Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day
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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Associate secretaries: Michel L Lapidus , AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu , lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu
James J Tattersall , MAA tat@providence.edu
Tuesday January 8, 2008
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Ling Long , Iowa State University linglong@iastate.edu
Wen-Ching Winnie Li , Pennsylvania State University
Tong Liu , University of Pennsylvania
7:30 a.m. On modular forms for some noncongruence subgroups. Chris A. Kurth , Iowa State University
Ling Long* , Iowa State University
8:00 a.m. L-functions and $l$-adic representations for noncongruence subgroups. Jerome William Hoffman* , Louisiana State University
Helena Verrill , Louisiana State University
8:30 a.m. Farey Symbols and Finite Index Subgroups of $PSL_2(Z)$. Chris Kurth* , Iowa State University
9:00 a.m. Computing with Modular Forms Using SAGE. William A Stein* , University of Washington
9:30 a.m. The module of vector-valued modular forms on $SL(2, Z)$. Geoff Mason* , University of California, Santa Cruz
10:00 a.m. The Local Langlands Correspondence for GSp(4). Wee Teck Gan* , University of California, San Diego
10:30 a.m. Actions of finite groups on modular forms and coherent sheaves. Ted C Chinburg* , University of Pennsylvania
Amy Ksir , United States Naval Academy
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
7:45 a.m. Graph energy change due to single edge deletion. Wasin So* , San Jose State University
8:00 a.m. Some Results on Antidesigns. Ian Rogers* , Rose Hulman Institute of Technology
8:15 a.m. Combinatorial Enumeration of rectangular kolam designs of the Tamil land. Rethinasamy K Kittappa* , Millersville University
8:30 a.m. Extremal systems for the fair and biased Erd\H{o}s--Selfridge theorem. Eric Lars Sundberg* , Occidental College
8:45 a.m. A New Lower Bound on the Number of Oblivious Questions Required to Guess Two Secrets. Kelley Harris* , Harvard University
9:00 a.m. Three-Dimensional Generalized Solitary Waves via a Spatial Dynamical Approach. Shengfu Deng* , Virginia Tech
Shu-Ming Sun , Virginia Tech
9:15 a.m. Sequences with small subsum sets. Aaron Pixton* , Princeton University
9:30 a.m. Boundaries of the minimum $P_k$ total weights. Ji Young Choi* , Shippensburg University of PA
9:45 a.m. Almost avoiding classes of permutations. Robert Brignall , University of Bristol
William Griffiths , Southern Polytechnic State University
Rebecca Smith* , SUNY Brockport
Vincent Vatter , DIMACS
Daniel Warren , Ohio State
Doron Zeilberger , Rutgers
10:00 a.m. On $(64,28,12)$ Difference Sets. Omar A. AbuGhneim* , Jordan University
10:15 a.m. New families of non-embeddable quasi-derived designs. Tariq A. Alraqad* , Central Michigan University
10:30 a.m. Some results on $\lambda_x$-invertible graphs. John P. Georges , Trinity College, Hartford, CT
David Mauro , Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Yan Wang* , Trinity College, Hartford, CT
10:45 a.m. A Combinatorial Approach to the Distinguishing Number of a Tournament and Other Digraphs. Michael Babcock , University of the Pacific
Larry J. Langley , University of the Pacific
Sarah K. Merz* , University of the Pacific
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
7:45 a.m. A Characterization of the Interior of a Triangle. Shing S So* , University of Central Missouri
Alvin R Tinsley , University of Central Missouri
8:00 a.m. Upper Bound of Edge Number for Links. Lucas Bennett* , University of Iowa
8:15 a.m. A modified Wallman method for compactifications of certain arbitrary topological spaces and an arbitrary Hausdorff compactification. Hueytzen J Wu* , Texas A&M University - Kingsville
Wan-Hong Wu , Institute of Drug Development, Cancer Therapy & Research Center
8:30 a.m. The Kauffman-Harary Conjecture. P R Solis* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:45 a.m. New Metrization Theorems in Terms of Semi-open Covers. Gangadhar R. Hiremath* , University of North Carolina Pembroke
9:00 a.m. Covering Properties Extending Several Special Base Properties. Brad Bailey* , North Georgia Coll. & State Univ.
9:15 a.m. Problems of scalable topology. Mark Burgin* , UCLA
9:30 a.m. Asphericity of Random Equilateral Knots. Eric J Rawdon* , University of St. Thomas
Andrzej Stasiak , University of Lausanne
John C Kern , Duquesne University
Patrick Plunkett , University of California Santa Barbara
Michael Piatek , University of Washington
Kenneth C Millett , University of California Santa Barbara
9:45 a.m. Quantum invariants can provide sharp bounds on Heegaard genus. Helen Wong* , Bowdoin College
Andrew Casson , Yale University
10:00 a.m. {\bf Quasi-conformal Homeomorphisms on Compact Ultrametric Spaces}. Mozhgan Mirani* , The University of the South, Sewanee, TN
10:15 a.m. Homological Codimension. Kailash C Ghimire* , Georgia Southwestern State University
10:30 a.m. Intrisically $n$-linked spatial graphs. Danielle O'Donnol* , UCLA
10:45 a.m. The qo-topology - an order topology on a space of quasicontinuous functions. Rodica Cazacu* , Georgia College & State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
7:45 a.m. Shortest paths and optimal solutions for evacuation in emergency situations. Mitch A. Phillipson* , University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
Simei Tong , University of Wisconsin Eau Claire
8:00 a.m. A Mathematical Model of the Evolution of the ABO Blood Group System. Sara Jensen , Carthage College
Anna Sparacino* , Westminster College, PA
8:15 a.m. Discovery Precalculus projects: Modeling with a graphing calculator TI-84+. Nataliya I. Latushkina* , Columbia College, Columbia, Missouri
8:30 a.m. Reducts of Countably Categorical Graphs. Yun Lu* , Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
8:45 a.m. On the classification of torsion-free abelian groups up to quasi-isomorphism. Samuel Gregory Coskey* , Rutgers University
9:00 a.m. Characterizing ``Planar" Abstract Simplicial Complexes by Excluded Minors (Generalizing Kuratowski's Theorem to Higher Dimensions). Taylor Dupuy* , University of New Mexico
9:15 a.m. On the local multiple-valued logic algebras. Lavinia Corina Ciungu* , State University of New York at Buffalo
9:30 a.m. Fractional Weak Discrepancy, Interval Orders, and Forbidden Configurations. Alan Shuchat* , Wellesley College
Randy Shull , Wellesley College
Ann Trenk , Wellesley College
9:45 a.m. A Priestley Style Duality for Meet Semi Lattices. Aditya Kumar Nagrath* , University of Denver
10:00 a.m. On the Natural Density of the $k$-Zeckendorf Niven Numbers. Curtis Cooper* , University of Central Missouri
10:15 a.m. Direct Sum Decompositions over Two-dimensional Local Domains. Nicholas R Baeth* , University of Central Missouri
10:30 a.m. On Compact Connected Mobs. Phoebe H McLaughlin* , University of Central Missouri
Shing So , University of Central Missouri
Haohao Wang , Southeast Missouri State University
10:45 a.m. Point spectra for generalized Hausdorff matrices. B. E. Rhoades* , Indiana University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Bernard Brooks , Rochester Institute of Technology
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
8:00 a.m. Modeling Atomic Force Microscope Deformation of Fibrin Fibers. Callie A Johnson* , James Madison University
Anthony Tongen , James Madison University
8:30 a.m. Cardinal Invariants Beyond the Continuum. E. T. Brown , James Madison University
J. L. Bruno , James Madison University
C. L. Wingfield* , James Madison University
9:00 a.m. Existence of Asymptotic Solutions to Semilinear Partial Difference Equations on Graphs. Jason Dean Lee* , Duke University
John Neuberger , Northern Arizona University
9:30 a.m. Nested Chain Partitions of Normalized-Matching Posets. Elinor Gardner Escamilla , Pomona College, Claremont CA
Andreea Cristina Nicolae , Pomona College, Claremont CA
Paul Russell Salerno , Pomona College, Claremont CA
Shahriar Shahriari , Pomona College, Claremont CA
Jordan Olliver Tirrell* , Lafayette College, Easton PA
10:00 a.m. Minimum Semidefinite Rank of a Graph with Cut Sets of Size 2 and Graphs with msr($G$) = $vrule height1.5ex G\vrule height 1.5ex - 2$. Jonathan E. Beagley* , Illinois Institute of Technology
Eileen L. Radzwion , Central Michigan University
Andrew M. Zimmer , University of Puget Sound
10:30 a.m. Hadamard Difference Sets in Groups of Order 144 and the Spread Construction. Nicole Kroeger , North Carolina State University
Marcus Miller* , Harvard University
Christopher Mooney , Transylvania University
Kathleen Shepard , Grinnell College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College, CUNY jdauben@att.net
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Victor J. Katz , University of District of Columbia
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Jennifer R. Daniel , Lamar University jennifer.daniel@lamar.edu
Aloysius G. Helminck , North Carolina State University
8:00 a.m. Modules of covariants in modular invariant theory. Abraham Broer , Universit\'{e} de Montr\'{e}al
Jianjun Chuai* , Memorial University of Newfoundland
8:30 a.m. A Proof of The First Main Theorem for the Two Dimensional Modular Representation of $C_p$. H. E. A. Eddy Campbell* , Memorial University of Newfoundland
R. James Shank , University of Kent at Canterbury
David L. Wehlau , Royal Military College and Queen's University
9:00 a.m. A Proof of The First Main Theorem for the Two Dimensional Modular Representation of $C_p$. Eddy Campbell , Memorial University of Newfoundland
R. J. Shank , University of Canterbury at Kent
David L. Wehlau* , Royal Military College of Canada
9:30 a.m. Separating Invariants. Emilie Dufresne* , Queen's University
10:00 a.m. A Step Towards the Determination of the Unitary Dual. Alessandra Pantano* , University of California, Irvine
10:30 a.m. Quotients of finite and affine Weyl groups by maximal parabolic subgroups and applications. Markus Hunziker* , Baylor University
W. Andrew Pruett , Baylor University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Jean-Pierre Fouque , University of California Santa Barbara fouque@pstat.ucsb.edu
Kay Giesecke , Stanford University
Ronnie Sircar , Princeton University
Knut Solna , University of California Irvine
8:00 a.m. Extracting and Using Credit Information in Hybrid Models. Sanjiv R Das* , Santa Clara University
9:00 a.m. Two-Dimensional Markovian Model for Dynamics of Aggregate Credit Loss. Andrei Lopatin* , NumeriX LLC
Timur Misirpashaev , Merrill Lynch
9:30 a.m. Multiname and Multiscale Default Modeling. Knut Solna* , University of California at Irvine
10:00 a.m. Calibration of portfolio credit risk models: solution of an inverse problem via intensity control. Rama Cont* , Columbia University
Andreea Minca , Ecole Polytechnique
10:30 a.m. Default Correlation, Cluster Dynamics and Single Names: The GPCL Dynamical Loss Model. Damiano Brigo* , Q-SCI, Derivativefitch, Fitch Ratings QFR, London
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Christopher S. Peterson , Colorado State University peterson@math.colostate.edu
Hirotachi Abo , University of Idaho
Anthony V. Geramita , Queen's University and University of Genoa
8:00 a.m. Secant varieties of Grassmann and Segre varieties. Giorgio Ottaviani* , Universita' di Firenze, Italy
9:00 a.m. Secant varieties and polynomial interpolation. Maria Chiara Brambilla* , University of Florence (Italy)
9:30 a.m. The Fibers of a General Projection. David Eisenbud* , University of California, Berkeley
Roya Beheshti-Zavareh , Washington University, St. Louis
10:30 a.m. Secant varieties and optimal low-rank approximations of tensors. Vin de Silva* , Pomona College
Lek-Heng Lim , University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Kathy D. Merrill , Colorado College kmerrill@coloradocollege.edu
Lawrence W. Baggett , University of Colorado, Boulder
Judith A. Packer , University of Colorado, Boulder
8:00 a.m. A Characterization Of Two and Three Interval Wavelet Sets. Kenneth R. Hoover* , California State University, Stanislaus
8:30 a.m. Construction and reconstruction of tight framelets and wavelets via matrix mask functions. Marcin Bownik* , University of Oregon
Ziemowit Rzeszotnik , University of Wroclaw, Poland
9:00 a.m. Simple smooth wavelet frames approximating Parseval frames. John J. Benedetto* , Norbert Wiener Center, University of Maryland, College Park
Emily J. King , University of Maryland, College Park
9:30 a.m. $\beta$-Expansion and the Golden Ratio Encoder. Yang Wang* , Michigan State University
10:00 a.m. Wavelet sets that are finite unions of convex sets. Kathy D. Merrill* , Colorado College
10:30 a.m. Basic Ternary Digit Sets and Associated Tilings. Jeffrey C Lagarias* , University of Michigan
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Kristin E. Lauter , Microsoft Research klauter@microsoft.com
Peter Stevenhagen , Leiden University
8:00 a.m. An Efficient Time-Bound Hierarchical Key Management Scheme for Secure Broadcasting. Ning Shang* , Purdue University
Elisa Bertino , Purdue University
Samuel S. Wagstaff , Purdue University
8:30 a.m. Combinatorics of Elliptic Curves and Chip-Firing Games. Gregg Musiker* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 a.m. Tate-Lichtenbaum Self Pairings and Residuosity. Susan L. Schmoyer* , U.S. Military Academy
9:30 a.m. A Weil pairing on the $p$-torsion of ordinary elliptic curves over $K[\epsilon]$. Juliana V. Belding* , University of Maryland, College Park
10:00 a.m. A new approach to the discrete log problem on an elliptic curve. Samuel Maurycy Kadziela* , University of California at Irvine
10:30 a.m. Explicit Formulas for Real Hyperelliptic Curves of Genus 2. Stefan Erickson* , Colorado College
Michael J. Jacobson, Jr. , University of Calgary
Ning Shang , Purdue University
Shuo Shen , Purdue University
Andreas Stein , University of Wyoming
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Diana M. Thomas , Montclair State University thomasdia@mail.montclair.edu
Lennard F. Bakker , Brigham Young University
Donald Mills , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
8:00 a.m. Shift Dynamics on Partitions. Brian Hopkins* , Saint Peter's College
8:30 a.m. Spatzier's Conjecture and Generalized Symmetries. Lennard F Bakker* , Brigham Young University
9:00 a.m. Ducci Sequences in Higher Dimensions. Florian Breuer* , Stellenbosch University, South Africa
9:30 a.m. Module Shifts and Measure Rigidity in Linear Cellular Automata. Marcus J. Pivato* , Trent University
10:00 a.m. Integer Points in Backwards Orbits. Vijay Sookdeo* , University of Rochester
10:30 a.m. Permutations for in-place matrix transpose. Jeff Hooper , Math Dept, Acadia University
Franklin Mendivil* , Math Dept, Acadia University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Olcay Akman , Illinois State University oakman@ilstu.edu
Timothy D. Comar , Benedictine University
8:00 a.m. Population dynamics and differential equations with discontinuities. Marat Akhmet* , Middle East Technical University
8:30 a.m. A Computational Algebra Method for Biochemical Network Modeling. Elena S Dimitrova* , Clemson University
Reinhard Laubenbacher , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Abdul Salam Jarrah , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
9:00 a.m. A Mathematical Model of the Drosophila Heart. Genevieve Y. Toutain* , Arizona State University
Pamela Reitsma , University of Maine
Sharon Crook , Arizona State University
9:30 a.m. Haematopoietic modelling with stage-structure and variable lifespan. Jacques Belair* , Universite de Montreal
10:00 a.m. Detection of Optimal Protein Structures in Homology Modeling Using Various Sequence Fitness Scores. Keith A. Erickson* , United States Military Academy
10:30 a.m. A Mathematical Model of Cholesterol Metabolism. Saziye Bayram* , SUNY-Buffalo State College
Joaquin Carbonara , SUNY-Buffalo State College
Mitra S. Feizabadi , Canisius College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Ricardo Carretero , San Diego State University carreter@sciences.sdsu.edu
Jennifer M. Gorsky , University of San Diego
8:00 a.m. Recent Results on Stability of Traveling Waves in Nonlinear, Dispersive Media. Jerry L. Bona* , University of Illiniois at Chicago
8:30 a.m. Dynamics of Ultraviolet light filament and vortex propagation in the atmosphere. Alejandro B. Aceves* , University of New Mexico
Alexey Sukhinin , University of New Mexico
Jean-Claude Diels , Department of Physics and Astronomy, U. of New Mexico
9:00 a.m. The pole dynamics of rational solutions of the viscous Burgers equation. Bernard Deconinck* , University of Washington
9:30 a.m. Azimuthal Modulation Stability for Vortices in the Focusing Nonlinear Schroedinger Equation. Ronald Meyer Caplan* , Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University
Ricardo Carretero , Nonlinear Dynamical Systems Group, San Diego State University State University
Enam Hoq , Western New England College
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis , University of Massachusetts
10:00 a.m. The piston dispersive shock wave problem. Mark Hoefer* , National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO
10:30 a.m. Detection of Ocean Bathymetry from Surface Wave Measurements. David P. Nicholls* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Mark Taber , University of Illinois at Chicago
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Andre Kundgen , California State University, San Marcos akundgen@csusm.edu
K. Brooks Reid , California State University, San Marcos
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
8:00 a.m. Standardized conditional expectation and its applications in finance. Radoslav Dimitric* , DBRI, Pittsburgh
8:15 a.m. Quest for the constant in the expected length of longest common subsequences. Ilona Yershov* , City College of New York
8:30 a.m. Variations on the M\'enage Problem I. Eduardo Espinola* , University of Texas El Paso
Paige Shy , University of North Carolina at Asheville
Megan Watson , University of Texas Austin
8:45 a.m. Variations on the M\'enage Problem II. Megan Watson* , University of Texas, Austin
Eduardo Espinola , University of Texas, El Paso
Paige Shy , University of North Carolina at Asheville
9:00 a.m. How close are pairwise and mutual independence? Roger B. Nelsen* , Lewis & Clark College
9:15 a.m. Biased monotonic random walks in the plane. Mohammad Javaheri* , University of Oregon
9:30 a.m. Tail Dependence of Multivariate Distributions. Yannan Sun* , Washington State University
9:45 a.m. Probability of ruin with dependent marginal mortality distribution. Guangwei Fan* , Maryville University
10:00 a.m. Backward Stochastic Differential Equations with Jumps and Quadratic Growth. Jin Ma , University of Southern California
Meike Niederhausen* , University of Portland
10:15 a.m. Expected Length of Random Minimum Spanning tree. Wenbo Li , University of Delaware
Xinyi Zhang* , University of Delaware
10:30 a.m. Checking the Censored Two-Sample Accelerated Life Model using Integrated Cumulative Hazard Difference. Seung-Hwan Lee* , Illinois Wesleyan University
10:45 a.m. Toward Quandle Dichotomy. Robert W McGrail , Bard College
Mona B Merling* , Bard College
Japheth Wood , Bard College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
8:00 a.m. Reduction and reconstruction aspects of Lagrangian systems with symmetry. Tom Mestdag* , University of Michigan
8:15 a.m. The Planar, Circular, Restricted Four-Body Problem. Gareth E Roberts* , College of the Holy Cross
Julianne Kulevich , College of the Holy Cross
Christopher J. Smith , College of the Holy Cross
8:30 a.m. Applications of reduction in the separation of overall rotation and internal motion in the Hamiltonian dynamics of a three-body system. F. J. Lin* , University of Southern California
8:45 a.m. A Finite Difference Calculation Procedure for the Navier-Stokes Equation on a Staggered Cartesian Grid. Bashar Zogheib* , Nova Southeastern University
R. M. Barron , University of Windsor
9:00 a.m. On the stability of KdV equation with negative forcing. Jeongwhan Choi* , Korea University
Sungim Whang , NIMS
9:15 a.m. Particle capture by a freezing front in a binary alloy. Justin C.T. Kao* , Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics / Northwestern University
Alexander A. Golovin , Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics / Northwestern University
Stephen H. Davis , Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics / Northwestern University
9:30 a.m. Granular flow on erodible surface. Long H Le* , University of Central Arkansas
9:45 a.m. Implicit Interfacing in a $C^k$ Least Squares Finite Element Method for a Fluid Structure Interaction Problem. Wayne M. McGee* , Texas Tech University
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer , George Mason University
10:00 a.m. Shape analysis of droplets on patterned surfaces. Yousef Daneshbod* , Universty of La Verne
10:15 a.m. Polytopes and Arrangements: Diameter and Curvature. Yuriy Zinchenko* , CAS, McMaster University
Antoine Deza , CAS, McMaster University
Tamas Terlaky , CAS, McMaster University
10:30 a.m. Ensemble Based Simulated Annealing as Applied to Conformal Radiotherapy Planning. Abebaw Tadesse* , Langston University
10:45 a.m. Robustness in Nonlinear Parameter Estimation with Interval Arithmetic. Humberto Munoz* , Southern University at Baton Rouge
Baker R Kearfott , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Abbe H. Herzig , University at Albany, SUNY aherzig@albany.edu
Patricia L. Hale , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
8:00 a.m. Diversity in Graduate Education: Learning by Example. Abbe H. Herzig* , University at Albany, State University of New York
Amy Cohen , Rutgers University
David Manderscheid , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8:15 a.m. Diversifying a Math Graduate Program at a large Public University. James P Lin* , University of California at San Diego
8:30 a.m. Building Diversity in Advanced Mathematics: The North Carolina State University Model. Aloysius G Helminck* , North Carolina State University
Steve Campbell , North Carolina State University
8:45 a.m. Professional Socialization as a tool to Recruit and Retain Women in Graduate Mathematics. Orpha K. Ongiti* , University at Albany
9:00 a.m. The Women's Education Equity Act: Increasing the Representation of Women in Advanced Mathematics. Patricia Hale* , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
9:15 a.m. A Model of Academic Choice for Mathematically Talented College Women. Judith Lynn Gieger* , Oglethorpe University
9:30 a.m. The Infinite Possibilities Conference: Creating Opportunities for Connectedness and Success for Underrepresented Minority Women in the Mathematical Sciences. Kimberly S. Weems* , North Carolina State University
Tanya A. Moore , City of Berkeley, Division of Public Health
Leona A. Harris , The College of New Jersey
9:45 a.m. Evaluation of a Program to Help Minorities Succeed at College Math: U. C. Berkeley's Professional Development Program. Steven Chin* , Uninversity of California at Berkeley - Professional Development Program
Jeffrey Perloff , University of California at Berkeley
Maoyong Fan , University of California at Berkeley
Guido Imbens , Harvard University
10:00 a.m. African Americans and STEM: An Examination of One Intervention Program. Deborah L Gochenaur* , Elizabethtown College
10:15 a.m. Montgomery College: Project Portal to Success in Engineering. Miriam Carter , Montgomery College, Rockville
Sanjay Rai , Montgomery College, Rockville
Zine Boudhraa* , Montgomery College, Rockville
10:30 a.m. The MESA model: Math, Engineering, and Science Achievement in California. Alyson L Ponomarenko* , San Diego City College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Kimberly J. Presser , Shippensburg University kjpres@ship.edu
J. Winston Crawley , Shippensburg University
8:00 a.m. The Math Inquiry Course: A Gentle Introduction to Sophisticated Mathematical Thinking. Andrew B Perry* , Springfield College
8:20 a.m. Using Reading Questions in Trigonometry and Calculus. Dianne S. Marquart* , National Park Community College, Hot Springs, AR
8:40 a.m. Precalculus with Review for Math-Intensive Majors. Annela R Kelly* , Roger Williams University
9:00 a.m. "I can't do math" What Helps Some Students Overcome the Attitude? Jean M Horn* , Northern Virginia Community College - Woodbridge Campus
Toni T Robertson , NVCC-Woodbridge
9:20 a.m. Dealing with Anxiety and Attitudes Towards Mathematics in an Algebra Classroom. Laura Schmidt* , University of Wisconsin-Stout
9:40 a.m. Successful use of software in college developmental classes: Now being used in our high schools! Sue R. Beck* , Morehead State University
10:00 a.m. Coping With Mathematics Anxiety in College: An Analysis of Successful Strategies for Precalculus. Fred Peskoff* , Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
Leonid Khazanov , Borough of Manhattan Community College/CUNY
10:20 a.m. How to shift a math-anxious student into a "can do" place using language patterns and belief changing strategies. Wendiann R Sethi* , Seton Hall University
10:40 a.m. Individualized Remedial Prescriptions for Mathematically Underprepared Students via ALEKS. Ken W Lee* , Missouri Western State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. David M. Strong , Pepperdine University david.strong@pepperdine.edu
Gilbert Strang , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
8:00 a.m. More Linear Algebra for All. C. L. Greeno* , MALEI Mathematics Institute
8:20 a.m. Developing Reading Comprehension in an Introductory Linear Algebra Course. J. Alfredo Jimenez* , Penn State Hazleton
8:40 a.m. Using WeBWorK in linear algebra labs. Karen Clark* , The College of New Jersey
Thomas Hagedorn , The College of New Jersey
9:00 a.m. Classroom Voting in Linear Algebra. Holly Zullo* , Carroll College
Kelly Cline , Carroll College
Mark Parker , Carroll College
9:20 a.m. Connecting Linear Algebra to the Real World through Group Presentations. Elaine T. Hale* , Rice University
9:40 a.m. More Quantum Mechanics and Linear Algebra: The Neutrinos and Other Subatomic Particles. Itai Seggev* , Knox College
10:00 a.m. Biological Applications Illustrating Linear Algebra Concepts. D. Brian Walton* , James Madison University
10:20 a.m. Singular Value Decomposition and Digital Image Processing. Mohamed Allali* , Chapman University
10:40 a.m. A Remote Sensing Demo Using ENVI. Elyn Rykken* , Muhlenberg College
Linda McGuire , Muhlenberg College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Philip Gustafson , Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
Michael G. Monticino , University of North Texas
8:00 a.m.Opening remarks and BIG SIGMAA announcements.
8:10 a.m. Set Partitions of a Union. R. Peter DeLong* , Math C2 Inc
8:30 a.m. Using mathematics to improve the automated scoring of short constructed-response answers. James H Fife* , Educational Testing Service
8:50 a.m. Binary Code Imbalance and DC Bias Rejection for a Simple Hard-Limited Radar Detection Chain. Gregory Emmett Coxson* , Technology Service Corporation
9:10 a.m. Billiards and signal processing. David S Mazel , Technology Service Corporation
Greg E Coxson* , Technology Service Corporation
9:30 a.m. What I did on my sabbatical: Experiencing the ``real world". Mark A Mills* , Central College
9:50 a.m. Longer Hamming Codes Are Better Over BPSK Channels. Peter M. Jarvis* , Castle Rock, CO
10:10 a.m. Problems and Solutions in Efficient, Accurate Computation of the Airy Functions in the Complex Plane. James K Beard* , Medford NJ
10:30 a.m. Differential Hierarchical Game Between Manufacturer and Retailer. Ellina Grigorieva* , Texas Woman's University
Evgenii Khailov , Moscow State Lomonosov University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
Nissa Yestness , University of Northern Colorado
Kristi Jarman , Eastern New Mexico University
Mahmoud Yousef , University of Central Missouri
8:00 a.m. Using the Math Fair to Connect Mathematics Curricula and Teaching Experience. Mary D Beisiegel* , University of Alberta
8:15 a.m. A Bridge to Higher Mathematics for Science and Engineering majors. Ralph W Carr* , St. Cloud State University
8:30 a.m. A Minimax Entropy Principle Arising in the Treatment of Certain Multivariate Ill-Posed Problems. Fred Samuel Greensite* , University of California, Irvine
8:45 a.m. On a conjecture posed by Bertram Huppert. Thomas P Wakefield* , Kent State University
9:00 a.m. A Computer-Controlled Function Box for Plotting Surfaces. Andrew E Long* , Northern Kentucky University
9:15 a.m. Functions, how well are they understood? Firooz Khosraviyani* , Texas A&M International University
Terutake Abe , Texas A&M International University
Faridoun Farrokh , Texas A&M International University
Juan R. Lira , Texas A&M International University
James J. McCarry , Laredo Community College
9:30 a.m. Mathematical Problems from the Maine Farmer's Almanac. Bruce S. Burdick* , Roger Williams University
9:45 a.m. A Means for Updating and Validating Mathematics Programs. Laurie A Dunlap* , University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
10:00 a.m. Animations Easily Generated and Adapted For Use in Pre-Calculus through Calculus III. Brad Bailey* , North Georgia Coll. & State Univ.
10:15 a.m. Encouraging Critical Thinking With Mathematical Uncertainties. Mike Pinter* , Belmont University
10:30 a.m. Online homework systems and student outcomes: Results of a two year study. Laurie Lenz* , Marymount University
10:45 a.m. Biographical podcasts in a history of mathematics course. David S Richeson* , Dickinson College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. We will summarize the outstanding problems from Monday's sessions and define steps toward the development of integrated economic and climate models. Inez Fung , Berkeley Institue of the Environment, University of California Berkeley ifung@berkeley.edu
Christopher K. Jones , University of North Carolina ckrtj@amath.unc.edu
Mary Lou Zeeman , Bowdoin College mlzeeman@bowdoin.edu
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:15 a.m.-10:40 a.m.
8:15 a.m. Newton's Method with Fewer Bits. Raymond B Moberly* , San Diego State University
8:30 a.m. Discretized Picard's Method. James H Money* , North Carolina Central University
8:45 a.m. Wavelet Collocation Solution to Boundary Integral Equation on a Domain with Corners. Michael Cheng* , Albany College of Pharmacy, Union University
Tzu-chu Lin , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
9:00 a.m. An Adaptive Finite Element Method with Lumped Masses for Second Order Hyperbolic Partial Differential Equations in One Space Dimension. M. Ziaul Haque* , Southern Methodist University, Dallas, TX
9:15 a.m. A New Wavelet Multigrid Method Applied to the Incompressible Navier-Stokes Problem. Doreen De Leon* , CSU Fresno
9:30 a.m. GNUFFT: A Geometric Nonuniform Fast Fourier Transform. Ian Sammis* , UC Berkeley
John Strain , UC Berkeley
9:45 a.m. Adjoint-Based algorithm for optimal control of flow with discontinuities. Wenyuan Liao* , University of Calgary
10:00 a.m. The Discrete Fourier Transform and Fractal Dimension of a Sequence of Hexagonal Arrays for a Multiresolution Digital Earth Model. Xiqiang Zheng* , University of Florida
10:15 a.m. Mathematical Modeling and Simulation of Biological Arterial Wall-Flow Interaction. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer* , George Mason University
Elizabeth McGinnis , Monterey High School
Eugenio Aulisa , Texas Tech University
Kurt Litsch , Lubbock High School
10:30 a.m. The RBF-QR method on the surface of the sphere and two applications: stable interpolation and solution of a convective PDE with near-flat radial functions. Bengt Fornberg , University of Colorado
Cecile Piret* , University of Colorado
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Peter A. Perry , University of Kentucky perry@ms.uky.edu
Carolyn S. Gordon , Dartmouth College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. The covering congruences of Paul Erdös. Carl Pomerance* , Dartmouth College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Model Theory and algebraic groups. Gregory L. Cherlin* , Rutgers University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Developing department self-studies. Donna L. Beers , Simmons College
Richard Alan Gillman , Valparaiso University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Teaching a Galois theory course for undergraduates. John R. Swallow , Davidson College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Directing undergraduate research. Aparna W. Higgins , University of Dayton
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Timothy D. Comar , Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
Olcay Akman , Illinois State University
Glenn W. Ledder , University of Nebraska
Lisa G. Townsley , Benedictine University
9:00 a.m. Concepts from Biocalculus: The Spread of a Benevolent Disease. Eric S Marland* , Appalachian State University
9:20 a.m. The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: Mathematics, Biology, and History. Sheila K. Miller* , United States Military Academy
Josh Helms , United States Military Academy
9:40 a.m. Predicting Flu Season Requirements: An Undergraduate Modeling Project. G R Kramlich* , United States Military Academy
J Braunstein , United States Military Academy
10:00 a.m. Laboratory Projects for a Second Semester of Biocalculus. Timothy D. Comar* , Benedictine University
10:20 a.m. A Two-Semester Sequence in Calculus and Modeling. Laurie J Heyer* , Davidson College
10:40 a.m. Probability and dynamical systems for biology students with minimal calculus background. Glenn Ledder* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Becoming a teacher of college mathematics: Research on mathematics graduate students' professional development. Kevin E. Charlwood , Washburn University
Larry Chrystal , University of California Irvine
Natasha M. Speer , Michigan State University
Jason K. Belnap , Brigham Young University
Shandy Hauk , University of Northern Colorado
David E. Meel , Bowling Green State University
Natasha M. Speer ,
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical sciences graduate programs.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Answer Set Programming. Victor Marek* , University of Kentucky
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m. Student answers to math homework on the Web using proper mathematical notation: A scalable, universal approach. John Risley* , WebAssign
12:30 p.m. One source, two outputs: Using a single LaTeX-like markup to generate both PDF and XHTML+MathML. William Hammond* , University at Albany, State University of New York
1:30 p.m. Maplets for calculus. Doug Meade* , University of South Carolina
Philip Yasskin* , Texas A&M University
2:30 p.m. Project CALC on the Web. Lawrence Moore* , Duke University
David Smith* , Duke University
3:30 p.m. The use of MathML and interactive online oracles through Maplesoft's new student help center. Tom Lee* , Maplesoft
4:30 p.m. MathType $\in$ Word $\cap$ TeX $\cap$ Wikipedia. Robert Miner* , Design Science, Inc.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Who wants to be a mathematician. Michael A. Breen , AMS
William T. Butterworth , DePaul University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. A new mathematical frontier: The social and behavioral sciences. Donald G. Saari* , University of California Irvine
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. The mathematics of PageRank. Fan Chung* , University of California San Diego
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Random conformally invariant pictures (Part III). Wendelin Werner* , University of Paris-Sud
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Proof complexity after NP $\not=$ coNP. Pavel R. Hrubes* , Czech Academy of Sciences
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. The Riemann Hypothesis. J. Brian Conrey* , The American Institute of Mathematics
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. David Eisenbud , University of California Berkeley cxm@ams.org
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Bernard Brooks , Rochester Institute of Technology
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
1:00 p.m. Shifts of Generators and Delta Sets of Numerical Monoids. Tyler Lemburg* , University of Nebraska--Lincoln
Christina Zlogar , Cornell University
Andrew Niles , University of Rochester
Nathan Kaplan , Princeton University
Scott Chapman , Trinity University
1:30 p.m. An Algebraic Approach to Characterizing Graph Invariants, with an Emphasis towards Computation. Elliot Andrew Paquette* , Kalamazoo College
2:00 p.m. The Lie Symmetry Groups of Minimal Surfaces. Evelyn Leigh Crofts* , UC Berkeley
Darren Ong , Texas Christian University
2:30 p.m. Pricing the Asian Call Option. Harrison Potter* , Marietta College, Brigham Young University REU
Vinh Xuan Dang , Brigham Young University, Brigham Young University REU
Scott Glasgow , Brigham Young University
Stephen Taylor , Brigham Young University, SUNY Stony Brook
3:00 p.m. Analytical connections between nonlinear coupled oscillator models. Rytis Umbrasas* , Lafayette College
3:30 p.m. A Buckling Problem for Graphene Sheets. J. Gallagher , Rochester Institute of Technology
Y. Milman , City University of New York
S. Ryan* , The University of Akron
D. Golovaty , The University of Akron
J. P. Wilber , The University of Akron
A. Buldum , The University of Akron
4:00 p.m. Self-intersection properties of generalized Koch curves. Michael Cantrell* , Yale University
Robert Price* , Rider University
4:30 p.m. Classification of Subgroups of a Matrix Group of Prime Power Order. Natalie J. Bowlus* , Swarthmore College
Alex Halperin* , Rochester University
5:00 p.m. Lost on a Torus. Marc Allen Pereira* , Westfield State College
Mark Andrew Tokarz , Westfield State College
5:30 p.m. Flat cyclotomic polynomials. Nathan Kaplan* , Princeton University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College, CUNY jdauben@att.net
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Victor J. Katz , University of District of Columbia
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
1:00 p.m. The early history of $F=ma$: approaches to central force motion at the beginning of the eighteenth century. Niccol\'o0 Guicciardini* , Universita' di Bergamo (Italy)
1:30 p.m. Richard Dedekind (1831-1916): a path-breaking mathematician. Israel Kleiner* , York University
2:00 p.m. Publishing Research: Specialized Mathematical Journals in Italy (1850-1914). Laura Martini* , Siena, Italy
2:30 p.m. Lord Kelvin--the Irish connection.. Raymond G. Flood* , Kellogg College, Oxford University
3:00 p.m. Formulas, concepts, and the ``Jacobi limit'': observations on change in late-nineteenth-century mathematics. Tom Archibald* , Simon Fraser University
3:30 p.m. Jacques Hadamard (1865-1963) and the Calculus of Variations. Craig G. Fraser* , University of Toronto
4:00 p.m. How influential was mechanics in the development of neo-classical economics? Ivor Grattan-Guinness* , Middlesex University, UK
4:30 p.m. ``Anti-aircraft guns all day long": computing for the Ministry of Munitions. June E Barrow-Green* , The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
5:00 p.m. L.S. Pontrjagin's letters to I.I. Gordon. Evgeny I Gordon* , Eastern Illinois University
5:30 p.m. Mathematicians fleeing from Hitler's Germany. Reinhard Siegmund-Schultze* , University of Agder, Kristiansand (Norway)
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Jean-Pierre Fouque , University of California Santa Barbara fouque@pstat.ucsb.edu
Kay Giesecke , Stanford University
Ronnie Sircar , Princeton University
Knut Solna , University of California Irvine
1:00 p.m. Toric models for correlated defaults. Xin Guo* , UC Berkeley
Onur Filiz , UC Berkeley
Jason Morton , UC Berkeley
Bernd Sturmfels , UC Berkeley
1:30 p.m. Modeling dependence between stochastic processes with applications to finance. Tomasz R Bielecki* , Illinois Institute of Technology
Jacek Jakubowski , Warsaw University
Andrea Vidozzi , Illinois Institute of Technology
Luca Vidozzi , Illinois Institute of Technology
2:00 p.m. Local Volatility Stochastic Dynamics as a Building Block for Equity Market Models. Rene A Carmona* , Princeton University
3:00 p.m. Geometries and Smile Asymptotics for a Class of Stochastic Volatility Models. Alan L. Lewis* , optioncity.net
3:30 p.m. Multiscale Stochastic Volatility Diffusion Models. Jean-Pierre Fouque , U.C. Santa Barbara
George Papanicolaou , Stanford University
Ronnie Sircar* , Princeton University
Knut Solna , U.C. Irvine
4:00 p.m. Developments in Volatility Derivatives Pricing. Jim Gatheral* , Merrill Lynch, NY and Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
5:00 p.m. Hedging Variance Options on Continuous Semimartingales. Roger Lee* , University of Chicago
5:30 p.m. On the Finite Time Horizon American Put Option for Jump Diffusions: A Smoothness Proof and an Exponentially Fast Algorithm. Erhan Bayraktar* , University of Michigan
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Murray R. Bremner , University of Saskatchewan bremner@math.usask.ca
Irvin R. Hentzel , Iowa State University
Luiz A. Peresi , University of Sao Paulo
1:00 p.m. Nonassociative algebra structures on representations of Lie algebras. Andrew Douglas* , New York City College of Technology (CUNY)
1:30 p.m. Fine gradings on $\mathfrak e{_6}$. Cristina Draper* , Universidad de M\'alaga
C\'andido Mart\'\i n , Universidad de M\'alaga
Antonio Viruel , Universidad de M\'alaga
2:00 p.m. Free split-null extensions of Lie triple systems. Nora C. Hopkins* , Indiana State University
2:30 p.m. Weyl modules for hyper loop algebras. Dijana Jakelic* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Adriano A. Moura , University of Campinas
3:00 p.m. Leibniz algebras and their coquecigrues. Michael K Kinyon* , University of Denver
3:30 p.m. Finite-Dimensional Representations of Hyper Loop Algebras Over Non-Algebraically Closed Fields. Dijana Jakelic , University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
Adriano Moura* , University of Campinas (UNICAMP)
4:00 p.m. Nonassociative bialgebras and loops. Jacob Mostovoy , Instituto de Matem�ticas (Unidad Cuernavaca), Universidad Nacional Aut�noma de M�xico
Jos{\'e} M. P{\'e}rez-Izquierdo* , Universidad de La Rioja
4:30 p.m. Pro-finite $p$-adic Lie algebras. David M Riley* , The University of Western Ontario
5:00 p.m. Finite Semifields: Theory and Computational Methods. Ignacio Fernandez Rua* , Universidad de Oviedo
5:30 p.m. The isomorphism problem for restricted enveloping algebras. Hamid Usefi* , University of British Columbia
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Christopher S. Peterson , Colorado State University peterson@math.colostate.edu
Hirotachi Abo , University of Idaho
Anthony V. Geramita , Queen's University and University of Genoa
1:00 p.m. Secant varieties and ideals. Luca Chiantini* , Universita' di Siena, Italy
2:00 p.m. Hilbert functions of fat points in P2 whose support is a pseudo-linear configuration. Susan Cooper , California Polytechnic State University
Brian Harbourne* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Zach Teitler , Texas A&M University
2:30 p.m. Comparing Powers and Symbolic Powers of Ideals. Cristiano Bocci* , ITIS A. Avogadro, Abbadia S.S., Italy
Brian Harbourne , University of Nebraska at Lincoln
3:00 p.m. Regularity and normality of secant varieties. Peter Vermeire* , Central Michigan University
3:30 p.m. Multisecants of surfaces in projective fourspace. Kristian Ranestad* , University of Oslo
4:30 p.m. Rational normal curves in projective space. Enrico Carlini* , Politecnico di Torino, Turin, Italy
Maria Virginia Catalisano , University of Genoa
5:00 p.m. Secant varieties and statistical models. Elizabeth S. Allman* , University of Alaska Fairbanks
John A. Rhodes , University of Alaska Fairbanks
5:30 p.m. Algebraic factor analysis. Mathias Drton , University of Chicago
Bernd Sturmfels , University of California, Berkeley
Seth Sullivant* , Harvard University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Kathy D. Merrill , Colorado College kmerrill@coloradocollege.edu
Lawrence W. Baggett , University of Colorado, Boulder
Judith A. Packer , University of Colorado, Boulder
1:00 p.m. Wavelets and Coxeter Groups. Mihaela Dobrescu* , CNU
Gestur Olafsson , LSU
1:30 p.m. Coxeter Groups and Wavelet Sets. David R. Larson* , Texas A&M University
Peter Massopust , Technische University, Munich
2:00 p.m. Three-way tiling sets in the plane. Gestur Olafsson* , Louisiana State University
David Larson , Texas A&M
Peter Massopust , GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health and the University of Munich
2:30 p.m. The Steinhaus tiling problem for lattices in $R^n$. R. Daniel Mauldin* , University of North Texas
3:00 p.m. Minimally supported frequency composite dilation wavelets. Jeffrey D. Blanchard* , University of Utah
3:30 p.m. Orthogonal exponentials with respect to convolution measures and iterated function systems. Keri Kornelson* , Grinnell College
Palle Jorgensen , University of Iowa
Karen Shuman , Grinnell College
4:00 p.m. Moments and iterated function systems. Palle Jorgensen , University of Iowa
Keri Kornelson , Grinnell College
Karen Shuman* , Grinnell College
4:30 p.m. Use of radix representations and solenoid in understanding geometries of wavelet sets. Palle E. T. Jorgensen* , University of Iowa
5:00 p.m. Fractal Wavelet Frames. Jonas D'Andrea* , University of Colorado at Boulder
5:30 p.m. Entropy Encoding using Karhunen-Lo\`{e}ve transform in Wavelet Image Compression. Myung-Sin Song* , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Kristin E. Lauter , Microsoft Research klauter@microsoft.com
Peter Stevenhagen , Leiden University
1:00 p.m. Isogenies and the Discrete Logarithm Problem in genus three. Benjamin Smith* , INRIA Futurs / Royal Holloway, University of London
2:00 p.m. Using complex multiplication to count points on elliptic curves. Alice Silverberg* , University of California, Irvine
2:30 p.m. Modular polynomials for genus 2. Reinier Broker* , Microsoft Research
3:30 p.m.Break.
4:00 p.m. Elliptic factors in the Jacobian varieties of low genus curves. Jennifer Paulhus* , Kansas State University
4:30 p.m. Nonisomorphic curves that become isomorphic over extensions of coprime degree. Daniel Goldstein , Center for Communications Research, La Jolla
Robert M. Guralnick , University of Southern California
Everett W. Howe* , Center for Communications Research, La Jolla
Michael E. Zieve , Center for Communications Research, Princeton
5:00 p.m. Elliptic Nets. Katherine E Stange* , Brown University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Richard S. Millman , University of Kentucky millman@ms.uky.edu
Loyce M. Adams , University of Washington
Overtoun M. Jenda , Auburn University
M. Helena Noronha , California State University, Northridge
1:00 p.m. The Algebra Cubed GK12 program of the University of Kentucky in Bath and Powell counties. Richard S. Millman* , University of Kentucky
1:30 p.m. The University of Washington's GK-12 Program in Mathematics. Loyce M. Adams* , University of Washington
2:00 p.m. Panel 3: Graduate Student panel on the effect of graduate students on content knowledge issues in the K-12 classroom. Daniel Kiteck* , University of Kentucky
Emily Schnitger* , California State University, Northridge
Matthew Wells* , University of Kentucky
3:00 p.m. The Effects of a K-12 Classroom Experience on Graduate Fellows' Personal Pedagogies. Rachelle R Bouchat* , University of Kentucky
Erin Militzer* , University of Kentucky
Cynthia Shepherd* , California State University, Northridge
Emily Schnitger* , California State University, Northridge
4:00 p.m. FERMAT, a GK-12 Project at California State University Northridge. M. Helena Noronha* , California State University Northridge
4:30 p.m. Panel 7: Effects of the University of Washington's GK-12 project on fellows' teaching pedagogy and on elementary school teachers' and students' content knowledge. Kim Gunnerson* , University of Washington
Federico Prado* , University of Washington, Biology Department
Christiine Lind* , University of Washington
Mebbie Landsness* , Stoughton High School
5:30 p.m. Panel 8: Discussion of Integration of math research in the K-12 classroom. Cynthia Flores* , California State University, Northridge
Tricia Muldoon* , University of Kentucky
Yeranuhi Semerdjian* , California State Universtiy, Northridge
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Diana M. Thomas , Montclair State University thomasdia@mail.montclair.edu
Lennard F. Bakker , Brigham Young University
Donald Mills , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
1:00 p.m. Interval-exchange transformations over algebraic number fields. Franco Vivaldi* , Queen Mary, University of London
John H Lowenstein , New York University
2:00 p.m. Twist-wise flow equivalence and matrices over a non PID ring. Michael C. Sullivan* , Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
2:30 p.m. Intersections of polynomial orbits, and a dynamical Mordell-Lang conjecture. Dragos Ghioca , University of Lethbridge
Thomas J. Tucker* , University of Rochester
Michael E. Zieve , Princeton, NJ
3:00 p.m. $S$-Integral Preperiodic Points for Dynamical Systems over Number Fields. Clayton Petsche* , CUNY Graduate Center
3:30 p.m. The algebraic entropy of the automorphism group of a cubic polynomial on $\mathbb R^3$. Richard J Brown* , Johns Hopkins University
4:00 p.m. Intersections of polynomial orbits. Dragos Ghioca , University of Lethbridge
Thomas J Tucker , University of Rochester
Michael E Zieve* , Center for Communications Research (Princeton)
4:30 p.m. Dynamical systems on the Riemann sphere. Morgan Sherman* , California State University, Channel Islands
5:00 p.m. The branch locus in one-dimensional Pisot substitution tiling spaces. Marcy Barge* , Montana State University
Beverly Diamond , College of Charleston
Richard Swanson , Montana State University
5:30 p.m. Algebraic actions of the discrete Heisenberg group. Douglas Lind* , University of Washington
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Akalu Tefera , Grand Valley State University teferaa@gvsu.edu
Moa Apagodu , Virginia Commonwealth University
1:00 p.m. Further developments in MacMahon's partition analysis. George E. Andrews* , The Pennsylvania State University
Peter Paule , Research Institute for Symbolic Computation, Johannes Kepler University Linz
1:30 p.m. How to Cleverly Count Pattern-Avoiding Words. Lara K. Pudwell* , Rutgers University
2:00 p.m. Solving Multivariate Linear Recurrences in Wedges. Marko Petkov\v sek* , University of Ljubljana
2:30 p.m. Multi-Summation in Difference Fields. Carsten Schneider* , RISC, J. Kepler University
3:00 p.m. The q-WZ Method for Infinite Sums. William Y. C. Chen* , Nankai University
Ernest X. W. Xia , Nankai University
3:30 p.m. Smoothness and Rational Smoothness in Affine Grassmannians. Sara C. Billey* , University of Washington
Stephen A. Mitchell , University of Washington
4:00 p.m. Computer-Generated Conjectures(!) and Proofs(!!) in Combinatorial Game Theory. Doron Zeilberger* , Rutgers University
Thotsaporn "Aek" Thanatipanonda , Rutgers University
4:30 p.m. Computer-Generated Conjectures(!) and Proofs(!!) in Combinatorial Game Theory (II). Thotsaporn Aek Thanatipanonda* , Rutgers University
5:00 p.m. Enumerating the Saneblidze-Umble diagonal in Haskell. Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson* , Friedrich-Schiller-Universit\"at Jena, Germany
5:30 p.m. Implementing Algebraic Combinatorics Some feedbackfrom the development of MuPAD-Combinat. Nicolas Thi\'ery* , Univ Paris-Sud, Laboratorie de Mathematiques d'Orsay; UC Davis
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Olcay Akman , Illinois State University oakman@ilstu.edu
Timothy D. Comar , Benedictine University
1:00 p.m. Angiogenic Signaling in Tumor Development: Pharmacological Inhibition, Analysis, and Models. Mike Martin* , Johnson County Community College
1:30 p.m. Stability in a simplified version of the Jia Li population model for wild and transgenic mosquitoes including heterogeneity. Hubertus F von Bremen* , California State Polytechnic University Pomona, Pomona, California
Shyanah D'Amico , California Edison
2:00 p.m. Predator-prey interaction in a size-structured model. Glenn Ledder* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
J David Logan , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
2:30 p.m. An Application of Kohonen Self-Organizing Feature Maps in Ecology. Olcay Akman , Illinois State University
Andrew L Thurman* , Illinois State University
3:00 p.m. The Dynamics of One-Predator Two-Prey Systems. Timothy D. Comar* , Benedictine University
Joy Holowicki , Benedictine University
Debra Witczak , Benedictine University
3:30 p.m. Parameter Estimation for a Mathematical Model of Erythropoiesis. Azmy S Ackleh , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Jeremy J Thibodeaux* , University of Central Oklahoma
4:00 p.m. Computational Strategies in the Evaluation of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Raina S. Robeva* , Sweet Briar College
Tim Loboschefski , Department of Psychology, Sweet Briar College
4:30 p.m. Length-Biased and Current Duration Sampling. Broderick Oluyede* , Georgia Southern University
5:00 p.m. Modeling Mammalian Hibernation. Marshall Hampton* , Univ. Minnesota Duluth
Matthew T Andrews , Univ. Minnesota Duluth
5:30 p.m. Continuum Models for the Spread of Alcohol Abuse. Zeynep Teymuroglu* , University of Cincinnati
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. Michael T. Krebs , California State University, Los Angeles mkrebs@calstatela.edu
Anthony M. Shaheen , California State University, Los Angeles ashahee@exchange.calstatela.edu
Audrey A. Terras , University of California San Diego
1:00 p.m. Zigzag product, expander constructions, connections and applications. Avi Wigderson* , Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton
2:00 p.m. On the Ramanujancy of Heisenberg graphs or order 6 or more. Michelle DeDeo* , Univ. of North Florida
Vincent Dang , Jacksonville, FL
Yang Ge , Jacksonville, FL
2:30 p.m. Constructing Expander Graphs using the Generalized Riemann Hypothesis. David Y Jao* , University of Waterloo
3:00 p.m. Symmetric Group Characters and Applications. Yuval Roichman* , Bar-Ilan University, Israel
4:00 p.m. Exact Groups, K-theory, and Expanders. Paul Frank Baum* , Penn State University
5:00 p.m. Expansion and Product Decompositions of Finite Groups: Variations on a Theme of Gowers. L\'aszl\'o Babai* , University of Chicago
Nikolay Nikolov , Imperial College, London
L\'aszl\'o Pyber , R\'enyi Institute, Budapest
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Ricardo Carretero , San Diego State University carreter@sciences.sdsu.edu
Jennifer M. Gorsky , University of San Diego
1:00 p.m. Solitons and the Inverse Scattering Method. Robert M. Miura* , New Jersey Institute of Technolody
1:30 p.m. Formation of vortices, vortex lines and vortex rings in sliced condensates. Ricardo Carretero* , San Diego State University
Panayotis G. Kevrekidis , University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Nathaniel Whitaker , University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dimitri J. Frantzeskakis , University of Athens
Brian P. Anderson , University of Arizona
2:00 p.m. Krein Signature for Non-selfadjoint Spectral Problems. Richard Kollar* , University of Michigan
2:30 p.m. Defect Eigenvalues and Diophantine Equations via the Evan's function. Jared C Bronski* , University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Zoi Rapti , University of Illinois
3:00 p.m. Semi-strong pulse interaction in thermally detuned PNLS equation. Keith Promislow* , Michigan State University
Richard Moore , NJIT
3:30 p.m. Unique continuation for Camassa-Holm and Degasperis-Procesi equations. A. Alexandrou Himonas* , Unviersity of Notre Dame
4:00 p.m. Breather solutions in the discrete NLS with parametric forcing. Panayotis Panayotaros* , Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
4:30 p.m. Wave Propagation in Phononic Crystals. Mason Alexander Porter* , University of Oxford
5:00 p.m. Numerical experiments on the propagation and interaction of well-prepared and non-well-prepared pulses in dispersive media. Christopher Chong* , University of Karlsruhe, Germany
Guido Schneider , University of Stuttgart, Germany
5:30 p.m. A diagnostic tool for ergodicity. Sherry E Scott* , Marquette University
Chris Jones , University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Igor Mezic , University of California Santa Barbara
Thomas Corey Redd , Louisiana State University Baton Rouge
Leonid Kuznetsov , Susquehanna International Group, LLP
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Peter A. Perry , University of Kentucky perry@ms.uky.edu
Carolyn S. Gordon , Dartmouth College
1:00 p.m. Can you hear the shape of an analytic drum: higher dimensions. Steve Zelditch* , Johns Hopkins University
1:30 p.m. Counting nodal lines which touch the boundary of an analytic domain. John A. Toth* , McGill University
Steve Zelditch , Johns Hopkins University
2:00 p.m. Upper and lower bounds on resonances for manifolds hyperbolic near infinity. David Borthwick* , Emory University
2:30 p.m. Metric Degeneration and Spectral Convergence. J M Rowlett* , University of California at Santa Barbara
3:00 p.m. Scattering with Singular Muira Potentials on the Line. Christopher S Frayer* , University of Kentucky
3:30 p.m.Break.
4:00 p.m. A negative mass theorem for the 2-torus. Kate Okikiolu* , University of California, San Diego
4:30 p.m. Length and eigenvalue equivalence. D. B. McReynolds* , University of Chicago
Christopher J Leininger , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Walter D. Neumann , Barnard College, Columbia University.
Alan W. Reid , University of Texas
5:00 p.m. Semiclassical analogues of the heat invariants. Alejandro Uribe* , University of Michigan
5:30 p.m. Equivalence of geometric quantizations of isospectral manifolds. William D Kirwin* , Max Planck Institute for Mathematics in the Natural Sciences
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Teaching and the philosophy of mathematics. Martin E. Flashman , Humboldt State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Some deterministic models in mathematical biology and their simulations. Cammey Cole Manning , Meredith College
Huseyin Kocak , University of Miami
James F. Selgrade , North Carolina State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Classroom response systems: Teaching with clickers. Derek Bruff , Vanderbilt University
Matthew Leingang , Harvard University
Kelly Cline , Carroll College
Mark R. Parker , Carroll College
Holly S. Zullo , Carroll College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Finite Index Subgroups of R. Thompson's Group F. Bronlyn Wassink* , SUNY at Binghamton
Collin Bleak , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
1:15 p.m. Endomorphism Rings of Representations of $S_5$ in Characteristic 2. Jennifer Froelich* , The University of Iowa
1:30 p.m. An Examination of Subgroups that Satisfy the Frattini Argument or Strong Frattini Argument. Joseph Evan* , King's College
1:45 p.m. The Probability that Two Elements of a Semigroup Commute. Berit Nilsen Givens* , Cal Poly Pomona
2:00 p.m. If You Can Expand a Group to a Semigroup, What Can You Expand a Semgroup to? Rebecca Noonan Heale* , Department of Mathematics and the Maxwell Institute for Mathematical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University
2:15 p.m. Pseudo-Levi subgroups and finite double coset collections. W Ethan Duckworth* , Loyola College in Maryland
2:30 p.m. Examples of Non-Rigid CAT(0) Groups from the Category of Knot Groups. Christopher P Mooney* , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2:45 p.m. Subsemigroups of $\beta S$ containing the idempotents. Neil Hindman* , Howard University
Dona Strauss , University of Leeds
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. Realizations of intersection matrix algebras. Sandeep Bhargava* , York University, Toronto
3:30 p.m. The Centroid of the Cheng-Kac Jordan Superalgebras. Pamela A Richardson* , Westminster College
3:45 p.m. Vertex Algebras and Strongly Homotopy Lie Algebras. Daniel F. Pinzon* , University of Arkansas at Fort Smith
4:00 p.m. Combinatorics of Crystal Bases for Certain Demazure Modules. Julie C Beier* , North Carolina State University
4:15 p.m. The structure of endomorphism monoids in conjugate categories. Randall D. Helmstutler* , University of Mary Washington
Roberto Palomba , University of Mary Washington
4:30 p.m. Covers for Interpretations. Daniel Kiteck* , University of Kentucky
4:45 p.m. The minimum rank problem over finite fields. Jason Grout* , Iowa State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Variation of the Radon Transform. James V. Peters* , Long Island University
1:15 p.m. A Class of Calderon-Zygmund Integral Operators. Jean-Paul Pemba* , Prairie View A&M University
1:30 p.m. A Rees Product for topological Semihypergroup. Norbert N. Youmbi* , Saint Francis University
1:45 p.m. Admissibility for Generalized $2d$ Oscillator Groups. Brad Currey , St. Louis University
Tom McNamara* , St. Louis University
2:00 p.m. Discrete and Continuous Optimization of Asset Replacement in Economics and OR. Yuri Yatsenko* , Houston Baptist University
Natali Hritonenko , Prairie View A&M University
2:15 p.m. On the Mean Value Theorems for Functions of Two Variables. Nasser Dastrange* , Buena Vista University
2:30 p.m. A New Approach to Totally Positive Functions and Sequences. Michael I. Ganzburg* , Hampton University
2:45 p.m. Strongly Quasibounded Maximal Monotone Perturbations for the Berkovits-Mustonen Topological Degree Theory. Dhruba R. Adhikari* , Mississippi University for Women, Columbus, Mississippi
Athanassios G. Kartsatos , University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. Block matrix operators and $p$-hyponormality. George R. Exner* , Bucknell University
Il Bong Jung , Kyungpook National University
Mi Ryeong Lee , Kyungpook National University
3:30 p.m. On nonstandard nonlinear spectral theory. Dan D. Pascali* , Courant Institute, New York University
3:45 p.m. Toeplitz-composition $C^*$-algebras with piecewise continuous symbols. Rebecca Schmitz* , University of Virginia
4:00 p.m. Linear Operators on Some Fractional p-adic Hilbert Spaces. Toka Diagana* , Howard University
4:15 p.m. Topological Degree Theory for Multivalued Densely Defined $(S_+)_L$- Perturbation of Multivalued Maximal Monotone Operators in Reflexive Banach Spaces. Boubakari Ibrahimou* , University of South Florida
4:30 p.m. Stepanov-like Almost Automorphic Solutions for Nonlocal Cauchy Problems. Peter Frempong-Mireku* , Dillard University
Haewon Lee , Dillard University
4:45 p.m. A Uniqueness Result for Unitary Group. Alexandru G Atim* , University of North Texas
5:00 p.m. Classes of Stable Complex Matrices Defined via the Theorems of Ger\v{s}gorin and Lyapunov. Sivaram K. Narayan* , Central Michigan University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
1:00 p.m. On the Validity and Order of Convergence of a Novel Numerical Method for Models in Population Biology. Kailash C. Patidar* , University of the Western Cape
Jo-anne Wyngaardt , University of the Western Cape
1:15 p.m. An application of quaternions to a problem in position registration. Carl Toews* , Duquesne University
1:30 p.m. Numerical Analysis of Approximate Deconvolution Models of Turbulence. Iuliana Stanculescu* , University of Pittsburgh
1:45 p.m. An Iterative Substructuring Algorithm for $C^0$ Interior Penalty Methods. Kening Wang* , University of North Florida
Brenner , Louisiana State University
2:00 p.m. Numerical study of a set of differential boundary conditions for a problem of constrained evolution. Alexander M. Alekseenko* , California State University, Northridge
2:15 p.m. An efficient algorithm for the solution of high-frequency scattering by infinite rough surfaces. Harun Kurkcu* , University Of Minnesota
Fernando Reitich , University Of Minnesota
2:30 p.m. Adaptive panel method for partical simulation fo three dimensional vortex sheet motion. Leon Kaganovskiy* , New College of Florida
Robert Krasny , University of Michigan Ann Arbor
2:45 p.m. Unorthodox Approach to Solve an Overdetermined System. Saadat Moussavi* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
3:00 p.m. A Parametric Sensitivity Analysis for Fluid Models. Faranak Pahlevani* , The City University of New York, Medgar Evers College
3:15 p.m. On Numerical Solutions of a Nonlinear Differential Equation with Square Root Dissipative Term. Ron Buckmire* , Occidental College
Ron S. Mickens , Clark Atlanta University
Karl McMurtry , Occidental College
3:30 p.m. Optimized waveform relaxation methods for circuit simulations. Mohammad Al-Khaleel* , Yarmouk University
Martin J. Gander , University of Geneva
3:45 p.m. Computing the complete CS decomposition. Brian D. Sutton* , Randolph-Macon College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
1:00 p.m. Bochner-Riesz Means With Respect to a 2 by 2 Cylinder. Paul T Taylor* , Shippensburg University
1:15 p.m. Size and Derivative Estimates for the Szeg\"o Kernel on a Model Non-Pseudoconvex Domain. Christine Carracino* , Richard Stockton College of New Jersey
Jennifer Halfpap , University of Montana-Missoula
1:30 p.m. Estimates for multilinear singular integral operators associated with Borel measures. Geoff Diestel* , University of South Carolina
Loukas Grafakos , University of Missouri
1:45 p.m. Multivariate Hausdorff Transformations Generated by the Linear Group. Constantine Georgakis* , DePaul University
2:00 p.m. An Examination of Fingerprint Analysis using the Fourier Transform. Micah J Smith , Berea College
Jonathan Hunt* , Berea College
2:15 p.m. Vieta like products involving Fibonacci and Lucas numbers. Thomas J. Osler* , Rowan University
2:30 p.m. The periodic character of some rational difference equations of arbitrary order with truncation. Kenneth S. Berenhaut , Wake Forest University
Richard T Guy* , Wake Forest University
2:45 p.m. Basic uniqueness and approximation results for positive solutions to nonlinear dynamic equations on time scales. Allan C. Peterson* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lynn Erbe , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
C. C. Tisdell , University of New South Wales
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. Singular second order boundary value problems on purely discrete time scales. Curtis J Kunkel* , University of Tennessee at Martin
3:30 p.m. An Update on the Trichotomy Character of $x_{n+1} = \frac{\beta_n x_n +\gamma_n x_{n-1}}{A_n+B_nx_{n}} $ with Period-two Coefficients. Carol H. Gibbons , Salve Regina University RI
Senada Kalabusic , University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Carol B Overdeep* , Saint Martin's University, Lacey, WA
3:45 p.m. Forced second order nonlinear oscillation on time scales. Lynn H. Erbe* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Allan Peterson , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Samir Saker , Mansoura University
4:00 p.m. Oscillation for a Certain Nonlinear Second Order Dynamic Equation on a Time Scale. Raegan J Higgins* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
4:15 p.m. Global Attractivity of the Positive Equilibrium of $x_{n+1}=\frac{\alpha +\beta\,x_{n}+\gamma\,x_{n-1}}{A+B\,x_{n}+C\,x_{n-1}}$ with positive parameters in the Non-Hyperbolic Case. Sukanya Basu* , University of Rhode Island
4:30 p.m. On Dual Space Characterizations of Real Locally C*- and Locally JB-Algebras. Alexander A. Katz , St. John's University
Oleg Friedman* , University of South Africa
4:45 p.m. The Radon-Nikodym Property for Tensor Products of Banach Lattices II. Q. Bu , The University of Mississippi
G. Buskes , The University of Mississippi
W. Lai* , The University of Mississippi
5:00 p.m. Operators Determined by Subspaces. Elizabeth M Bator* , University of North Texas
Rhonda Huettenmueller , Texas Woman's University
5:15 p.m. Cyclic Behavior of Certain Operators on the Disc Algebra. Gabriela Bulancea* , University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-4:35 p.m. Chris Christensen , Northern Kentucky University christensen@nku.edu
Robert E. Lewand , Goucher College
1:00 p.m. Finding Large Primes: Miller-Rabin and Beyond. Jeffrey A. Ehme* , Spelman College
1:20 p.m. Using Maple worksheets to enable explorations of cryptography with minimal background. Mike May* , Saint Louis University
1:40 p.m. Zero-Knowledge Proofs: How to convince someone you know everything without telling them anything. Cheryl Beaver* , Western Oregon University
2:00 p.m. Cryptology on Campus During World War II. Craig Bauer* , York College of Pennsylvania
2:20 p.m. Cryptology as Outreach to Prospective College Students in a Summer Enrichment Program. David E Boliver* , University of Central Oklahoma
2:40 p.m. Teaching Cryptography in a Wireless Environment using Maplets. Neil P Sigmon* , Radford University
3:00 p.m. Cyclic Patterns of Points on Koblitz Curves. John H. Wilson* , Centre College
3:20 p.m. Public Key Cryptography with TI Voyage 200. Jerzy Wojdylo* , Southeast Missouri State University
3:40 p.m. The Pohlig-Hellman exponentiation cipher as a bridge between classical and modern cryptography. Joshua Brandon Holden* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
4:00 p.m. Lessons from a Course in Cryptography. Yesem Kurt* , Randolph College, Lynchburg, VA
4:20 p.m. Are You Talking to Me? An Introduction to Identity Based Encryption. Kristen A. Meyer* , Wisconsin Lutheran College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Jerome S. Epstein , Polytechnic University jepstein@duke.poly.edu
Chris Rasmussen , San Diego State University
1:00 p.m.Introduction.
1:05 p.m. Applying Physics Education Research to math education. John M Clement* , St. Pius X High School, Houston, TX
1:45 p.m. Using Contextual Problems to Support Student Discovery in Pre-Calculus Mathematics: Exemplars and Efficacy. Christian Hirsch* , Western Michigan University
2:25 p.m. An Integrated Math and Physical Science Laboratory Program for Cognitive Development. Jerome Epstein* , Polytechnic University, Dept. of Mathematics
3:05 p.m. Guided Discovery: Theoretical Implications and Practical Considerations. Robert G Stein* , California State University, San Bernardino
3:25 p.m. Concept Development Using Guided Discovery. Nathaniel Miller* , University of Northern Colorado
Frieda Parker , University of Northern Colorado
3:45 p.m. Undergraduate Mathematics Majors' and Prospective Mathematics Teachers' Conceptions of Proof after Lecture-Based and the Problem-Based Instruction. Sera Yoo* , The University of Texas at Austin
Jennifer C. Smith , The University of Texas at Austin
4:05 p.m. An Inquiry-Oriented Approach to Undergraduate Mathematics. Chris L Rasmussen* , San Diego State University
Oh Nam Kwon , Seoul National University
4:25 p.m. Guided Discovery at the Riverbend Community Math Center. Amanda Katharine Serenevy* , Riverbend Community Math Center
4:45 p.m. Effects of Teacher Practices on Mathematics Achievement Gain of First-Grade Children of Different Racial-Ethnic Backgrounds. Anna E. Bargagliotti* , University of Memphis
Cassandra Guarino , Michigan State University
William Mason , University of California, Los Angeles
5:05 p.m. Teaching Calculus Coherently. Tevian Dray* , Oregon State University
5:25 p.m. Providing Support for Pre-service Teachers' Development of Mental Computation Strategies. Ian Whitacre* , San Diego State University
Susan D. Nickerson , San Diego State University
5:45 p.m. Teaching Finite Mathematics Using Learner-Centered Pedagogy. Debra L Hydorn* , Unversity of Mary Washington
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
Mihaela D. Iftime , Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Marc Brodie , Wheeling Jesuit University
Gavin Waters , Missouri Western State University
J. Alan Alewine , McKendree University
Andrew B. Perry , Springfield College
Robert L. Wilson , University of Wisconsin-Madison
1:00 p.m. How Would Muppets Multiply? Using Base 6 in Courses for Future Mathematics Teachers. John R. Prather* , Ohio University--Eastern
1:15 p.m. Using the internet/computers as a tool for developing critical thinking skills within a general educational mathematics course. Gavin J Waters* , Missouri Western State University
1:30 p.m. Review and Refinement: An Update on a Mathematics Capstone Course in a Small Department. Alan Alewine* , McKendree University
1:45 p.m. Transitioning to higher mathematics via programming and proofs, Part I. Jeffrey K Denny* , Mercer University
Keith E Howard , Mercer University
2:00 p.m. Transitioning to higher mathematics via programming and proofs, Part II. Keith E Howard* , Mercer University
Jeffrey K Denny , Mercer University
2:15 p.m. A Na\"ive Introduction to Trans-Elliptic Diophantine Equations. Donald E Hooley* , Bluffton University
2:30 p.m. The MacLane Class and the Interaction Between Coefficient Conditions and Solution Conditions of Differential Equations in the Unit Disk. Kari Fowler* , University of Tampa
2:45 p.m. Explaining Standard Deviation Geometrically. Michael S Marion* ,
3:00 p.m. 4-Moves on Links up to Two Components. Ramanjit K Sahi* , Austin Peay State University
Mieczyslaw K. Dabkowski , The University of Texas at Dallas
3:15 p.m. Building a Learning Community for Instructors of Remedial Courses. Janet Nichols* , Colorado State University - Pueblo
3:30 p.m. Bacterial Computers: Can E. coli solve a Hamilton Path Problem? Jeffrey L. Poet* , Missouri Western State University
A. Malcolm Campbell , Davidson College
Todd T. Eckdahl , Missouri Western State University
Laurie J. Heyer , Davidson College
3:45 p.m. Revising and Studying a Capstone Course for Future High School Mathematics Teachers. Richard O. Hill* , Michigan State University
4:00 p.m. Active Learning and Teaching with Technology. Mihaela D Iftime* , MCP & Boston U.
4:15 p.m. It is time to integrate dynamic geometry with computer algebra system. Wei-Chi Yang* , Radford University
4:30 p.m. What do Korean preservice secondary teachers learn during their university teacher education program? Jin-Ah Kwon , Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
Jun-Soo Choa , Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea
Jihwa Noh* , University of Northern Iowa
4:45 p.m. Calculus Activities Inspired by the History of Mathematics. Gabriela R Sanchis* , Elizabethtown College
5:00 p.m. Generating random numbers using chaotic equations. Ken S. Li* , Southeastern Louisiana University
5:15 p.m. Analysis of optimal solutions and its tiling in $m \times n$ size Black-Out Game. Duk-Sun Kim* , Sungkyunkwan University
Sang-Gu Lee , Sungkyunkwan University
5:30 p.m. Teaching Mathematics Course using Creative hands-on Activities. Ryo Ohashi* , King's College
5:45 p.m. Improving Teaching and Learning at MidSemester. Diane L Johnson* , Humboldt State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
Jim Fulmer , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Tom McMillan , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Carolyn Yackel , Mercer University
Barbara Pence , San Jose State University
Janet Nichols , Colorado State University-Pueblo
Vicky Williams Klima , Appalachian State University
1:00 p.m. Summer Bridge vs. non Summer Bridge Students' First Year Retention and Achievement in Calculus: Addressing Undergraduate Mathematics Achievement for Underrepresented Ethnic Students. Joy Moore* , Xavier University
1:15 p.m. Kinesthetic Math: Is that like Mathematical Calisthenics? (No.). Carolyn Yackel* , Mercer University
1:30 p.m. Using DyKnow Vision and Tablet PCs to Facilitate Active Learning in Calculus. Matthew DeLong* , Taylor University
1:45 p.m. Group Projects Reinforcing Most Crucial Concepts of an Introductory Statistics Class. Katarzyna Potocka* , Ramapo College of New Jersey
2:00 p.m. The unexpected expected value. Roman Wong* , Washington and Jefferson College
Tyler Raspat , Washington and Jefferson College
2:15 p.m. Multidisciplinary research and training for enhancing teaching and learning of undergraduate mathematics. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer* , George Mason University
2:30 p.m. An old tool revisited; what liberal arts students can learn from spreadsheet mathematics. Margaret L Morrow* , SUNY Plattsburgh
2:45 p.m. Teacher's Attitude in the Classroom: A Student's Perspective. Mahmoud Yousef* , University of Central Missouri
Khaled Al-Agha , Wiley College
3:00 p.m. What Is Studied In, Written For, and Remembered From Western Oregon University's Bridge Course. Michael B Ward* , Western Oregon University
3:15 p.m. Quantitative Literacy, A Lesson Plan Revision and Curriculum Development Workshop for In-Service K-12 Teachers. Lisa E Marano* , West Chester University of PA
3:30 p.m. Using Discussion Activities in the Abstract Algebra Classroom. Vicky Williams Klima* , Appalachian State University
3:45 p.m. Geometric Forensics. James W Mauch* , Cedar Crest College
4:00 p.m. Using student-created digital learning objects in mathematics and science. Rebecca L LeDocq* , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Jennifer J Kosiak , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Bob Hoar , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
4:15 p.m. Students Don't Do Optional. Tristan Denley* , University of Mississippi
4:30 p.m. Some Puzzling Results. Marc A. Brodie* , Wheeling Jesuit University
4:45 p.m. Teacher Retention through Building Professional Learning Communities. Barbara Johnson Pence* , San Jose State University
5:00 p.m. Using Maple to Enhance Understanding of 3D Problems in Multivariable Calculus Courses. David Brian Williams* , Clayton State University
5:15 p.m. Road Rage and the FTC. Jody M Sorensen* , Augsburg College
Maureen T Carroll , University of Scranton
Elyn K Rykken , Muhlenberg College
5:30 p.m. Enriching Calculus with Montessori Materials. Theodore S. Erickson* , Wheeling Jesuit University
5:45 p.m. Adaptive Error Control for an Elliptic Optimization Problem. Sheldon Lee* , Colorado State University
Don Estep , Colorado State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College y smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
David B. Williams , Clayton State University
Gary L. Walls , West Texas A \& M University
Joy Moore , Xavier University
Theodore S. Erickson , Wheeling Jesuit University
Dominic Klyve , Carthage College
Paul R. Coe , Dominican University
1:00 p.m. Interdisciplinary Case Studies for an Intermediate Statistics Course. Terje Hoim* , Florida Atlantic University, Honors College
Stephanie Fitchett , Florida Atlantic University, Honors College
1:15 p.m. Analog-modeling scientific activities as a vehicle for exploration basic statistical concepts: case study in future teachers' statistics education classes. Olga Kosheleva* , University of Texas at El Paso
Laura Serpa , University of Texas at El Paso
1:30 p.m. Vector Measures and the Strong Operator Topology. Paul Lewis* , University of North Texas
Kimberly Muller , Lake Superior State University
Andy Yingst , University of South Carolina Lancaster
1:45 p.m. Large-Lecture Techniques. Patrick X Rault* , UW Madison
2:00 p.m. Using Force Fields to Construct 1-1 Complex Polynomials. Alan D. Gluchoff* , Villanova University
Frederick W. Hartmann , Villanova University
2:15 p.m. An algorithm for creating ``equal" regions. Mark A Mills* , Central College
2:30 p.m. Minimum Sets Forcing Monochromatic Triangles. Arie Bialostocki , University of Idaho
Mark J. Nielsen* , University of Idaho
2:45 p.m. Inverse Preserving Functions. David J Schmitz* , North Central College
Charles W Gatz , North Central College
3:00 p.m. A search for Wieferich primes to $6 \times 10^{15}$. Dominic W. Klyve* , Carthage College
Fran\c cois G. Dorais , Cornell University
3:15 p.m. Comparing Mechanical and Thermal Damping in Elastic Beams. Richard J. Marchand* , Slippery Rock University
3:30 p.m. A Uniqueness Result for Nonlinear Hyperbolic Initial Value Problems. Greg S Spradlin* , Embry-Riddle University
3:45 p.m. Authorship and Statistical Profiling. Alan Safer* , California State University, Long Beach
Eric Chuk , California State University, Long Beach
4:00 p.m. Improving Undergraduate Calculus Students' Learning through Ability Group Sectioning. Randal E. Hickman* , United States Military Academy, West Point
4:15 p.m. A generalization of Ceva's Theorem and Menelaus' Theorem. Kelly B Funk* , University of Louisville
Robert Powers , University of Louisville
4:30 p.m. A Construction of Convex Figures of Constant Width. Zokhrab Mustafaev* , University of Houston-Clear Lake
4:45 p.m. What is geometric superspace ? James S Cook* , North Carolina State University
5:00 p.m. Active Learning through Classroom Voting. Kelly S. Cline* , Carroll College
Mark R. Parker , Carroll College
Holly S. Zullo , Carroll College
5:15 p.m. Models of Computational Science Curricula. Ignatios E Vakalis* , Prof. of Computer Science, CalPoly , San Luis Obispo
5:30 p.m. A Seminar for Pre-Service Teachers on the Teaching of College Algebra. Angela Marie Hodge* , North Dakota State University
5:45 p.m. On Orbits of Automorphism Groups. Marian Deaconescu , Kuwait University
Gary L Walls* , West Texas A&M University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Dawn A. Lott , Delware State University dlott@desu.edu
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Making teacher preparation our business William G. McCallum , The University of Arizona
Solomon Friedberg , Boston College
Theodore W. Gamelin , University of California Los Angeles
James Lewis , University of Nebraska
Magnhild Lien , California State University, Northridge
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. A quick introduction to \em{WebWork}, a web-based interactive homework system. Michael E. Gage , University of Rochester
Arnold K. Pizer , University of Rochester
Vicki Roth , University of Rochester
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Capstone and one-semester research projects for a variety of students. Steven W. Morics , University of Redlands
Mary D. Shepherd , Northwest Missouri State University
William E. Fenton , Bellarmine University
Steven W. Morics ,
Barbara Reynolds , Cardinal Stritch University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. This session includes a panel discussion on how to develop the training required to tackle the mathematical challenges in modeling climate change. Inez Fung , Berkeley Institue of the Environment, University of California Berkeley ifung@berkeley.edu
Christopher K. Jones , University of North Carolina ckrtj@amath.unc.edu
Mary Lou Zeeman , Bowdoin College mlzeeman@bowdoin.edu
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 2:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Wiki math. William Casselman , University of British Columbia
David Austin , Grand Valley State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 2:30 p.m.-4:25 p.m. Martha J. Siegel , Towson University
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota-Duluth
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Summer research programs. William A. Hawkins, Jr , MAA
Robert E. Megginson , University of Michigan
Tuncay Aktosum , University of Texas at Arlington
Minerva Cordero , University of Texas at Arlington
Monica Stephens , Spelman College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Advocating for mathematics: Influencing policymakers through congressional visits in districts and states. Sheldon H. Katz , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Diana M. Thomas , Montclair State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Beyond formulas and algorithms: Teaching a conceptual/thematics single variable calculus course. Shahriar Shahriari , Pomona College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography. Jeffrey Ehme , Spelman College
Colm K. Mulcahy , Spelman College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Mathematics and geometry of voting. Donald G. Saari , University of California Irvine
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 3:45 p.m.-4:40 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Current issues in actuarial science education. Robert E. Buck , Slippery Rock University
Bettye Anne Case , Florida State University
Matthew J. Hassett , Arizona State University
Steve Paris , Florida State University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Jennifer R. Galovich , St. Johns University
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. {\rm Hard Problems}: A documentary about the USA team's participation in the 2006 International Mathematical Olympiad. George P. Csicsery , Zala Films
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. So you want to teach environmental math, do you? Martin E. Walter , University of Colorado at Boulder
Patricia Clark Kenschaft , Bloomfield College
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other friends of Project NExT are invited. T. Christine Stevens , St. Louis University
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota, Duluth
Aparna W. Higgins , University of Dayton
Tuesday January 8, 2008, 8:45 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Title to be announced. Earl R. Barnes* , Morgan State University
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