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Searching for the home base of a serial criminal.
    Mike O'Leary*, Towson University
    (1056-J5-811)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Statistical Inconsistency in the Audit Risk Model.
    Richard J Cleary*, Bentley University
    (1056-J5-1736)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Scoring line of best fit test questions.
    James H Fife*, Educational Testing Service
    (1056-J5-783)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    An Alternative Distributional Model for Control of Process Particle Counts in the Semiconductor Industry.
    Robert K. Henderson*, Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX
    (1056-J5-1384)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Calculating the Greeks via Malliavin Calculus for Variance Gamma Process in Poisson-Wiener Space.
    Dervis Bayazit*, Florida State University
    Craig A Nolder, Florida State University
    (1056-J5-1727)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, V
  Room 3000, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    When uniformity must be replaced by non-uniformity: on finite difference approximations of the Black-Scholes equation on non-uniform grids.
    Daniel D. Sheng*, Westwood High School
    Myles D. Baker, Baylor University
    (1056-Z1-1094)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    A Lagrage Interpolation Mean Convergence.
    Javad Namazi*, FDU
    (1056-Z1-332)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    $L_{\infty}$ Algebras and Symmetric Braces.
    Mindy Beth Capaldi*, North Carolina State University
    (1056-Z1-610)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Fibonacci Numbers and Collections of Mutually Disjoint Convex Subsets of a Totally Ordered Set.
    Tyler Clark*, Western Kentucky University Honors College
    Tom Richmond, Western Kentucky University
    (1056-Z1-1279)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Generating Pythagorean Triples.
    Constance C Edwards*, California University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-Z1-1307)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A New Characterization of Dimension Zero.
    Jay Stine*, Misericordia University
    (1056-Z1-451)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Lesson Study in Real Analysis.
    Brigitte Lahme*, Sonoma State University
    Jerry Morris, Sonoma State University
    Elaine Newman, Sonoma State University
    (1056-Z1-1762)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Inquiry-Based Learning for Middle and High School Mathematics Teachers - Part I.
    Shing S. So*, University of Central Missouri
    Mahmoud Yousef, University of Central Missouri
    (1056-Z1-1214)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Inquiry-Based Learning for Middle and High School Mathematics Teachers - Part II.
    Mahmoud Yousef*, University of Central Missouri
    Shing S. So, University of Central Missouri
    (1056-Z1-1217)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A model for high-school teacher professional development and student learning.
    Galen E. Turner*, Louisiana Tech University
    James D. Nelson, Louisiana Tech University
    Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University
    Jane A. Petrus, Louisiana Tech University
    (1056-Z1-1152)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Middle Mathematics Mobilization Program for Middle School Teachers.
    Aaron K Trautwein*, Carthage College, Kenosha Wisconsin
    (1056-Z1-1292)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Being a Student Again: My Summer in a Research Experience for K-12 Teachers.
    Erin Elizabeth Pitney*, Beaverton School District
    (1056-Z1-1941)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    How Might We Prepare Pre-Service High School Teachers to Teach Using Computer Algebra Systems?
    Tom Fox*, University of Houston-Clear Lake
    (1056-Z1-2080)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Mathematics workshops for parents and children as hybrid spaces.
    Jose Maria Menendez*, Radford University
    (1056-Z1-827)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Projects to Enhance Revised Algebra and Functions.
    Kenneth J Bernard*, Virginia State University
    (1056-Z1-1192)
  • 11:45 a.m.
    A Classroom Project on Protecting Social Security Numbers from Identity Theft.
    Yajun Yang*, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York
    Katherine Zhu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1056-Z1-1458)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics, Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice, I
  Room 2022, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Patricia Hale, California State Polytechnic University Pomona phale@csupomona.edu
  Shandy Hauk, University of Northern Colorado
  Dave Kung, St. Mary's College, Maryland
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A First Year Seminar on Exploring Data for Social Change.
    Maria G Fung*, Worcester State College
    (1056-H7-2081)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Teaching Mathematics and Democracy.
    Maura Mast*, University of Massachusetts Boston
    (1056-H7-1989)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Gender Inequity in the National Merit Scholarship Program.
    Bryan Nankervis*, Texas State University-San Marcos
    (1056-H7-940)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Keeping the Doors Open: A Summer Algebra Camp for Under-represented Minority Middle School Students.
    J B Fink*, Kalamazoo College
    E D Nordmoe, Kalamazoo College
    (1056-H7-300)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Changing Teachers' Concept of Mathematics with the Goal of Providing Equal Opportunity for All Students to Succeed in Learning Algebra.
    Judith M. Kysh*, San Francisco State University
    Diane Resek, San Francisco State University
    (1056-H7-991)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Creative Mathematics for All? A Survey of Preservice Teachers' Attitudes about Students' Capabilities.
    Deborah E Berg*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1056-H7-1558)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Service Learning in Support of Financial Literacy.
    Andrew Miller*, Belmont University
    (1056-H7-885)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Mathematics as a Subversive Activity -- Questioning Authority and Promoting Independent Thinking.
    Jack Bookman*, Duke University
    (1056-H7-486)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Math and Social Issues.
    Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, University of the Pacific
    Christopher Goff, University of the Pacific
    Larry J Langley*, University of the Pacific
    (1056-H7-1696)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Social justice in the classroom through real-world examples.
    Lily S. Khadjavi*, Loyola Marymount University
    (1056-H7-1450)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    A Pan-African Model for Developing Mathematical Talent in Africa.
    Josephine Davis Davis*, Quality Education for Minorities/Fort Valley State University
    Monica Mitchell, Quality Education for Minorities
    (1056-H7-1932)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Teaching Numerical Analysis in Cambodia.
    Angel R. Pineda*, California State University, Fullerton
    (1056-H7-1663)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
  MAA Session on Experiences that Enrich the Education of Mathematics Majors, II
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Suzanne M. Lenhart, University of Tennessee lenhart@math.utk.edu
  Steven J. Schlicker, Grand Valley State University
  J. Douglas Faires, Youngstown State University
  Michael J. Dorff, Brigham Young University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Creating a Departmental Culture of Enriching Experiences.
    G. Daniel Callon*, Franklin College
    (1056-E5-1979)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Engaging math majors in education research.
    Diana White*, University of Colorado Denver
    (1056-E5-1708)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Enriching the education of mathematics majors with career seminars, undergraduate student research, and student events at MAA sectional meetings.
    Katarzyna Potocka*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (1056-E5-561)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Combining Mathematics History with a Greece Tour.
    Sharon S. Emerson-Stonnell*, Longwood University
    (1056-E5-573)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Courses for the Liberal Arts Students, I
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Reva Kasman, Salem State College rkasman@salemstate.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Using CLA in the Classroom Performance Tasks for Assessment in a Quantitative Reasoning Course.
    Gerald W. Kruse*, Juniata College
    (1056-J1-1118)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Egyptian Fractions.
    Bill Linderman*, King College
    (1056-J1-1907)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Ethnomathematics as an Interdisciplinary Outreach Course.
    Darrah Chavey*, Beloit College
    (1056-J1-1481)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Mystical Math Room.
    Mairead K Greene*, Rockhurst University
    (1056-J1-2040)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    The Mathematics of Powered Flight. The airplane course revisited.
    George Rublein*, College of William and Mary
    (1056-J1-1756)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    How to Include More of the Arts in Mathematics for Liberal Arts.
    Julian F Fleron*, Westfield State College
    Volker Ecke, Westfield State College
    Christine von Renessee, Westfield State College
    Philip K Hotchkiss, Westfield State College
    (1056-J1-2008)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The Whole Truth about Whole Numbers.
    Agnes M Rash*, Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
    (1056-J1-1584)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Liberal Arts Math - An Activity Based Class.
    Ann C Hanson*, Columbia College Chicago
    (1056-J1-1618)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Borrowing literary structures for mathematics lessons.
    Teresa E. Moore*, Ithaca College
    L. Christine Kinsey, Canisius College
    (1056-J1-1630)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Geometry and Renaissance Paintings.
    Daniel F Pinzon*, University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
    (1056-J1-2055)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Applications of Mathematics: Using Multi-Media Curriculum to Teach Mathematics to Liberal Arts Majors.
    Barbara L Hess*, California University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-J1-964)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m.
  MAA Session on Using Computer Algebra Systems in the Calculus Sequence
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  William Marion, Valparaiso University Bill.Marion@valpo.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Related Rates.
    Leon Brin*, Southern CT State University
    (1056-R1-880)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Interactive Chaos Mathlets for Calculus I.
    Karl-Dieter Crisman*, Gordon College
    (1056-R1-1288)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Exploratory Labs in Multivariable Calculus.
    William E Fenton*, Bellarmine University
    (1056-R1-1382)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Why do we need intervals for the First Derivative Test?
    Daniel Maxin*, Valparaiso University
    (1056-R1-317)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Gabriel's Other Equipment.
    Melvin G. Royer*, Indiana Wesleyan University
    (1056-R1-255)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Exploring Velocity and Acceleration Vectors Visually.
    Paul E. Seeburger*, Monroe Community College
    (1056-R1-1779)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    In search of the big bubble.
    Andrew J Simoson*, King College
    (1056-R1-410)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Illustrating Gradients.
    Robert P. Webber*, Longwood University
    (1056-R1-488)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Engaging Students with Classroom Voting
  Room 2009, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Derek Bruff, Venderbilt University derek.bruff@vanderbilt.edu
  Kien Lim, University of Texas at El Paso
  Kelly Cline, Carroll College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Use of Classroom Voting In Liberal Arts College Classes (Small and Large).
    Ron Buckmire*, Occidental College
    (1056-E1-279)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Clickers in the Classroom.
    Kimberly Jordan Burch*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-E1-268)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Classroom Voting: Using Students' Responses to Write Better Questions.
    M. McGivney-Burelle Jean*, University of Hartford
    (1056-E1-1619)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Utilizing Personal Response Systems (Clickers) in Liberal Arts Mathematics Courses to Support a Lecture Format.
    Janet A White*, Millersville University of PA
    (1056-E1-1348)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Using Clickers in a Refocused College Algebra Course -- Part I.
    Erick B Hofacker*, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    Kay Shager, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1056-E1-1985)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Preservice Elementary Teachers' Perceptions of Clicker Use in their College Mathematics Course.
    Travis K Miller*, Millersville University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-E1-682)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Using Classroom Response Systems in Mathematics to Facilitate Discourse, Reasoning, and Representations in the Development of Mathematical Content Teacher Knowledge.
    Sherrie J Serros*, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire
    Kathryn T Ernie, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    Erick B Hofacker, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1056-E1-2009)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Using Classroom Voting to Address Students' Probability Misconceptions.
    Tami K. Dashley*, University of Texas at El Paso
    (1056-E1-618)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A randomized experiment exploring features of clicker use and their impact on undergraduate students' engagement and learning in statistics.
    Herle M. McGowan*, North Carolina State University
    Brenda K. Gunderson, University of Michigan
    Vijay N. Nair, University of Michigan
    (1056-E1-414)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Classroom voting in an introductory real analysis course.
    L Pedro Poitevin*, Salem State College
    (1056-E1-1053)
  • 11:20 a.m.
    Clicker examples versus board examples in Calculus: how are they different?
    Kim Roth*, Juniata College
    Lynn Cockett, Juniata College, Communications Department
    (1056-E1-1759)
  • 11:40 a.m.
    Using Clickers in Advanced Undergraduate Mathematics Courses.
    Patti Frazer Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (1056-E1-1248)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on High School Outreach to Introduce Students to Applied Mathematics
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Peter Turner, Clarkson University pturner@clarkson.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Applied Mathematics for High School Outreach.
    Peter R Turner*, Clarkson University
    (1056-97-386)
  • 8:35 a.m.
    Soap and Slope: Exploration of gradients through hands-on experiments with surfactants (outreach module for grades 7-12).
    Rachel Levy*, Harevy Mudd College
    (1056-97-840)
  • 9:25 a.m.
    Probability and Determinism at the Battle of Trafalgar.
    Daniel J Teague*, NC School of Science and Mathematics
    (1056-97-606)
  • 10:10 a.m.
    K-12 Outreach with Integrated Math and Physics for Roller Coaster Design.
    Kathleen R Fowler*, Clarkson University
    Peter Turner, Clarkson University
    David Wick, Clarkson University
    Michael Ramsdell, Clarkson University
    (1056-97-871)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-9:15 a.m.
  MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Teaching calculus to students who have had AP calc: Challenges and solutions.
  Room 3024, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Timothy P. Chartier, Davidson College
  Stephanie Salomone, University of Portland
  Panelists:
  Michael E. Boardman, Pacific University
  David M. Bressoud, Macalester College
  Stephen L. Davis, Davidson College
  Deborah Hughes-Hallett, University of Arizona
  Francis E. Su, Harvey Mudd College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Employment Center
  Exhibit Hall, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Reasonable effectiveness: Trigonometry, ancient astronomy, and the birth of applied mathematics.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Glen Van Brummelen*, Quest University
  (1056-A0-02)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #10: Part A
  The hitchhiker's guide to mathematics.
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Dan Kalman, American University
  Bruce F. Torrence, Randolph Macon College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Student Hospitality Center
  South Lobby, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
  Online articles from JOMA to Loci.
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Thomas E. Leathrum, Jacksonville State University
  Lawrence Moore, Duke University
  Panelists:
  Nathaniel Miller, University of Northern Colorado
  Kady Schneiter, Utah State University
  Lee Stemkoski, Adelphi University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  MAA Session for Department Chairs
  Assessment of student learning outcomes: Opportunity and challenge.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Daniel P. Maki, Indiana University
  Catherine M. Murphy, Purdue University Calumet
  Panelists:
  Jay A. Malmstrom, Oklahoma City Community College
  Catherine M. Murphy,
  Nalsey B. Tinberg, Occidental College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Committee on the Participation of Women/Women in Mathematics Network Poster Session
  Mathematical outreach programs for underrepresented populations.
  Room 3001, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth G. Yanik, Emporia State University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  Who wants to be a mathematician---national contest.
  Room 3020, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
  How one can become a referee/reviewer.
  Room 3024, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
  T. Christine Stevens, Saint Louis University
  Panelists:
  Matthias Beck, San Francisco State University
  Frederick Hoffman, Florida Atlantic University
  Carl Pomerance, Dartmouth College
  Brigitte Servatius, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
  Exhibit Hall, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Gems of Number Theory
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Thomas Koshy, Framingham University tkoshy@framingham.edu
  Shannon Lockard, Bridgewater State College
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Ramanujan Reaches His Hand from His Grave to Snatch Your Theorems From You.
    Bruce C Berndt*, University of Illinois
    (1056-BB-530)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Combinatorial Proofs of Congruences.
    Ira M. Gessel*, Brandeis University
    (1056-BB-632)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Counting points on elliptic curves, from Gauss to the present.
    Alice Silverberg*, University of California, Irvine
    (1056-BB-607)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Sage: Creating a Viable Free Open Source Alternative to Magma, Maple, and Mathematica for Number Theory.
    William A Stein*, University of Washington
    (1056-BB-510)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-11:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability and Statistics, III
  Room 3010, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 10:00 a.m.
    Coherent risk measure for multivariate Pareto distributed losses.
    Li Zhu*, Washington State University
    Haijun Li, Washington State University
    (1056-62-2147)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Spatial Birth-Death-Swap Chains.
    Mark L Huber*, Claremont McKenna College
    (1056-60-1068)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Stochastic Approach to the Bonus-Malus System.
    Kumer Pial Das*, Lamar University
    (1056-60-980)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Proper quantization of multiplexer circuits, history dependent Parrondo games, and certain Markov processes.
    Steven A. Bleiler, Portland State University
    Faisal Shah Khan*, Portland State University
    (1056-81-766)
  • 11:00 a.m.
    Quantum Walks with Decoherence on the $N$-Cycle.
    Chaobin Liu*, Bowie State University
    Nelson Petulante, Bowie State University
    (1056-81-968)
  • 11:15 a.m.
    Computing a Penalized Maximum Quasi-Likelihood Estimator of the Diffusion Coefficient.
    Jeff Hamrick*, Rhodes College
    Yifei Huang, Boston University
    Kostas Kardaras, Boston University
    Murad S Taqqu, Boston University
    (1056-62-1452)
  • 11:30 a.m.
    Underrecording in Domestic Violence Data Using Count Data Regression Models.
    Mavis Pararai*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-62-1848)
  • 11:45 p.m.
    Statistical Sampling in High Dimensional Inverse Problems.
    Jean Marie Linhart*, Texas A&M University
    Wolfgang Bangerth, Texas A&M University
    (1056-62-1851)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-ASL-MAA Panel Discussion
  Hilbert's Tenth Problem.
  Room 3003, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon University
  Penelope Maddy, University of California Irvine
  Charles Steinhorn, Vassar College
  Moderators:
  Martin Davis, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
  Panelists:
  Bjorn Poonen, M.I.T.
  Karl Rubin, University of California, Irvine
  Alexandra Shlapentokh, East Carolina University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  
  Foothills I, Marriott San Francisco
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
  You can't hear the shape of a manifold.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Carolyn S. Gordon*, Dartmouth College
  (1056-58-49)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #1: Part A
  Remodeling data analysis.
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Daniel Kaplan, Macalester College
  Vittorio Addona, Macalester College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #5: Part A
  Active learning approaches for the foundational mathematics for elementary teachers courses.
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Laurie J. Burton, Western Oregon University
  Cheryl Beaver, Western Oregon University
  Klay Thomas Kruczek, Western Oregon University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA Officers Meeting
  Room 3014, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  MAA-YMN Panel Discussion
  Graduate school: Choosing one, getting in, staying in.
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kristi Meyer, Wisconsin Lutheran College
  Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University
  Panelists:
  Richard McGehee, University of Minnesota
  Scott A. Lambert, Colby College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 10:40 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  MAA Workshop
  Proposal writing workshop for grant applications to the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Dennis E. Davenport, NSF/DUE
  Daniel P. Maki, NSF/DUE
  Lee L. Zia, NSF/DUE
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  SIAM Invited Address
  Optimization Inside: The use of mathematical methods in business processes.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Brenda Dietrich*, IBM
  (1056-90-33)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
  Alternating permutations.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Richard P. Stanley*, M.I.T.
  (1056-05-17)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Hyperbolic Equations and Control Systems in Physics and Engineering, I
  Room 2000, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Petronela Radu, University of Nebraska-Lincoln pradu@math.unl.edu
  Daniel Toundykov, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Well-posedness of weak and strong solutions in nonlinear flow of gas and structure interactions.
    Irena Lasiecka*, University of Virginia
    (1056-35-960)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Boundary regularity for Maxwell's equation with applications to shape optimization.
    Matthias Eller*, Georgetown University
    (1056-35-640)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Stability and stabilization of a multilayer beam system.
    Scott W. Hansen*, Iowa State University
    (1056-93-675)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Bolza boundary control problem for a fluid-structure interaction model.
    Irena Lasiecka, University of Virginia
    Amjad Tuffaha*, University of Southern California
    (1056-35-1327)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    $L^1$ Well Posedness of Euler Equations With Dynamic Phase Boundaries.
    Chunguang Chen*, West Virginia University
    Harumi Hattori, West Virginia University
    (1056-35-403)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Boundary stabilization of nonlinear structural acoustic interactions with interface on a Reissner-Mindlin plate.
    George Avalos, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Daniel Toundykov*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1056-35-1089)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Degenerate and Singular Elliptic Partial Differential Equations, II
  Room 3016, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Marian Bocea, North Dakota State University marian.bocea@ndsu.edu
  Cristina Popovici, North Dakota State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    $\Delta_\infty$ is well defined - a new proof.
    Robert R Jensen*, Loyola University Chicago
    (1056-35-837)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Studying the infinity Laplace equation via a finite difference approximation.
    Scott N Armstrong*, Louisiana State University
    (1056-35-1575)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Numerical methods for the infinity Laplace equation.
    Charles K Smart*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-35-1626)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A remark on $C^2$ infinity harmonic functions.
    Yifeng Yu*, University of California at Irvine
    (1056-35-2005)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Limits as $p(x) \to \infty$ of $p(x)$-harmonic functions.
    Jose Miguel Urbano*, University of Coimbra
    (1056-35-1228)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Homogenization in $L^\infty$.
    Changyou Wang*, University of Kentucky
    (1056-35-1031)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Graph Algebras in Analysis and Algebra, II
  Room 3007, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Gene Abrams, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs abrams@math.uccs.edu
  Mark Tomforde, University of Houston
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Structure theory for $k$-graph $C^*$-algebras.
    Aidan Sims*, University of Wollongong
    (1056-46-515)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Desingularization technique for higher-rank graphs.
    Cynthia Farthing*, Creighton University
    (1056-46-911)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Labeled Graph $C^*$-algebras with Group Actions.
    Teresa Bates, University of New South Wales
    David Pask, University of Wollongong
    Paulette N. Willis*, The University of Iowa
    (1056-47-1062)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The role of the socle in the classification of Leavitt path algebras.
    Mercedes Siles Molina*, University of Malaga (Spain)
    (1056-16-1023)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Weakly regular and self-injective Leavitt path algebras.
    Gonzalo Aranda Pino*, University of Málaga, Spain
    Kulumani Rangaswamy, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
    Mercedes Siles Molina, University of Málaga, Spain
    (1056-16-339)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic Methods in Signal Processing, II
  Room 2008, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Shamgar Gurevich, University of California Berkeley shamgar@math.berkeley.edu
  Ronny Hadani, University of Chicago
  Olga Holtz, University of California Berkeley and Technical University Berlin
  Oded Schwartz, Technical University Berlin
  Nir Sochen, Tel Aviv University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Algebraic Constructions for Communication Sequences.
    Solomon W Golomb*, University of Southern California
    (1056-00-1867)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Multilinear Algebra in Signal Processing.
    Lek-Heng Lim*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-15-1823)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Group representation patterns in digital signal processing.
    Ronny Hadani*, Utexas at Austin
    Shamgar Gurevich, IAS
    Nir Sochen,
    (1056-42-1758)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Spectral Methods and Semidefinite Programming for Cryo-EM, NMR Spectroscopy, Low-Rank Matrix Completion and Computer Vision.
    Amit Singer*, Princeton University and PACM
    (1056-00-1037)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Group theoretical aspects of Gabor Analysis.
    Hans G. Feichtinger*, University of Vienna
    (1056-43-1059)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Representation Theory and Nonassociative Algebras, I
  Room 3011, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Andrew Douglas, City University of New York adouglas@citytech.cuny.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The quasi-jordan algebras.
    Raul Felipe*, CIMAT
    (1056-17-672)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Special identities for quasi-Jordan algebras.
    Murray R Bremner*, University of Saskatchewan, Canada
    Luiz A Peresi, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil
    (1056-17-229)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Lie-Yamaguti algebras and related structures.
    Pilar Benito*, Universidad de La Rioja
    (1056-17-1147)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Locally Nilpotency in Commutative Right Nilalgebras.
    Alicia Labra*, Universidad de Chile
    (1056-17-489)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Special Bol Identities.
    Murray Bremner, University of Saskatchewan
    Ivan Correa, Universidad Metropolitana of Santiago, Chile
    Irvin Hentzel*, Iowa State University
    Luiz Peresi, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil
    (1056-17-1172)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Gradings on exceptional Lie superalgebras.
    Cristina Draper*, Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
    Alberto Elduque, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain)
    Cándido Martín, Universidad de Málaga (Spain)
    (1056-17-1130)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Group gradings on Lie algebras in positive characteristic.
    Mikhail V Kotchetov*, Memorial University of Newfoundland
    (1056-17-1333)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Use of Technology in Modern Complex Analysis Research, I
  Room 2012, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Beth Schaubroeck, U.S. Air Force Academy beth.schaubroeck@usafa.edu
  Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University
  James Rolf, U.S. Air Force Academy
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Applets to Explore Research Topics in Complex Variables.
    James S Rolf*, United States Air Force Academy
    Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University
    (1056-30-1625)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Research in Complex Dynamics using Java Applets.
    Rich L Stankewitz*, Ball State University
    (1056-30-1048)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Julia Sets and Graphing Iterates of Quadratic Polynomials.
    Julia A Barnes*, Western Carolina University
    Clinton Curry, Stony Brook University
    Beth Schaubroeck, U. S. Air Force Academy
    (1056-37-1685)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Modeling Fluid Flow in the Complex Plane.
    Michael A. Brilleslyper*, U. S. Air Force Academy
    (1056-30-1352)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Experimental Complex Function Theory via Circle Packing.
    Ken Stephenson*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1056-30-1968)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Use of computer technology for insight and proof.
    Roger W. Barnard*, Texas Tech University.
    (1056-30-810)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Voting Theory, II
  Room 2010, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael Jones, Mathematical Reviews maj@ams.org
  Brian Hopkins, Saint Peter's College
  Tommy Ratliff, Wheaton College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the ordinal equivalence of power indices.
    Josep Freixas*, Technical University of Catalonia (Campus Manresa)
    Xavier Molinero, Technical University of Catalonia (Campus Manresa)
    Montserrat Pons, Technical University of Catalonia (Campus Manresa)
    Dorota Marciniak, Polish Academy of Sciences and National Institute of Telecommunications
    (1056-91-1202)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Smallest Tournament Not Realizable by $\frac{2}{3}$-Majority Voting, and Some Open Problems in Spatial Voting Theory.
    Craig A. Tovey*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Dylan Shepardson, Mt. Holyoke College
    (1056-91-2025)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The agreement number of tree societies.
    Sarah Fletcher, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Christopher S. Hardin, Union College
    Francis Edward Su*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1056-52-1416)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Selecting Diverse Committees.
    Thomas C. Ratliff*, Wheaton College
    Donald G. Saari, University of California, Irvine
    (1056-91-1533)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Approval Balloting for Multi-Winner Elections.
    D. Marc Kilgour*, Wilfrid Laurier University
    (1056-91-710)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Satisfaction Approval Voting.
    Steven J. Brams*, New York University
    D. Marc Kilgour, Wilfrid Laurier University
    (1056-91-752)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Analysis and Control Under Uncertainty, II
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Xioaming Wang, Florida State University
  Yanzhao Cao, Auburn University
  Catalin Trenchea, University of Pittsburgh trenchea@pitt.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Balancing a dissipative linear SDE with uncertain parameters.
    Sundeep Samson*, Clemson University
    James A Reneke, Clemson University
    (1056-90-597)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Frequency-Domain Criteria for Robust Stability for a Class of Linear Time-Periodic Systems.
    Dmitry Altshuller*, Crane Aerospace & Electronics
    (1056-34-720)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Coderivatives in Parametric Optimization in Asplund Spaces.
    Yen-Nhi Nguyen-thi*, Wayne State University
    Boris Mordukhovich, Wayne State University
    Nam Mau Nguyen, The University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-49-1335)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Weighted Composition Operators on Bergman Spaces in the Unit Ball.
    Waleed Khaled Al-Rawashdeh*, Central Michigan University
    (1056-47-1417)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Gibbs measure and the quantization dimension function.
    Mrinal Kanti Roychowdhury*, The University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-37-656)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Applications of Time Scales to Biology, Economics, and Engineering, II
  Room 2004, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
  Billur Kaymakcalan, Georgia Southern University-Statesboro billur@georgiasouthern.edu
  Allan Peterson, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Lyapunov-Based Methods for Designing Stable Switched Systems.
    John M Davis*, Baylor University
    (1056-93-1258)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    An exploration of the numerical approximations of dynamic derivatives for adaptive computations.
    Qin Sheng*, Baylor University
    Anzhong Wang, Baylor University
    (1056-65-545)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Global Stability of Complex-Valued Neural Networks on Time Scales.
    Suman Sanyal*, Marshall University
    (1056-60-1167)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Linear and nonlinear cobweb models on time scales.
    Julius Heim*, Missouri University of Science and Technology
    Martin Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
    (1056-00-1928)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Probability on time scales.
    Thomas Matthews*, Missouri University of Science and Technology
    Dr. Martin J. Bohner, Missouri University of Science and Technology
    (1056-00-1370)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Asymptotic Behavior of Linear Dynamic Systems on Time Scales.
    Gro Hovhannisyan*, Kent State University
    (1056-34-405)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On second order nonoscillatory scalar linear dynamic equations on time scales.
    Sigrun Bodine*, University of Puget Sound
    D.A. Lutz, San Diego State University
    (1056-34-1721)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Geometry, II
  Room 3005, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Bo-Hae Im, Chung-Ang University
  Jennifer Johnson-Leung, University of Idaho jenfns@uidaho.edu
  Jennifer Paulhus, Kansas State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Non-optimal levels of reducible two-dimensional mod $\ell$ representations of the Galois group of $\mathbf{Q}$.
    Kenneth A. Ribet*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1056-11-1219)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Reduction of crystalline representations and generalized Serre weights.
    Hui June Zhu*, SUNY at Buffalo
    (1056-11-1237)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mod 7 and 7-adic Galois representations of elliptic curves.
    Ralph Greenberg, University of Washington
    Karl Rubin, University of California, Irvine
    Alice Silverberg*, University of California, Irvine
    (1056-11-1004)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A formula for the special L-value of a modular abelian variety.
    Amod Agashe*, Florida State University
    (1056-11-1109)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Siegel modular forms of degree two attached to Hilbert modular forms.
    Jennifer Johnson-Leung*, University of Idaho
    Brooks Roberts, University of Idaho
    (1056-11-1111)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The Gauss higher relative class number problem.
    John Voight*, University of Vermont
    (1056-11-346)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA-AMS-MER Invited Paper Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, I: Guided Discovery Learning
  Room 3008, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  William H. Barker, Bowdoin College
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  Bonnie S. Saunders, University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
  Michael Starbird, University of Texas at Austin
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Power of Guided Discovery Analysis.
    William Barker*, Bowdoin College
    (1056-BC-1121)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Guided Discovery: Matters Mathematical and Beyond.
    Michael Starbird*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (1056-BC-1250)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Development of Pedagogical Content Knowledge about Early Algebra: A Comparative Study.
    Bill Jacob*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Sarah Hough, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Kyunghee Moon, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Monica Guzman, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1056-BC-1427)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A comparison of Inquiry-Based Learning at the Undergraduate and Secondary Levels.
    Stephanie R Nichols*, Washington-Lee High School; Arlington, VA
    (1056-BC-1693)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Inquiry Based Learning at Chicago.
    Paul J Sally*, University of Chicago
    (1056-BC-826)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Panel Session: Guided Discovery Learning.
    Michael Starbird*, The University of Texas at Austin
    William Barker, Bowdoin College
    (1056-BC-1356)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #2: Part A
  Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration.
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Michael K. May, Saint Louis University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #9: Part A
  Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
  Pacific I, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Aparna W. Higgins, University of Dayton
  Joseph A. Gallian, University of Minnesota Duluth
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Number Theory, II
  Room 2007, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Solutions to $xyz = x + y + z = 1$ in algebraic integers of bounded degrees.
    Helen G Grundman*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1056-11-823)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    An elementary Proof of a Ramanujan's Congruence Identity.
    Syrous Marivani*, LSUA
    (1056-11-844)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Explicit construction of integral bases of radical function fields.
    Qingquan Wu*, University of Calgary
    Renate Scheidler, University of Calgary
    (1056-11-858)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Flat Cyclotomic Polynomials: A New Approach.
    Sam Elder*, California Institute of Technology
    (1056-11-936)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Bounds on the order function of certain $p$-adic numbers.
    Brian C. Dietel*, Oregon State University
    (1056-11-939)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Break
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The number of nonzero binomial coefficients modulo $p^\alpha$.
    Eric S. Rowland*, Tulane University
    (1056-11-956)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On the density of discriminants of abelian extensions of a number field.
    Behailu Mammo*, Hofstra University
    (1056-11-1035)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Erdos-Moser equation $1^n + 2^n + \cdots + (m-1)^n = m^n$, related congruences, and primary pseudoperfect numbers.
    Jonathan Sondow*, New York, NY
    Kieren MacMillan, Toronto, Ontario
    (1056-11-1047)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Prime Tuples.
    David C. Torney*, Round Ideas Institute
    (1056-11-1056)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the Structure of Witt-Burnside rings over pro-$p$ groups.
    Lance Edward Miller*, University of Connecticut
    (1056-11-1154)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Tetranomial Thue Equations.
    Daniel P. Wisniewski*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1056-11-1169)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Biomathematics, II
  Room 3012, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Synchronous versus Asynchronous Oscillations for an Antigenically Varying {\em Plasmodium falciparum} Infection with Host Immune Response.
    Jonathan L Mitchell*, Southern Methodist University
    (1056-92-1215)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Evolutionary dynamics on undirected graphs - the effect of graph structure and initial placement on mutant spread.
    Jan Rychtar*, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    (1056-92-1240)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Combining immunological and epidemiological models.
    Laurentiu Mircea Sega*, Purdue University
    Fabio Augusto Milner, Arizona State University
    (1056-92-1295)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Outbreak control through voluntary first-order and second-order ring vaccination.
    Michel Tchuenche*, Univeristy of Guelph
    A.P. Galvani, Yale University School of Medicine
    L. Ancel-Meyers, The University of Texas at Austin
    Chris Bauch, University of Guelph
    (1056-92-1411)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A moment closure method for stochastic biochemical networks.
    Chang Hyeong Lee*, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
    (1056-92-1412)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Simulation of flagellar motion near a rigid surface.
    Ricardo Ortiz*, Center for Computational Science at Tulane University
    Ricardo Cortez, Tulane University
    (1056-76-1493)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A Statistical Method for Environmental Prediction in Metagenomic Samples.
    Katherine Isaacs*, San Jose State University
    (1056-92-1415)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Estimating Vital Coral Population Parameters.
    Kristie Llera*, Florida Institute of Technology
    Elif Demirci, University of Ankara
    (1056-92-1567)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Systems Biology Approach to Modeling Alzheimer's Disease.
    Christina Rose Kyrtsos*, Fischel Dept. of Bioengineering, University of Maryland
    John S. Baras, A James Clark School of Engineering, University of Maryland
    (1056-92-1570)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Development of a Model of Erythropoiesis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.
    Karen Bliss*, North Carolina State University
    H T Tran, North Carolina State University
    H T Banks, North Carolina State Uniersity
    Peter Kotanko, Renal Research Institute, New York
    (1056-92-1583)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Asymptotic formulas for the equilibria in a model of suppression of pest resistance to insecticidal genetically modified crops.
    Prasanth George, Michigan Technological University
    John Ringland*, University at Buffalo
    (1056-92-1649)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Biological Neronal Networks on Nvidia Cuda Graphics Processors.
    Joseph A. Rhoads*, Florida State University
    Richard Bertram, Florida State Unviversity
    Joel Tabak, Florida State University, Department of Biology
    Michael Mascagni, Florida State University, Department of Computer Science
    Gordon Erlebacher, Florida State University, Department of Scientific Computing
    (1056-92-1667)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An integrated muscle mechanic-fluid dynamic model of lamprey swimming.
    Chia Yu Hsu*, Center for Computational Science, Dept. of Math. Tulane University
    Eric Tytell, Dept. of Biology, Univ. of Maryland, College Park
    Lisa Fauci, Tulane University
    (1056-76-1105)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Differential and Difference Equations, II
  Room 3018, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the symmetry and existence of solutions of some floating drop problems.
    Ray Treinen*, Kansas State University
    (1056-35-1233)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Scattering Due to a Medium Density Change.
    Nezam Iraniparast*, Western Kentucky University
    (1056-35-1300)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fundamental solutions of the wave equation in the Einstein-de Sitter spacetime.
    Anahit Galstyan*, University of Texas-Pan American
    Tamotu Kinoshita, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan
    Karen Yagdjian, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-35-1337)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Corrector analysis for homogenization of stationary linear transport equations in random media.
    Guillaume Bal, Columbia University
    Wenjia Jing*, Columbia University
    (1056-35-1388)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The 2D Boussinesq Equations with vertical viscosity and vertical diffusivity.
    Dhanapati Adhikari*, Oklahoma State University
    Chongsheng Cao, Florida International University
    Jiahong Wu, Oklahoma State University
    (1056-35-1390)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Optimality Conditions for Control Systems of Neutral Type.
    Lianwen Wang*, University of Central Missouri
    (1056-93-1006)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Mechanisms of the Instabilities of Ideal Diffusion Flames.
    Joseph E Hibdon, Jr*, Northwestern University
    Moshe Matalon, University of Illinios Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-35-1442)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    An Analytical and Numerical Study of Optical Soliton Propagation through Photorefractive Media governed by Logarithmic Law Nonlinearity.
    Dawn A. Lott*, Delaware State University
    Auris Henriquez-Fernandez, University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras, PR
    Bryan Moore, Michigan State University
    Benjamin Sturdevant, University of Wisconsin, Madison
    Anjan Biswas, Delaware State University
    (1056-35-1559)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the solution of the coupled Navier-Stokes and Darcy equations.
    Prince Chidyagwai*, Rice University
    Beatrice Riviere, Rice University
    (1056-35-1576)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Sub-Wavelength Plasmonic Crystals: Dispersion Relations and Effective Properties.
    Santiago P. Fortes*, Louisiana State University
    Robert P. Lipton, Louisiana State University
    Stephen P. Shipman, Louisiana State University
    (1056-35-1579)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Multiple positive solutions for a class of p-q-Laplacian systems with multiple parameters and combined nonlinear effects.
    Jaffar Ali*, Florida Gulf Coast University
    Ratnasingham Shivaji, Mississippi State University
    (1056-35-1615)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    The blowup for the semilinear Klein-Gordon equation in de Sitter spacetime.
    Karen Yagdjian*, University of Texas-Pan American
    (1056-35-1628)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Lyapunov Functionals vs Lyapunov Functions in Stability Analysis for Stochastic Parabolic Differential Equations of Ito Type.
    J Mahmoud Anabtawi*, American University of Sharjah
    (1056-35-1681)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Computational Mathematics, I
  Room 3010, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Numerical techniques for 3-D Vortex Rings Motion and Collision.
    Leon Kaganovskiy*, New College of Florida
    Robert Krasny, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    Feng Hualong, Nanjing University of Science and Technology
    (1056-65-30)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Local Numerical Representation of Algebraic Sets.
    Yun Guan*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Jan Verschelde, University of Illinois at Chicago
    (1056-65-123)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Chemotaxis and Numerical Methods for Chemotaxis Models.
    Yekaterina Epshteyn*, Carnegie Mellon University
    (1056-65-151)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    A stability study of a new explicit numerical scheme for a system of differential equations with a large skew-symmetric component.
    Katharine F. Gurski*, Howard University
    Stephen O'Sullivan, Dublin City University
    (1056-65-504)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    $C^0$ interior penalty methods for fully nonlinear Monge-Ampère type equations.
    Michael Joseph Neilan*, Louisiana State University
    Susanne C. Brenner, Louisiana State University
    Thirupathi Gudi, Louisiana State University
    Li-yeng Sung, Louisiana State University
    (1056-65-518)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    On the convergence of a generalized modified Newton scheme.
    Livinus U Uko*, Johnson C. Smith University
    (1056-65-1280)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    On the Convergence of Fully-discrete High-Resolution Schemes with van Leer's flux limiter for Conservation laws.
    Nan Jiang*, University of South Dakota
    (1056-65-554)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The Domain Decomposition Method Applied to Hyperbolic Network Problems.
    James B Collins*, North Carolina State University
    (1056-65-796)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Kernel Based Function Approximation in High Dimensions.
    Fred J. Hickernell*, Illinois Institute of Technology
    (1056-65-845)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Analysis and simulation of a multiphysics and a multiphase problem.
    Aycil Cesmelioglu*, Rice University
    (1056-65-925)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Retrieving Economic Parameters in Asset-Flow Equations.
    Marlene Willie-Aymone Ouayoro*, George Mason University
    (1056-65-951)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A comparison of algorithms for subset selection.
    Martin Brown*, University of California - Berkeley
    Mary Broadbent, Amherst College
    Kevin Penner, University of Pittsburgh
    (1056-65-986)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A High Accuracy Algorithm for 3D Periodic Electromagnetic Scattering.
    Michael J Nicholas*, Tulane University
    (1056-78-1760)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Session on Fields and Commutative Algebra
  Room 3022, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On the Irreducibility of Cauchy-Mirimanoff Polynomials.
    Brian C Irick*, University of Tennessee
    (1056-12-271)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Forcing the appearance of Galois groups: new automatic realization results for p-groups.
    Andrew C Schultz*, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-12-850)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Observations on Primitive, Normal, and Subnormal Elements of Field Extensions.
    Steven H. Weintraub*, Lehigh Univ.
    (1056-12-257)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Prime Ideals in Birational Extensions of Two-Dimensional Power Series Rings.
    Christina Eubanks-Turner*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Melissa Luckas, Madison, Wisconsin
    Serpil Saydam, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    (1056-13-370)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Irreducible Divisor Graphs.
    M Axtell, University of Saint Thomas
    N Baeth*, University of Central Missouri
    J Stickles, Milikin University
    (1056-13-655)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Abstract Factorization into Relatively Prime Elements.
    Jeremiah N. Reinkoester*, University of Iowa
    (1056-13-896)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Krull dimension of a power series ring over a one-dimensional nondiscrete valuation domain.
    Byung Gyun Kang*, POSTECH
    Toan, POSTECH
    (1056-13-1515)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    A general theory of almost splitting sets.
    Byung Gyun Kang, POSTECH
    Jung Wook Lim*, POSTECH
    (1056-13-1522)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Linear Strand of Path Ideals of Trees.
    Rachelle R. Bouchat*, Slippery Rock University
    T{à}i H{à}, Tulane University
    Augustine O'Keefe, Tulane University
    (1056-13-1730)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Comparing the Sizes of the Lower Bass Numbers of a Cohen Macaulay Local Ring.
    Jared L Painter*, University of Texas at Arlington
    (1056-13-1830)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Characterizing rings which admit non-trivial totally reflexive modules.
    Kristen A Beck*, The University of Texas at Arlington
    (1056-13-1984)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Building Indecomposable Modules.
    Andrew Crabbe*, Syracuse University
    (1056-13-2054)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On the Integral Closure of an Antimatter Domain.
    William Travis Trentham*, North Dakota State University
    (1056-13-1857)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Discrete Mathematics, III
  Room 3020, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Enumeration Of Bipartite Graphs.
    Shanzhen Gao*, Florida Atlantic University
    (1056-05-715)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Graphs in which each independent dominating set intersects each minimum dominating set.
    David R. Prier*, Auburn University
    Peter D. Johnson, Auburn University
    (1056-05-706)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    $C_{4}$-Factorizations with Two Associate Classes.
    Chris Rodger, Auburn University
    Michael Tiemeyer*, Auburn University
    (1056-05-629)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Deletion relations of graphs.
    Stephen G Hartke, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Hannah Kolb, Illinois Institute of Technology
    Jared Nishikawa, Willamette University
    Derrick Stolee*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1056-05-498)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Star-Avoiding Ramsey Numbers.
    Jonelle Hook*, Lehigh University
    (1056-05-485)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    p-Capacity $\mathbb{Z^n$ and Zeta function}.
    Lucio M.G Prado*, BMCC - The City University of New York
    (1056-31-1798)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Promotion acting on Standard Young Tableaux of staircase shape.
    Qiang Wang*, UC Davis
    Steven Pon, UC Davis
    (1056-05-2141)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On extremal cycle-free subgraphs of the hypercube.
    Lale Özkahya*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-05-838)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Group Colorability of Graphs.
    Hao Li*, West Virginia University
    (1056-05-898)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Oriented Incidence and a Generalization of Hypergraphs.
    Lucas J. Rusnak*, Binghamton University
    (1056-05-1465)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Irreducible No-Hole $L(2,1)$ labelings of some classes of graphs.
    Jobby Jacob*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Renu Laskar, Clemson University
    (1056-05-1466)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Parallel Algorithm for finding Maximum Critical Independent Sets in Graphs.
    Ermelinda Delavina, University of Houston-Downtown
    Craig Eric Larson*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1056-05-1774)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on General Contributed Papers, VI
  Room 3000, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Eric S. Marland, Appalachian State University marlandes@appstate.edu
  Daniel J. Curtin, Northern Kentucky University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Mathematics and the Internet: The Impact of New Media on a Discipline.
    Samuel M Hansen*, University of Nevada Las Vegas
    (1056-Z1-1205)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Utilizing Web-based Statistical Resources in Teaching Nontraditional Undergraduate Students in Online Learning Environments.
    Michael D. Miner*, American Public University System
    (1056-Z1-1898)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    What can your students do with an iPhone or iPod Touch in Math Class?
    Erick B Hofacker*, University of Wisconsin - River Falls
    (1056-Z1-1976)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Using Wikis to Enhance Mathematical Communication and Develop Students' Investment in Mathematical Community.
    Donna LaLonde, Washburn University
    Jennifer D. Wagner*, Washburn University
    (1056-Z1-707)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Use of Spreadsheets to Illustrate Statistical and Mathematical Concepts.
    Morteza Shafii-Mousavi*, Indiana University South Bend
    Kochanowski Paul, Indiana University South Bend
    (1056-Z1-86)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Impact of Technology on Mathematics Teaching.
    Mohammad Khadivi*, Jackson State University
    (1056-Z1-967)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Fun and Motivational Activities for Exam Review Day.
    Min-Lin Lo*, California State University San Bernardino
    (1056-Z1-676)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Euler-Cauchy Using Undetermined Coefficients.
    Doreen De Leon*, California State University, Fresno
    (1056-Z1-542)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Visualization Projects in Multivariable Calculus.
    Jason J Molitierno*, Sacred Heart University
    (1056-Z1-541)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Using an Opening Quiz to set the Tone for a College Algebra Course.
    Gerald Agbegha*, Johnson C. Smith University
    Nailong Guo, Johnson C. Smith University
    (1056-Z1-1876)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Strategies of Designing College Algebra with Modular Approach.
    A. Serpil Saydam*, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    A. Dale Magoun, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    Charlotte H. Owens, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    (1056-Z1-834)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Issues and Obstacles in Preparing Mathematics Graduate Students for Teaching.
    Mary Beisiegel*, Western Oregon University
    (1056-Z1-1768)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    fUNcO! - A Mathematical Card Game.
    Mairead K Greene*, Rockhurst University
    Paula Shorter, Rockhurst University
    (1056-Z1-2034)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics Education: Helping Under-Prepared Students Transition to College-Level Mathematics, II
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kimberly J. Presser, Shippensburg University kjpres@ship.edu
  J. Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Transition Mathematics: A Professional Learning Community Approach.
    Stuart Boersma*, Central Washington University
    Aaron Montgomery, Central Washington University
    (1056-D1-567)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    How ideas from therapy can help developmental mathematics students with anxiety, motivation, and performance: Successes from two pilot tests.
    K. Scott Alberts*, Truman State University
    Jane Roads, Moberly Area Community College
    (1056-D1-602)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    An alternative to intermediate algebra for liberal arts majors.
    Jeffery D. Sykes*, Ouachita Baptist University
    (1056-D1-941)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Preparing students for Elementary Statistics or Math for Liberal Arts.
    Mary R Parker*, Austin Community College
    (1056-D1-1821)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    A successful model for teaching developmental math at CSU-Monterey bay.
    Lipika Deka*, California State University, Monterey Bay
    (1056-D1-1332)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Blending Inquiry-Based Class Sessions with Computer-Assisted Instruction.
    William O. Bond*, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    John C. Mayer, University of Alabama at Birmingham
    (1056-D1-1778)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The Quantitative Learning Center at UConn, and the effects of online homework in the study habits of students.
    Álvaro Lozano-Robledo*, University of Connecticut - Storrs
    Tom Roby, University of Connecticut - Storrs
    (1056-D1-1150)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Developmental Mathematics Program Assessment: A Case Study.
    Frank Anthony Cerreto*, The Richard Stockton College of NJ
    (1056-D1-1321)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Proportional Reasoning Models in Developmental Mathematics Education: Enhancing Under-Prepared Students' Transition at the College-Level.
    Jack A Carter*, California State University East Bay
    Beverly J Ferrucci, Keene State College
    Ngan Hoe Lee, National Institute of Education, Singapore
    (1056-D1-224)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Transitions: Helping Under-Prepared Students Find Success at Dominican University.
    Paul R. Coe*, Dominican University
    (1056-D1-2061)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematics Courses for the Liberal Arts Students, II
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Reva Kasman, Salem State College rkasman@salemstate.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Your Financial Future.
    Yu-Ju Kuo*, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-J1-816)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Games and Critical Thinking.
    Volker Ecke*, Westfield State College
    Christine von Renesse, Westfield State College
    Julian Fleron, Westfield State College
    Philip Hotchkiss, Westfield State College
    (1056-J1-1866)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Teaching Non-Mathematics Majors using 'Group Topic Books'.
    Caroline P Lubert*, James Madison University
    (1056-J1-1034)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Approaches to Problems in Democracy.
    Karen Saxe*, Macalester College
    (1056-J1-247)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Symmetry and Design Portfolios Showcase Mathematics for Liberal Arts Students.
    Penny H. Dunham*, Muhlenberg College
    (1056-J1-391)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Service-based learning projects in statistics courses.
    Brad Bailey*, North Georgia College & State University
    A. Robb Sinn, North Georgia College & State University
    (1056-J1-736)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A New Course for Liberal Arts Math: the Mathematics of Calendars and Timekeeping.
    Daniel E. Otero*, Xavier University
    (1056-J1-830)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Mathematical ways of reasoning and knowing through geometry.
    James Morrow*, Mount Holyoke College
    (1056-J1-174)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Fun Projects and Activities for Poets and Mathematicians Alike.
    Ioana Mihaila*, Cal Poly Pomona
    (1056-J1-946)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Online Homework---Innovation and Assessment, I
  Room 2009, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael E. Gage, University of Rochester gage@math.rochester.edu
  Arnold K. Pizer, University of Rochester
  Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An Interactive Approach to Discrete Math Using WeBWorK and Flash Applets.
    Nathan M. Wodarz*, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
    (1056-M1-35)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Using WeBWorK, A Web-Based Homework Delivery And Grading System, To Help Prepare Students For Peer Instruction.
    Adam R. Lucas*, Saint Mary's College of California
    (1056-M1-228)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Geometry on a wiki.
    Michael E McDaniel*, Aquinas College
    (1056-M1-267)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The relationship between online homework, test grades, and persistence in calculus.
    H Smith Risser*, Montana Tech
    (1056-M1-298)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Effect of an Online Homework System on Student Outcomes in a First Year Mathematics Course.
    Laurie Lenz*, Marymount University
    (1056-M1-324)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    WebAssign: "It's How Math Homework is Done!".
    Denise J LeGrand*, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
    (1056-M1-367)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Communicating through Online Assessment.
    Edward D Smith*, Pima Community College
    (1056-M1-539)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Embedding applets into WeBWorK questions.
    Michael E. Gage*, University of Rochester
    (1056-M1-585)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    The Impact of Implementing Web Homework in Calculus II.
    P. Gavin LaRose*, University of Michigan
    (1056-M1-703)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Successful Approach in Designing Online Courses for Freshman Mathematics Courses.
    A. Serpil Saydam*, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    A. Dale Magoun, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    Charlotte H. Owens, University of Louisiana at Monroe
    (1056-M1-832)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Preparing K--12 Teachers to Teach Algebra, II
  Room 3002, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth Burroughs, Montana State University burrough@math.montana.edu
  Angela M. Hodge, North Dakota State University
  William G. McCallum, University of Arizona
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    An algebra course for middle school teachers.
    Ji Li*, The University of Arizona
    Virginia Bohme, The University of Arizona
    (1056-N1-1338)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Visualizing Algebraic Relationships: Solving Combined Rate Problems with Pattern Blocks.
    Dianna Spence*, North Georgia College & State University
    A. Robb Sinn, North Georgia College & State University
    (1056-N1-865)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Inquiry as an Outcome of Algebra.
    David Fowler*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1056-N1-803)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Big Ideas in Algebra: Materials to Foster Mathematical Thinking.
    Carol E Seaman*, University of North Carolina Greensboro
    Jennifer Earles Szydlik, University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
    (1056-N1-481)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Calculus: A Gateway to Algebra?!
    Steve Benson*, Lesley University
    (1056-N1-478)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Using modified materials from The Algebra Project with pre-service K-8 mathematics teachers.
    Steve Blair*, Eastern Michigan University
    (1056-N1-383)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Teachers, Mathematicians, and Educators Making Sense of Algebra Content.
    Joshua D Chesler*, California State University, Long Beach
    (1056-N1-954)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Bridging Proportional Reasoning and Algebraic Reasoning: A Focus on Co-variation and Invariance Using Contextualized Problems.
    Kien H. Lim*, University of Texas at El Paso
    (1056-N1-242)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Algebra for Algebra Teachers.
    Ira J Papick*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Jim Lewis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1056-N1-36)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on How Assessment Results Changed Our Program
  Room 2011, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Dick Jardine, Keene State College rjardine@keene.edu
  Barbara Edwards, Oregon State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Faculty Development Through Assessment.
    Dick Jardine*, Keene State College
    (1056-F1-1175)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Assessment of Mathematical Reasoning Courses for Business Students and Liberal Arts Students.
    Vesna Kilibarda*, Indiana University Northwest
    (1056-F1-557)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Assessing Critical Thinking Throughout the Mathematics Curriculum.
    Miriam Harris-Botzum*, Lehigh Carbon Community College
    (1056-F1-1308)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Readiness Assessment and Course Placement through Introductory Calculus.
    Alison Ahlgren*, University of Illinois
    Marc Harper, UCLA
    (1056-F1-1349)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Assessment: If It Ain't Useful, Don't Do It.
    J. Winston Crawley*, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    (1056-F1-1033)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Using a knowledge survey for course and program level assessment in mathematics.
    Jacqueline M Dewar*, Loyola Marymount University
    (1056-F1-443)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    An Assessment Loop (or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and love the Rubric).
    Jenn D Berg*, Fitchburg State College
    (1056-F1-900)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Impact of Pair Quizzes on Mathematics Achievement and Mathematics Attitude.
    Harrison W. Straley*, Wheaton College
    Lauren Dupee, Wheaton College
    (1056-F1-637)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Wavelets in Undergraduate Education
  Room 2022, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Caroline Haddad, SUNY Geneseo haddad@geneseo.edu
  Catherine Beneteau, University of South Florida
  David Ruch, Metropolitan State College of Denver
  Patrick Van Fleet, University of St. Thomas
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Teaching a Wavelets Course at a Liberal Arts College.
    Beth M. Campbell Hetrick*, Gettysburg College
    (1056-S1-1998)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Teaching a Wavelets course in May term.
    Janine Wittwer*, Westminster College, UT
    (1056-S1-231)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Portable Haar Wavelet Projects with MATLAB.
    Phil Gustafson*, Mesa State College
    (1056-S1-1334)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A Wavelet-Based Unsupervised Learning Algorithm to Cluster Diabetics Based on Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data.
    Edward Aboufadel*, Grand Valley State University
    Robert Castellano, Stony Brook University
    Derek Olson, Drake University
    (1056-S1-528)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Authentication Using Wavelets, part I.
    Jill E. Guerra*, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
    John C. Merkel, III, Morehouse College
    Eric A. Bickerton, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
    Warren Chancellor, Morehouse College
    (1056-S1-1263)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Authentication Using Wavelets, part II.
    John C. Merkel, III*, Morehouse College
    Jill E. Guerra, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
    Warren Chancellor, Morehouse College
    Eric A. Bickerton, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
    (1056-S1-1270)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Module for the Construction of Scaling Functions using the Cascade Algorithm.
    John A Rock*, California State University, Stanislaus
    David Ruch, Metropolitan State College of Denver
    Kenneth Hoover, California State University, Stanislaus
    Helmut Knaust, University of Texas, El Paso
    Roger Zarnowski, Angelo State University
    (1056-S1-1479)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Fourier Series and the Discrete Wavelet Transformation.
    Patrick J Van Fleet*, University of St. Thomas
    (1056-S1-1535)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Wavelet Packets and Image Compression.
    Cristen M Bonz, University of St Thomas
    Elizabeth A Motz*, University of St Thomas
    (1056-S1-1691)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Sufficient Condition for the Optimality of Huffman Encoding.
    William David Hall*, California State University, Stanislaus
    Jonathan Brown, California State Univeristy, Stanislaus
    (1056-S1-1784)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:06 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematics and a Smart Planet
  Room 2002, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Brenda Dietrich, IBM T. J. Watson Research dietric@us.ibm.com
  Chairs:
  Lior Horesh, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Managing the Earth: Modeling Data into Decisions under Geological and Engineering Uncertainty.
    Jef Caers*, Stanford University
    (1056-60-804)
  • 1:39 p.m.
    Design in inverse problems.
    Eldad Haber*, UBC
    Lior Horesh, IBM
    Luis Tenorio, Colorado School of Mines
    (1056-49-2102)
  • 2:18 p.m.
    Inversion - Taking one step backwards.
    Lior Horesh*, IBM TJ Watson Research Center
    Eldad Haber, University of British Colombia
    Luis Tenorio, Colorado School of Mines
    (1056-49-2148)
  • 2:57 p.m.
    On the probabilistic validation of models for interacting agents.
    Roger Ghanem*, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Southern California
    Sonjoy Das, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, University of Southern California
  • 3:36 p.m.
    Global optimization with response surfaces for computationally expensive functions with environmental applications.
    Rommel Regis, St. Joseph's University
    Christine Shoemaker*, School of Operations Research and Information Engineering, Cornell University
    Yilun Wang, St. Cornell University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  Joint Committee on Women in the Mathematical Sciences Panel Discussion
  Hard problems, approximate solutions: Finding balance between math and family demands.
  Room 3003, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Kathleen M. O'Hara, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
  Panelists:
  Mary Ann Mason, University of California, Berkeley
  Marc Goulden, University of California, Berkeley
  Carol Hollenshead, University of Michigan
  Maura B. Mast, University of Massachusetts, Boston
  Judy L. Walker, University of Nebraska
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Graduate Students-YMN Panel Discussion
  Finding a research topic and thesis advisor.
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  David C. Manderscheid, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  Aaron Luttman, Clarkson University
  Panelists:
  Raegan J. Higggins, Texas Tech University
  Franziska Hinckelmann, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  Steven G. Krantz, Washington University
  Jennifer McNulty, University of Montana
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion
  Statistics $\not=$ mathematics: What a first- (or second-) time teacher of statistics should know.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Posner, Villanova University
  Panelists:
  Robin Lock, St. Lawrence University
  Elaine Newman, Sonoma State University
  Leigh Lunsford, Longwood University
  Ken Torre, Cotati-Rohnert Park Unified School District
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Math Circles for Students and Teachers, Part I
  Fostering, supporting, and propagating Math Circles (Part II is Saturday at 1:00 p.m.).
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  James S. Tanton, St. Mark's Institute of Mathematics
  Tatiana Shubin, San Jose State University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) Reunion
  Room 3014, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 1:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic of Function Fields, II
  Room 3009, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Allison Pacelli, Williams College apacelli@williams.edu
  Michael Rosen, Brown University
  

  • 1:30 p.m.
    A Gross-Zagier formula for quaternion algebras over totally real fields.
    Kristin E. Lauter*, Microsoft Research
    Eyal Z. Goren, McGill University
    (1056-11-1669)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    An $N$-point version of the Mason-Stothers $abc$ Theorem.
    Robert L. Benedetto*, Amherst College
    (1056-11-659)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Reflection Theorem for class groups of global function fields and its applications.
    Yoonjin Lee*, Ewha Womans University
    (1056-11-377)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Prime polynomials.
    Paul Pollack*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1056-11-1082)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Function Fields with Class Number Indivisible by a Prime $\ell$.
    Michael W Daub*, University of California, Berkeley
    Allison Pacelli, Williams College
    Michael Rosen, Brown University
    Jaclyn Lang, Bryn Mawr College
    Mona Merling, Bard College
    Natee Pitiwan, Williams College
    (1056-11-1110)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Class numbers of function fields.
    Jing Long Hoelscher*, University of Arizona
    (1056-11-994)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
  Room 3001, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Jon W. Scott, Montgomery Community College jon.scott@montgomerycollege.edu
  

  • 2:00 p.m.
    Lurch: Software for Teaching Mathematical Proof.
    Nathan Carter*, Bentley University
    Kenneth G. Monks, University of Scranton
  • 2:00 p.m.
    DIYModeling -- Do It Yourself Modeling and Simulation for STEM Learning.
    Frank Wattenberg*, U. S. Military Academy
    William C Bauldry, Appalachian State University
    Joe Yanik, Emporia State University
    Keith Erickson, Georgia Gwinnett College
    Marion Smith, Texas Southern University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    MAA's Online Calculus Text.
    Lawrence Moore*, Duke University
    David Smith, Duke University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    MAA's Mathematical Sciences Digital Library (MathDL).
    Lawrence Moore*, Duke University
    Tom Leathrum, Jacksonville State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Maplets for Calculus.
    Philip B. Yasskin, Texas A&M University
    Douglas B. Meade*, University of South Carolina
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The design of a research based curriculum for real analysis.
    Kyeong Hah Roh*, Arizona State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research-Based Video for Teaching Undergraduate Proof.
    James Sandefur*, Georgetown University
    Connie Campbell, Millsaps College
    Kay Somers, Moravian College
    Geoffrey Birky, Georgetown University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    WeBWork, a Web-based Interactive Homework System.
    Arnold Pizer*, University of Rochester
    Vicki Roth, University of Rochester
    Michael Gage, University of Rochester
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Change Agents for Teaching and Learning Statistics (CATALST).
    Joan Garfield*, University of Minnesota
    Bob delMas, University of Minnesota
    Andy Zieffler, University of Minnesota
    Allan Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    Beth Chance, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
    George Cobb, Mount Holyoke College
    John Holcomb, Cleveland State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Multidisciplinary Sustainability Modules: Integrating STEM Courses.
    Thomas J. Pfaff*, Ithaca College
    Ali S. Erkan, Ithaca College
    Jason G. Hamilton, Ithaca College
    Michael Rogers, Ithaca College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    CCLI2: Colorado Momentum.
    Mary Nelson*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Harvey Segur, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Anne Dougherty, University of Colorado, Boulder
    James Curry, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Investigating the Mathematical Biology of Metabolic Scaling using Manduca InSTaRs (Interdisciplinary Science Training and Research).
    Jennifer Garbett, Kenyon College
    Judy Holdener*, Kenyon College
    Chris Gillen, Kenyon College
    Brad Hartlaub, Kenyon College
    Harry Itagaki, Kenyon College
    Drew Kerkhoff, Kenyon College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    STEM Real World Application Modules.
    Darren Narayan*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    William Basener, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Matthew Coppenbarger, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Paul Tymann, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Moises Sudit, Rochester Institute of Technology
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Paradigms in Physics: Multiple Entry Points.
    Tevian Dray*, Oregon State University
    Corinne A Manogue, Oregon State University
    Barbara Edwards, Oregon State University
    David McIntyre, Oregon State University
    Emily van Zee, Oregon State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World (QRCW).
    Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas
    Stuart Boersma, Central Washington University
    Caren L. Diefenderfer*, Hollins University
    Shannon W. Dingman, University of Arkansas
  • 2:00 p.m.
    College Ready in Mathematics and Physics Partnership.
    Gay Stewart, University of Arkansas
    Bernard L. Madison*, University of Arkansas
    Shannon W. Dingman, University of Arkansas
    Pete Joenks, Springdale High School
    John Jones, University of Arkansas, Fort Smith
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics Training Program at NJIT: The effect of neuronal morphology on passive properties of neurons.
    Farzan Nadim*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Krutanjali Shah, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Yamin Noor, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    A. Farzad Sheibanie, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Authentic Discovery Projects for Introductory Statistics.
    Robb Sinn*, North Georgia College
    Dianna Spence, North Georgia College
    Brad Bailey, North Georgia College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Empowering Student Learning in Mathematical Analysis.
    Barbara Shipman*, The University of Texas at Arlington
    James Epperson, The University of Texas at Arlington
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modern Biology, Modern Mathematics, and Modern Solutions: Moving Biomathematics Education Beyond Calculus.
    Raina Robeva*, Sweet Briar College
    Robin Davies, Sweet Briar College
    Terrell Hodge, Western Michigan University
    Alexander Enyedi, Western Michigan University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum in a Liberal Arts Setting.
    Semra Kilic-Bahi*, Colby-Sawyer College
    Ben Steele, Colby-Sawyer College
    Peter White, Colby-Sawyer College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    HBCU Retreat and Follow-On Program.
    Don Small*, United States Military Academy
    Laurette Foster, Prairie View A&M University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Explorations in Complex Variables with Accompanying Applets: Undergraduate Research.
    Michael Dorff*, Brigham Young University
    Jim Rolf, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Rich Stankewitz, Ball State University
    Mike Brilleslyper, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Beth Schaubroeck, U.S. Air Force Academy
    Jane McDougall, Colorado College
    Ken Stephenson, University of Tennessee
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Mathematical Biology Projects at UNCG.
    Jan Rychtar*, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Maya Chhetri, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Mary Crowe, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    David Remington, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    Olav Rueppell, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Development and Dissemination of Computational Science Educational Materials and Curricula at the Undergraduate Level.
    Paula Federico*, Capital University
    Terry Lahm, Capital University
    Andrea Karkowski, Capital University
    Sheryl Hemkin, Kenyon College
    Gerald Mueller, Columbus State Community College
    Ignatios Vakalis, California State Polytechnic Institute
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Learning Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science via Primary Historical Sourecs.
    Jerry Lodder*, New Mexico State University
    David Pengelley, New Mexico State University
    Guram Bezhanishvili, New Mexico State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    MBUR (Mathematical Biology & Undergraduate Research): Modeling Growth and Biochemical Pathways in Selenite Resistant Bacteria.
    George Yates*, Youngstown State University
    Jon Caguiat, Youngstown State University
    Carl Sims, Youngstown State University
    Jozsi Jalics, Youngstown State University
    Mark Womble, Youngstown State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    SyBR-U: Synthetic Biology Research for Undergraduates.
    Laurie J. Heyer*, Davidson College
    A. Malcolm Campbell, Davidson College
    Jeffrey L. Poet, Missouri Western State University
    Todd T. Eckdahl, Missouri Western State University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith College.
    Ruth Haas*, Smith College
    James Henle, Smith College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Studying Cell Response to Input Signals as the Basis for Interdisciplinary Training for Undergraduates in Biological and Mathematical Sciences.
    Ovidiu Lipan, University of Richmond
    Kathy Hoke, University of Richmond
    Lester Caudill, Jr, University of Richmond
    Laura Runyen-Janecky, University of Richmond
    Garrett Graham*, University of Richmond
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research and Education Program in Mathematical and Biological Sciences.
    Semen Koksal*, Florda Institute of Technology
    Rob van Woesik, Florda Institute of Technology
    Dave Carroll, Florda Institute of Technology
    Richard Sinden, Florda Institute of Technology
    Eugene Dshalalow, Florda Institute of Technology
    Kristie Llera, Florda Institute of Technology
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quantitative Skills in Biology through Scientific Inquiry at James Madison University.
    D. Brian Walton*, James Madison University
    Anthony Tongen, James Madison University
    Nusrat Jahan, James Madison University
    Reid Harris, James Madison University
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Research and Education in Computational Mathematics for Undergraduates in the Mathematical Sciences at NJIT.
    Zoi-Heleni Michalopoulou*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Roy Goodman, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    David Horntrop, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Jonathan Luke, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Michael Siegel, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Yuan-Nan Young, New Jersey Institute of Technology
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Interactive Online Modules and Take-Home Assignments for Inquiry-Learning to Provide First-Hand Experience in Matrix Algebra Course.
    Hamide Dogan-Dunlap*, University of Texas at El Paso
    Piotr Wojciechowski, University of Texas at El Paso
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Experimental Mathematics.
    Marc Chamberland*, Grinnell College
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Undergraduate Training in Bioinformatics.
    Ming-Ying Leung*, The University of Texas at El Paso
    Steve Aley, The University of Texas at El Paso
    Vladik Kreinovich, The University of Texas at El Paso
    Elizabeth Walsh, The University of Texas at El Paso
  • 2:00 p.m.
    PREP: MAA's Professional Enhancement Program.
    J. Michael Pearson, Mathematical Association of America
    Nancy Baxter Hastings, Dickinson College
    Nathaniel Dean, Texas State University, San Marcos
    Virginia Buchanan, Hiram College
    Jon Scott*, Montgomery College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Laplacians on vector bundles on graphs.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Richard W. Kenyon*, Brown University
  (1056-60-14)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
  MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
  Mathematics and social justice.
  Room 3024, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Lily S. Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount University
  David T. Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  Panelists:
  Shandy Hauk, University of Northern Colorado
  Eric Hsu, San Francisco State University
  Lisa Marano, West Chester University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:35 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA CRAFTY Panel Discussion
  More voices from the partner disciplines: The second round of curriculum foundations workshops.
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Sheldon P. Gordon, Farmingdale State College
  Panelists:
  Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University
  Susan L. Ganter, Clemson University
  Sheldon P. Gordon,
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
  William Marion, Valparaiso University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:35 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education and SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
  Excuse me; where is the department of statistics education?
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Michael A. Posner, Villanova University
  Panelists:
  Dennis Pearl, Ohio State University
  Mike Shaugnessy, Portland State University
  Bob DelMas, University of Minnesota
  Andrew Zieffler, University of Minnesota
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 2:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m.
  AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion
  What I wish I had known when applying for a job.
  Room 3003, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Moderators:
  Christopher K. McCord, Northern Illinois University
  Panelists:
  Elizabeth T. Beazley, University of Michigan and Williams College
  Julie Bergner, University of California, Riverside
  Karl Kempf, Intel and Arizona State University
  Bryna Kra, Northwestern University
  Ken Ono, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Tony DeRose, Pixar Animation Studios
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  AMS Retiring Presidential Address
  Reflections and prospectives.
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  James G. Glimm*, Stony Brook University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 4:25 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  Joint Prize Session
  Main Lecture Room, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Guest Lecture
  Speaker and title to be announced.
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  Joint Prize Session Reception
  Room 2006, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government Guest Lecture
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 5:45 p.m.
    From Netflix to Gerrymanders: A Sample of BIG Applications of Mathematics.
    Barry A Cipra*, Northfield, MN
    (1056-A0-1541)
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Meeting and Reception
  Room 3002, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the Web Reception and Business Meeting
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Presenters:
  Bruce W. Yoshiwara, Pierce College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 5:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  MAA Two-Year College Reception
  Pacific J, Marriott San Francisco
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation for Students
  Room 2022, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  

  • 6:00 p.m.
    Low dimensional topology for fun and profit, or, how to extract money from the R4 space.
    Cliff Stoll*, Acme Klein Bottle Company
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  Reunion of College Algebra Workshops Participants
  Pacific H, Marriott San Francisco
  Organizers:
  Donald B. Small, U. S. Military Academy
  William E. Haver, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Business Meeting
  Room 2024, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Business Meeting
  Room 2020, 2nd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the Web Presentation and Discussion
  Life after Wolfram Alpha.
  Room 3004, 3rd Floor, Moscone
  Presenters:
  Bruce W. Yoshiwara, Pierce College
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Special Presentation
  Open mike mathematical poetry reading.
  Room 2009, 2nd Floor, Moscone
  Organizers:
  Douglas Norton, Villanova University
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 7:15 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government Reception
  Room 3006, 3rd Floor, Moscone
• Thursday January 14, 2010, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m.
  Young Mathematicians' Network Open Forum
  Sierra C, Marriott San Francisco