Modeling Problems of the Environment, Friday,
1:00 p.m. 3:00 pm, organized by Ben Fusaro,
Florida State University. The speakers are Sherry
Brandt-Williams, Atlantic Ecology Division of the
EPA, Using energy systems language to diagram and
stimulate a complex biological model; Daniel
E. Campbell, Atlantic Ecology Division of the EPA,
Stability and renewal in heavily exploited populations;
Lothar S. Dohse, UNC-Asheville, A cooperative
modeling initiative betwen industry and academia; and
Donald E. Miller, Saint Mary's College, Modeling
the spread and control of oil spills.
Symmetry in Analysis , Saturday, 1:00 p.m.
3:00 p.m., organized by Steve Krantz, Washington
University in St. Louis. Speakers are Robert E. Greene,
UCLA; Kang-Tae Kim, Pohang University of Science
and Technology (Korea); Jeffery McNeal, Ohio
State University; and Harold Parks, Oregon State
University.
Worlds of Interactive Mathematics, Part I: The Legacy
of Elias Deeba, Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 10:55 a.m.;
Part II: The Legacy of James E. White, Saturday,
3:15 p.m. - 5:10 p.m., organized by Ananda Gunawardena,
Carnegie Mellon University; Dan Kalman, American
University; and Gerald J. Porter, University
of Pennsylvania. One of the initial authoring environments
for the creation of interactive texts was the Mathkit
language developed by Jim White. White's work led to
the creation of the MAA's Interactive Mathematical Text
Project (IMTP), funded by IBM and the NSF. White not
only provided much of the intellectual material for
this project but he also, through this project and the
subsequent Project Welcome, provided hands-on training
in the use of the tools. Elias Deeba was both a participant
in these endeavors and the director of the IMTP at the
University of Houston, Downtown. We take this opportunity
to honor them for their leadership and to continue the
work that they have begun. In these sessions we will
highlight some of their contributions, as well as showcasing
recent developments in the field which bear the stamp
of their influence. Speakers include Ananda Gunawardena,
Elias Deeba's work; Zuhair Nashed, University
of Central Florida, Some paradigms in elementary
linear algebra which Elias liked; Dan Kalman
and Gerald J. Porter, James White's work;
Samad Mortabit, Metropolitan State University,
Mathwright activities; and Margie A. Hale,
Stetson University, Interactive investigation of
geometry through light rays.