Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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

Thursday January 14, 2010

• Thursday January 14, 2010, 6:00 a.m.-11:59 p.m.
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  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