Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, January 24, 2006 12:01:42

Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Antonio, TX, January 12-15, 2006
Meeting #1014

• Saturday January 14, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, I
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University, Fresno
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Tamas I. Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Algebraic Model and Monte Carlo Model of Financial Management.
    Yan Li*, Wells College
    Sean Wilkoff, University of California, Berkley
    (1014-00-272)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Optimized Least Squares Approach For Valuation of American Options.
    T.J. Deems, Slippery Rock University
    Jennifer Geis, Augsburg College
    Troy Tingey*, Arizona State University
    Anastasia Wong, Mills College
    (1014-00-307)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Size and Difficulty of Mass Problems.
    Elizabeth T Brown, James Madison University
    Andre Kornell*, Princeton University
    Justin Palumbo, Rutgers University
    (1014-03-158)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Upper Bounds in Graph Pebbling and a Look at the 2-Pebbling Property.
    Joyce D Charlesworth, Warren Wilson College
    Theang T Ho, University of Nebraska
    Brian W Keinath*, Central Michigan University
    David Y Lin, Princeton University
    (1014-05-116)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Investigations in Nonabelian Difference Sets of Order 25.
    M. Strom Borman*, Reed College
    Ken W. Smith, Central Michigan University
    (1014-05-133)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Isoperimetric Numbers of Block Design Graphs.
    Dominic Lanphier, Western Kentucky University
    Christopher Miller, Fairfield University
    Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University
    Amber Russell*, Mississippi State University
    (1014-05-142)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Necessary and Sufficient Conditions for Tiling with $4\times 6$ and $5\times 7$ Rectangles.
    Rachell Ashley*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Frances Cabrera, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Carol Callesano, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology
    Allen J. Schwenk, Western Michigan University
    (1014-05-573)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Partial covering arrays and a generalized Erd\H os-Ko-Rado property.
    Particia Ann Carey*, East Tennessee State University
    Anant P Godbole, East Tennessee State University
    (1014-05-1122)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    The Negs and Regs of Continued Fractions.
    Alex Eustis*, Harvey Mudd College
    Arthur T. Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-05-1496)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Color-Permuting Automorphisms of Cayley Graphs.
    J. Bratz*, Lafayette College
    P. Cahn, Smith College
    N. Haber, Brown University
    E. McMahon, Lafayette College
    S. Tekansik, Mesa State College
    (1014-05-1740)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Pursuing the Perfect Parallelepiped.
    Clifford A Reiter, Lafayette College
    Jordan Olliver Tirrell*, Lafayette College
    (1014-11-343)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Fibonacci Numbers and Diophantine Equations.
    Michael T Holm*, Northwestern College
    Ryan K Johnson, The University of Akron
    (1014-11-867)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Units in $\mathbb{Q} \lbrack z,\sqrt{z^{2}-4v}]$.
    Anne L Chmura*, University of Akron
    Sally A Hall, Swarthmore College
    (1014-11-1396)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Class Number Divisibility in Cubic Function Fields.
    Nathan Kaplan*, Princeton University/Williams College
    Carl Erickson, Stanford University/Williams College
    Allison Pacelli, Williams College
    Neil Mendoza, Williams College
    Todd Shayler, Williams College
    (1014-11-1626)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    3-rank in Class Groups of Quadratic Number Fields.
    Carl Erickson*, Stanford University and Williams College
    Nathan Kaplan, Princeton University and Williams College
    Neil Mendoza, Williams College
    Allison Pacelli, Williams College
    Todd Shayler, Williams College
    (1014-11-1412)
• Sunday January 15, 2006, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II
  Organizers:
  Darren Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
  Carl V. Lutzer, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Michael J. Fisher, California State University Fresno
  Bernard Brooks, Rochester Institute of Technology
  Tamas Wiandt, Rochester Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    For King and Country: An Exploration in Sixteenth Century Cryptography.
    Ryan W. Fuoss*, Taylor University
    Amanda R. Youell, Clemson University
    (1014-11-1643)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Minimum Positive Semi-Definite Rank of a Graph.
    Kseniya Kudryavtseva*, Central Michigan University
    Janeta Marinova, Bard College
    Yunjiang Jiang, University of Georgia
    (1014-15-115)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Extension of groups yielding quasi p-groups.
    Joseph David Gastenveld*, Northern Kentucky University
    (1014-20-196)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling temperatures for a building with seven zones.
    Carrie E Keel*, Mercer University
    J K Denny, Mercer University
    (1014-34-1589)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Turing Pattern Dynamics for Spatiotemporal Models with Growth and Curvature.
    Julijana V Gjorgjieva*, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-35-1378)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    The Isoperimetric Problem in Surfaces.
    Michelle Lee*, Williams College
    (1014-51-1116)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Combinatorial Approach to the Symmetries of the Icosahedron Using K-6.
    Kevin Ehly*, Lafayette College
    (1014-51-1573)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    The Prison Warden's Dilemma: A Characterization of $3$-Convexity.
    Deborah E. Berg*, Harvey Mudd College
    Tyler Seacrest, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-52-1318)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Minimal Triangulations of Products of Segments and Triangles.
    Tyler Seacrest*, Havrey Mudd College
    Francis Edward Su, Harvey Mudd College
    (1014-52-1324)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Honeycombs in Hyperbolic Surfaces.
    Vojislav S Sesum*, Williams College
    (1014-53-1202)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Isoperimetric Surfaces and General Relativity.
    Brian Krummel*, University of Maryland - Baltimore County
    Mike Greenberg, New York University - Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    (1014-53-1622)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Twist Numbers of Links from the Jones Polynomial.
    Mathew Williamson*, University of South Florida
    (1014-55-328)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Generalizing Kirk-Livingston Type 1 Link Invariants.
    Karen B McCready*, The College of New Jersey
    Matthias L Youngs, SUNY Geneseo
    (1014-55-1251)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Comparing Ratio Estimators Based on Systematic Samples.
    John Szarka*, James Madison University
    Amy Jacks, University of Missouri-Rolla
    (1014-62-1139)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    A Modified Lotka-Volterra Competition Model with a Non-Linear Relationship Between Species.
    Amy Vess Crizer*, James Madison University
    Austin F Taylor, University of Alabama
    (1014-92-1544)