Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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

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

Wednesday January 13, 2010

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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