Joint Mathematics Meetings Full Program
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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Associate secretaries: Bernard Russo , AMS brusso@math.uci.edu
James J Tattersall , MAA tat@providence.edu
Saturday January 3, 2009
Saturday January 3, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Samuel J. Lomonaco , University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@comcast.net
Saturday January 3, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Maryland Suites A/B, Lobby Level, Marriott Richard D. De Veaux , Williams College
Saturday January 3, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Samuel J. Lomonaco , University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@comcast.net
Sunday January 4, 2009
Sunday January 4, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
Sunday January 4, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
Sunday January 4, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Teaching introductory data analysis through modeling. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Daniel Kaplan , Macalester College
Sunday January 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Sanuel J. Lomonaco , University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@comcast.net
Sunday January 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Sanuel J. Lomonaco , University of Maryland Baltimore County lomonaco@comcast.net
Sunday January 4, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Maryland Suites A/B, Lobby Level, Marriott Richard D. De Veaux , Williams College
Sunday January 4, 2009, 1:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Marshall Ballrooms North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott
Sunday January 4, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009
Monday January 5, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Carl V. Lutzer , Rochester Institute of Technology
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
8:00 a.m. Frames: Surgeries, Dilation, and Robustness. Jennifer L. Wolfe* , Central Michigan University
Rachael L. Tomasino , Central Michigan University
Eileen L. Radzwion , Central Michigan University
Sara P. Rimer , Central Michigan University
8:30 a.m. The Minimum Semidefinite Rank of a Graph. Taiji Tsutsui* , Hiram College, Hiram OH
Rachel Ellen Cranfill , Harvey Mudd College
9:00 a.m. A numerical and analytical study of modeling techniques for microstructure evolution. M R Atkins* , George Mason University
9:30 a.m. Understanding and predicting materials properties from phase-field simulations. Thomas Dean Stephens* , George Mason University
10:00 a.m. Vector Invariants of Elementary Abelian p-Groups. Aaron B Adcock* , Texas Tech University, Lubbock TX
10:30 a.m. Mathematical modeling, analysis and computation of a fluid-structure interaction problem with applications. Sarah Minerva Venuti* , Mathemathical Sciences, George Mason University
Kevin Kelbaugh , Mathemathical Sciences, George Mason University
Padmanabhan Seshayer , Mathemathical Sciences, George Mason University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Gretchen L. Matthews , Clemson University gmatthe@clemson.edu
Judy L. Walker , University of Nebraska
8:00 a.m. Generalizing Binary Quadratic Residue Codes. P. Charters* , University of Texas at Austin, Mathematics Department
8:25 a.m. Locally decodable codes. Sergey Yekhanin* , Microsoft Research
8:50 a.m. Iterative Subspace Pursuit Decoding of Weighted Euclidean Superimposed Codes. Wei Dai* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Olgica Milenkovic , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
9:15 a.m. On algebraic constructions of codes for random linear network coding. Felice Manganiello* , Zurich University
Elisa Gorla , Zurich University
Joachim Rosenthal , Zurich University
9:40 a.m. Further analysis of codes based on permutations. Christine A Kelley* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:05 a.m. Coding theory and Pseudorandomness. Venkatesan Guruswami* , University of Washington & Carnegie Mellon University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott David G. Taylor , Roanoke College taylor@roanoke.edu
Terrell L. Hodge , Western Michigan University
Daniel K. Nakano , University of Georgia
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Gui-Qiang G. Chen , Northwestern University
Cleopatra C. Christoforou , University of Houston cleopatra@math.uh.edu
8:00 a.m. Compensated Compactness and the Multi-Dimensional Euler Equations. James Glimm* , State University of New York at Stony Brook
8:30 a.m. On the dynamics of multicomponent reactive flows. Konstantina Trivisa* , University of Maryland
9:00 a.m. Instantaneous boundary tangency and cusp formation in two-dimensional fluid flows. Misha Perepelitsa* , Vanderbilt University
David Hoff , Indiana University
9:30 a.m. On Shock-Free Periodic Solutions for the Euler Equations. Robin C Young* , University of Massachusetts, Amherst
J Blake Temple , University of California, Davis
10:00 a.m. Stability of Newtonian Rotating White Dwarf Stars. Tao Luo* , Georgetown University
Joel Smoller , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
10:30 a.m. Local Well-Posedness of a Dispersive Navier-Stokes System. C David Levermore* , University of Maryland, College Park
Weiran Sun , University of Maryland, College Park
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott Aghalaya S. Vatsala , University of Louisiana at Lafayette vatsala@louisiana.edu
G. S. Ladde , University of South Florida
K. Ramachandran , University of South Florida
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Tewodros Amdeberhan , Tulane University
Luis A. Medina , Tulane University
Victor H. Moll , Tulane University vhm@math.tulane.edu
8:00 a.m. Towards a Classification of Periodic Orbits of Particular Fractal Billiards. Michel L. Lapidus , University of California, Riverside
Robert G. Niemeyer* , University of California, Riverside
8:30 a.m. Towards a proof of the q-TSPP conjecture. Christoph Koutschan* , RISC, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
9:00 a.m. Some divisibility properties for Stirling numbers of the second kind. O-Yeat Chan* , Dalhousie University
Dante Manna , Virginia Wesleyan College
9:30 a.m. Experimentation at the frontier of reality in Schubert calculus. Frank Sottile* , Texas A&M University
10:00 a.m. Enumeration Schemes for Barred Permutation Patterns. Lara K. Pudwell* , Valparaiso University
10:30 a.m. Grid graphs, Gorenstein polytopes, and domino stackings. Matthias Beck* , San Francisco State University
Christian Haase , Freie Universität Berlin
Steven Sam , MIT
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Thomas B. Fowler , Noblis Incorporated tfowler@noblis.org
Marty Fischer , Noblis Incorporated
Denise Masi , Noblis Incorporated
John F. Shortle , George Mason University
8:00 a.m. Lévy stable laws. John P. Nolan* , American University
8:35 a.m. Approximations for the waiting time distribution in an M/G/1 queue with heavy tails. Mariana Olvera-Cravioto* , Columbia University
Peter W. Glynn , Stanford University
9:10 a.m. Emergence of Heavy-Tailed Behavior and the Failure of the Central Limit Theorem Due to Hypercorrelation. Thomas B Fowler* , Noblis, Incorporated
9:45 a.m. Simulation Techniques and Numerical Methods for Analyzing Systems with Heavy-Tailed Distributions. John F Shortle* , George Mason University
Martin J. Fischer , Noblis, Inc.
Denise M. B. Masi , Noblis, Inc.
10:20 a.m. Constructing a Risk Map for Pyroclastic Flows: Using simulations and data to predict rare events. Elaine T. Spiller* , Marquette University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Pinhas Grossman , Vanderbilt University pinhas.grossman@vanderbilt.edu
Remus Nicoara , University of Tennessee
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Susanne C. Brenner , Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
Chi-Wang Shu , Brown University
8:00 a.m. Analysis of a local discontinuous Galerkin method for fourth-order time-dependent problems. Bo Dong* , Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
Chi-Wang Shu , Division of Applied Mathematics, Brown University
8:30 a.m. Superconvergence of Discontinuous Galerkin Finite Element Solutions for Time-Dependent Problems. Yingda Cheng* , University of Texas at Austin
Chi-Wang Shu , Brown University
9:00 a.m. A $C^0$ Interior Penalty Approximation of the Cahn-Hilliard Equation in Phase Separation. Susanne C. Brenner , Louisiana State University
Thirupathi Gudi* , Louisiana State University
Li-yeng Sung , Louisiana State University
9:30 a.m. New Finite Element Methods for Fourth Order Curl Equations. Qiya Hu , LSEC, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Jinchao Xu , Penn State University
Bin Zheng* , Penn State University
10:00 a.m. Multigrid Solvers for a Class of Discontinuous Galerkin Methods on Graded Meshes. Jintao Cui* , Louisiana State University
10:30 a.m. Evaluating Options Whose Payoffs Depend on Continuously Monitored Asset Prices. Fred J. Hickernell* , Department of Applied Mathematics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Michael Radin , Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Ken Ono , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amanda Folsom , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sharon A. Garthwaite , Bucknell University Sharon.Garthwaite@bucknell.edu
8:00 a.m. Rank-crank type PDE and non-holomorphic Jacobi forms. Kathrin Bringmann* , Universitaet Koeln
8:30 a.m. Overpartitions and class numbers of binary quadratic forms. Jeremy Lovejoy* , CNRS, LIAFA, Universite Paris 7
Kathrin Bringmann , University of Cologne
9:00 a.m. Recent work on Maass and modular forms. Matt Boylan* , University of South Carolina
9:30 a.m. The unbounded denominator property of noncongruence modular forms. Chris A. Kurth , Iowa State University
Ling Long* , Iowa State University
10:00 a.m. Jacobi forms over complex quadratic fields via the cubic Casimir operators. Olav K Richter* , University of North Texas & RWTH Aachen University (Germany)
Kathrin Bringmann , University of Cologne (Germany)
Charles H Conley , University of North Texas
10:30 a.m. Gaussian hypergeometric functions. Robert Osburn* , University College Dublin
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Yongwu Rong , George Washington University rong@gwu.edu
8:00 a.m. Dynamical systems over graphs: the relationship between graph topology and dynamics. Reinhard C Laubenbacher* , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Abdul S Jarrah , Virginia Bioinformatics Institute
Alan Veliz-Cuba , Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
8:30 a.m. Knot theoretical methods for RNA-template guided DNA recombinations. Angela Angeleska , University of South Florida
Natasa Jonoska , University of South Florida
Masahico Saito* , University of South Florida
9:00 a.m. Strategies for DNA recombination using assembly graphs. A Angeleska* , University of South Florida
N Jonoska , University of South Florida
M Saito , University of South Florida
9:30 a.m. A transition polynomial for signed Feynman diagrams. Kerry Luse* , Trinity (Washington) University
Yongwu Rong , The George Washington University
10:00 a.m. Computation of the Alexander-Conway Polynomial on the Chord Diagrams of Singular Knots. Sana Raoof* , Harvard College
10:30 a.m. A Fast Algorithm for Homology Groups in 3D Cubical Space. Li Chen* , University of the District of Columbia
Yongwu Rong , George Washington University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Ram U. Verma , International Publications rverma@internationalpubls.com
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Mathematical Model to Quantify the Impact of the Recovery Rate on the Dynamics and Transmission of Malaria in a Changing Population: Case of Cameroon. Miranda Ijang Teboh-Ewungkem* , Lafayette College
8:15 a.m. The effect of temperature on transient population dynamics: A case study using the pea aphid (Acyrthosiphon pisum). Joan P. Lubben* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Brigitte Tenhumberg , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Richard Rebarber , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8:30 a.m.Break
8:45 a.m. The Mating Game: A Game Theoretic Analysis of the Mating Sign Behavior in the Honeybee. M Wilhelm* , UNCG
J Rychtar , UNCG
O Rueppell , UNCG
M Chhetri , UNCG
9:00 a.m. Effect of the Abiotic Environment on Preening in Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens), Part I. Lynelle M Weldon , Andrews University
Shandelle M Henson , Andrews University
James L Hayward , Andrews University
Libby C Megna* , Andrews University
Joseph G Galusha , Walla Walla University
9:15 a.m. Effect of the Abiotic Environment on Preening in Glaucous-winged Gulls (Larus glaucescens), Part II. Lynelle M Weldon* , Andrews University
Shandelle M Henson , Andrews University
James L Hayward , Andrews University
Libby C Megna , Andrews University
Joseph G Galusha , Walla Walla University
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. The modeling of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axons and its convexity properties. Kai-Bin Fu* , Texas A&M University
10:00 a.m. Dynamical behavior of a one-island, selection-migration model with partial dominance. Jordan West Bostic* , North Carolina State University
James H Roberds , USDA Forest Service, Southern Research Station
James F Selgrade , North Carolina State University
10:15 a.m. Kullback-Leibler Markov Chain Monte Carlo -- a new Algorithm for Finite Mixture Aanalysis and its Application to Gene Expression Data. Tatiana Valerievna Tatarinova* , Loyola Marymount University
Alan Schumitzky , University of Southern California
10:30 a.m. Radio-telemetry under malfunctioning receivers. Channa N Navaratna* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Menaka B Navaratna , Florida Gulf Coast University
10:45 a.m. Nonlinear Dynamics of a Simple Microvascular Network. David Gardner , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Yiyang Li , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Benjamin Small* , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Group Bundle Duality. Geoff R Goehle* , Dartmouth College
8:15 a.m. Vertex operator algebras and integrable system. Shr-Jing Chen* , Rutgers University
8:30 a.m. Uncertainty Principles from Representations of Lie Groups. Jens Gerlach Christensen* , Louisiana State University
8:45 a.m. Lacunary Orbits for Multiplication operators in $ C[0, 1] $ and $ L_{p}[0,1], 1 \leq p \infty$. Aderaw Workneh Fenta* , Arkansas State University
9:00 a.m. Hermitian Weighted Composition Operators on Weighted Hardy Spaces. Carl C Cowen , Indiana University -- Purdue University, Indianapolis
Gajath Gunatillake* , American university of Sharjah
Eungil Ko , Ewha Women's University, Seoul, Korea
9:15 a.m. Irregularity of orbits of operators. Gabriel T Prajitura* , SUNY Brockport
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. $n$-contractivity and $k$-hyponormality of some Bergman-like weighted shifts. Gregory Adams , Bucknell University
George R Exner* , Bucknell University
10:00 a.m. On The Numerical Range Of A Class Of Composition Operators on $H^2$. William M Higdon* , University of Indianapolis
10:15 a.m. On the index solvability for variational inequalities with (S)-mappings. Dan D. Pascali* , Courant Institute, New York University
10:30 a.m. Inequalities and Operator Means. Mohammad Khadivi* , Jackson State University
Mokhtar Aouina , Jackson State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. On the Volume of Meromorphic Vector fields on Riemann Surfaces. Amine Fawaz* , The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
8:15 a.m. The topology of low dimensional cohomogeneity one manifolds. Corey A. Hoelscher* , Rutgers University
Shari Ultman , Oregon State University
8:30 a.m. On the classification of low-dimensional fixed point homogeneous Riemannian manifolds with nonnegative sectional curvature. Fernando Galaz-Garcia* , University of Maryland, College Park
8:45 a.m. The Higher Flows of Harmonic Maps. Michael S Gagliardo* , Jacksonville University
9:00 a.m. A convexity theorem for the real part of a Borel invariant subvariety. Timothy E Goldberg* , Cornell University
9:15 a.m. Isoperimetric balls in cones over tori. Frank Morgan* , Williams College
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. Folded Toric Four-Manifolds. Christopher R Lee* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:00 a.m. Connections and Parallel Transport. Florin Dumitrescu* , Pennsylvania State University
10:15 a.m. Connected components of strata of quadratic differentials over Teichmuller space. Katharine Walker* , University of Michigan
10:30 a.m. Some CR-submanifolds of low Chen-type in complex space forms. Ivko Dimitric* , Pennsylvania State University Fayette
10:45 a.m. Screw-Motion Invariant Minimal Surfaces. Michelle E Hackman* , Indiana University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Linear instability criteria for Euler's equation: two classes of perturbations. Elizabeth Thoren* , The University of Texas at Austin
8:15 a.m. A hybrid particle-continuum (DSMC-SPDE) algorithm for dense fluid flows. Aleksandar Donev* , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Alejandro L Garcia , Dept. Physics & Astronomy, San Jose State Univ.
Berni J Alder , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
8:30 a.m. Human tear film dynamics with an overset grid method. Kara L. Maki* , University of Delaware
Richard J. Braun , University of Delaware
William D. Henshaw , Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
P. Ewen King-Smith , The Ohio State University
8:45 a.m. Dynamics of Edge-Flames in Micro-Channels. Joanna A Bieri* , Northwestern University
9:00 a.m. Unstable internal waves. Roxana Tiron* , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Roberto Camassa , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ann Almgren , LBL Laboratories, Berkeley
Amber Sallerson , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:15 a.m. Falling Spheres in Stratified Fluids. Roberto Camassa , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Joyce T. Lin* , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Richard M. McLaughlin , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. Vacuum and Bound State Calculations in Point Form Quantum Field Theory. Kevin C. Murphy* , The University of Iowa
10:00 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. Differential Geometry on a Renormalization Bundle. Susama Agarwala* , Johns Hopkins University
10:30 a.m. Quantum Traces In Quantum Teichmüller Theory. Christopher Scott Hiatt* , The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
10:45 a.m. Multiparty Quantum States with Nearly Maximal Stabilizer. Stephanie A. Blanda* , Lebanon Valley College
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Douglas E. Norton , Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
8:00 a.m. How a medieval troubadour became a mathematical figure. Michael P. Saclolo* , St. Edward's University
8:20 a.m. Mathematics of Salsa Dancing. Christine von Renesse , Westfield State College
Volker Ecke* , Westfield State College
8:40 a.m. Modeling Voice-leading in Music: The Special Role of the Bass Voice. James R Hughes* , Elizabethtown College
Brandon Metz , Elizabethtown College
9:00 a.m. Using Music to Demonstrate Group Theory. Vicky Williams Klima* , Appalachian State University
9:20 a.m. A Mathematics & Music Course for Liberal Arts Majors. Kurt E Ludwick* , Salisbury University
9:40 a.m. The MAA Curriculum Foundations Project: A report from the workshop on mathematics and the arts and implications for the undergraduate mathematics curriculum. Susan L. Ganter* , Clemson University
Joanne Caniglia , Kent State University
William Haver , Virginia Commonwealth University
10:00 a.m. Which Edgar Allan Poe Story is His Most Quintessential? A Word Analysis Using Galois Lattices of Formal Concepts. Roger Bilisoly* , Central Connecticut State University
10:20 a.m. The Calculus of the Quinto Acuto and Gothic Architecture. Mike Huber* , Muhlenberg College
10:40 a.m. Art from the Margins: Questions raised by artistic patterns illustrating FLT. Stephen H. Harnish* , Bluffton University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College smabrouk@frc.mass.edu
Timothy Redl , University of Houston-Downtown
Robert D. Poodiak , Norwich University
Michael J. Caulfield , Gannon University
Jennifer Wagner , Washburn University
8:00 a.m. Lobb's Generalization of Catalan's Parenthesization Problem. Thomas Koshy* , Framingham State College
8:15 a.m. Verifying Huppert's Conjecture for $^2G_2(q^2)$. Thomas Philip Wakefield* , Slippery Rock University
8:30 a.m. An Interdisciplinary Project for Statistics and Physics. Josh W. Helms* , United States Military Academy
Rodney Sturdivant , United States Military Academy
8:45 a.m. Evaluating Communication Skills in a Modern Algebra Course. Jennifer D. Wagner* , Washburn University
9:00 a.m. Discontinuous open maps from $\mathbb{R}^n$ onto $\mathbb{R}^n$. William Goldbloom Bloch* , Wheaton College
9:15 a.m. Apportioning Seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Michael J. Caulfield* , Gannon University
9:30 a.m. Development and Analysis of a New Course in Computational Mathematics with MATLAB at the University of Houston-Downtown. Timothy A. Redl* , University of Houston-Downtown
9:45 a.m. The Power of Five. Robert D. Poodiack* , Norwich University
10:00 a.m. Which is better: homework or quizzes? Edwin P Herman* , University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
10:15 a.m. Loop Decompositions of Circulations in Strongly Connected Digraphs. Michael J. Adams* , Truman State University
Jonathan D. Vollmer , Truman State University
10:30 a.m. Universal Cycles of Classes of Restricted Words. Arielle M Leitner* , California State University, Chico
Anant Godbole , East Tennessee State University
10:45 a.m. Discriminating graphs of third degree polynomial functions. Lucio M.G. Prado* , BMCC - The City University of New York
Abdramane Serme , BMCC- The City University of New York
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Rachel Schwell , Central Connecticut State University
David Hammond , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Thomas Lominac , Virginia Military Institute
8:00 a.m. Developing Modern Algebra and Perspectives on the Nature of Mathematics in Victorian England. Richard H. Stout* , Gordon College
8:15 a.m. Testing the effects of predictors data generated by non-identity link functions of the singe-index model: a Monte Carlo appraoch. Rebecca S Patterson , University of Louisville
Larry Wayne Lewis* , Spalding University
8:30 a.m. Math Mistakes that Make the News. Heather A Lewis* , Nazareth College
8:45 a.m. Foundations of Mathematics, Survivor! Deborah A Koslover* , University of Texas at Tyler
9:00 a.m. Using Online Discussions in an Introductory/Intermediate Algebra Course. Sarah L Mabrouk* , Framingham State College
9:15 a.m. Wavelets on Graphs via Spectral Graph Theory. David K Hammond* , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Pierre Vanderghynst , Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne
Remi Gribonval , IRISA-INRIA Rennes
9:30 a.m. Incorporating Mathematics into a Study Abroad Experience. Ellen Mir* , Elon University
9:45 a.m. The Modified Moore Method versus the Traditional One: A Case Study. Mahmoud Yousef* , University of Central Missouri
Shing S So , University of Central Missouri
David Ewing , University of Central Missouri
10:00 a.m. A Research Project for a Beginning Mathematics Student. Anthony D. Berard, Jr.* , King's College
10:15 a.m. Elementary Central Limit Theorems Via Mathematical Induction. Mark H. Inlow* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
10:30 a.m. Bite-Sized Exams: A Tale of Two Pre-Calcs. Rachel Schwell* , Central Connecticut State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Catherine A. Roberts , College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu
8:00 a.m. A Multi-Species Model for Bacterial Biofilms used in Waste Water Treatment. David L Chopp* , Northwestern University
8:30 a.m. Metapopulation models in tick-borne disease transmission modeling. Holly D. Gaff* , Old Dominion University
Elsa Schaefer , Marymount University
9:00 a.m. The persistence of ranavirus in salamanders with ephemeral larval habitats. Horst R. Thieme* , Arizona State University
Thanate Dhirasakdanon , Arizona State University
9:30 a.m. Deterministic and stochastic juvenile-adult models with application to amphibians. Azmy S Ackleh* , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Keng Deng , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Qihua Huang , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
10:00 a.m. Modeling "stay/flee" conflict situations in animal behavior: Poisson regression and differential equations. Shandelle M. Henson* , Andrews University
James L. Hayward , Biology Department, Andrews University
10:30 a.m. Evolutionary reversals in competitive interactions: experimental occurrences and model explanations using Darwinian dynamics. J. M. Cushing* , University of Arizona
Rosalyn Rael , University of Arizona
Thomas L Vincent , Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering, University of Arizona
R. F. Costantino , Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Arizona
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:15 a.m. Algebraic Density Property of Homogeneous Spaces. Fabrizio Donzelli* , University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
Shulim Kaliman , University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida
8:30 a.m. On 3-dimensional tiling. Injun Song* , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Eu Kyum Kim , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hum Kum , Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
8:45 a.m. Structure of Riemann-Roch $G$-modules for $y^m=x^p-x$ over $GF(p)$. Darren Glass , Gettysburg College
W. David Joyner* , US Naval Academy
Amy Ksir , US Naval Academy
9:00 a.m. Group Operation on the Jacobian of Singular Hyperelliptic Curves. Enver Ozdemir* , University Of Maryland, College Park
9:15 a.m. Prym varieties of trigonal curves. Yuri Zarhin* , Pennsylvania State University
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. A Linear Algebraic Proof of Demailly and Skoda's Theorem. Yisha Peng* , Zhejiang University
10:00 a.m. Theta functions for small genus curves with automorphisms. G Sujeeva Wijesiri* , Oakland University
10:15 a.m. Degree even coverings of elliptic curves by genus 2 curves. Nejme Gjika* , University of Vlora, Albania
Miftar Ramosaco , University of Vlora, Albania.
10:30 a.m. Determining equations of families of cyclic curves. Rakinawasan Sanjeewa* , Oakland University
10:45 a.m. Computing Fundamental Units in Bicyclic Biquadratic Global Fields. Qingquan Wu* , University of Calgary
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:15 a.m. How history of mathematics can help education of mathematics. Saeed Seyed Agha* , I.H.University
8:30 a.m. Al-Risala al-Muhitiyya II ("The Treatise on the Circumference"). Mohammad K. Azarian* , University of Evansville
8:45 a.m. Mathematician or Physician? Mohammad Moazzam* , Salisbury University
9:00 a.m. Ioannis Carandinos and the Ionian Academy. Christine Phili* , National Technical University Athens
9:15 a.m. Determining the determinant: the early years. Daniel E. Otero* , Xavier University
9:30 a.m. Connections between the Genesis of Mathematics and Writing in Ancient Mesopotamia in 3100 B.C. and the Neuroscience of Learning Mathematics Today. Alexander G. Atwood* , SUNY Suffolk County Community College
9:45 a.m. Boole and Hamilton: An Unanswered Question. Charlotte K Simmons* , University of Central Oklahoma
10:00 a.m. A History of College Algebra in the United States During the Nineteenth Century. Jeff A Suzuki* , Brooklyn College
10:15 a.m. Webster's "Arithmetick in Epitome" and other Eighteenth Century English Arithmetic Books. Andrew B Perry* , Springfield College
10:30 a.m. Landmarks and Trails in the Development of Differential Calculus in Normed and Function Spaces. M. Zuhair Nashed* , University of Central Florida
10:45 a.m. A new look at the convergence of a famous sequence. Mihaela Dobrescu* , Christopher Newport University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Ronald R. Coifman , Yale University
James G. Glimm , SUNY at Stony Brook
Peter W. Jones , Yale University jones@math.yale.edu
Stephen Smale , Toyota Institute
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Dmitry Y. Kleinbock , Brandeis University kleinboc@brandeis.edu
Gregory A. Margulis , Yale University
Hee Oh , Brown University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Planning and teaching mathematics capstone courses for preservice secondary school teachers. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Edward F. Aboufadel , Grand Valley State University
Richard Hill , Michigan State University
Bruce E. Sagan , Michigan State University
Sharon Senk , Michigan State University
Natasha M. Speer , Michigan State University
Rebecca Walker , Grand Valley State University
Kirk Weller , Ferris State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Discrete models in biology and simulations. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Saber N. Elaydi , Trinity University
Huseyin Kocak , University of Miami
David Ribble , Trinity University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Teaching with clickers and classroom voting. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Derek Bruff , Vanderbilt University
Kelly Cline , Carroll College
Mark Parker , Carroll College
Holly Zullo , Carroll College
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m. A generalization of the mean value theorem for integrals. Nasser Dastrange* , Buena Vista University
9:15 a.m. Error terms for Steffensen's, Young's, and Chebychev's Inequalities. Peter R Mercer* , Buffalo State College
9:30 a.m. Iterations of Darboux Functions. Kandasamy Muthuvel* , University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
9:45 a.m. A generalization of an unpublished theorem of Wiener. J. Marshall Ash* , DePaul University
Sergey Tikhonov , Scuola Normale Superiore
James Tung , DePaul University
10:00 a.m. Radon-Nikodym Theorem for Hyper-measures. Mark Burgin , University of California, Los Angeles
Dongxin (Tony) Chen* , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Alan Krinik , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
10:15 a.m. Large Time Heat Kernel Asymptotics for Riemannian Polytopal Complexes and Finitely Generated Groups of Isometries. Melanie Anne Pivarski* , Texas A&M University
10:30 a.m. Idempotent probability measures on a locally compact semihypergroups. Norbert N Youmbi* , Saint Francis University
10:45 a.m. Extensions to the theory of local regularization for solving linear Volterra inverse problems. Cara D. Brooks* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Patricia K. Lamm , Michigan State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m. Pro-$p$ groups of rank 3 and the question of Iwasawa. Ilir Snopce* , Binghamton University
9:15 a.m. Caratheodory Approch in Haar Measure. Amir A. Maleki* , Howard University
9:30 a.m. On Maximal Ideals of Compact Connected Mobs. Phoebe Ho McLaughlin* , University of Central Missouri
Shing S. So , University of Central Missouri
Haohao Wang , Southeast Missouri State University
9:45 a.m. Infinite Towers of Cocompact Lattices in Kac-Moody Groups. Lisa Carbone , Rutgers University
Leigh Cobbs* , Rutgers University
10:00 a.m. Decompositions of Various Compact Symmetric Spaces. Robyn Brooks , Trinity University
Derek Habermas , State University of New York at Potsdam
Karol Koziol* , New York University
Kirsten Trickey , Clarkson University
10:15 a.m. Equivariant degenerations of spherical modules for groups of type $\mathsf{A}$. Stavros Papadakis , CAMGSD, Insituto Superior Tecnico
Bart Van Steirteghem* , Medgar Evers College (CUNY)
10:30 a.m. Topologies that are defined by forcing sequences of real numbers to converge to zero. Jon W. Short* , Sam Houston State University
T. Christine Stevens , Saint Louis University
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Finding your $n^{th}$ job (for $n$ greater than or equal to 2). Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Joshua D. Laison , Willamette University
Aaron Luttman , Clarkson University
Raluca M. Gera , Naval Post Graduate School
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. National Science Foundation programs supporting learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Henry Warchall , NSF/DMS
Karen A. Marrongelle , NSF/DRL
Daniel P. Maki , NSF/DUE
Ginger H. Rowell , NSF/DUE
Elizabeth J. Teles , NSF/DUE
Lee L. Zia , NSF/DUE
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. ICME-11 in retrospect. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Martha J. Siegel , Towson University
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Monday January 5, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Advances in Advancing Interfaces: Building Semiconductors, Inkjet Plotters, Medical Scanners, and Robotic Devices. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott James Sethian* , University of California, Berkeley
Monday January 5, 2009, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Stability, Consistency, and Convergence: Modern Variations on a Classical Theme. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Douglas N. Arnold* , University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Monday January 5, 2009, 12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Come to the Grand Opening at 12:15! Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Homogeneous dynamics and number theory I. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Gregory Margulis* , Yale University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. Perfect graphs---Structure and recognition. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Maria Chudnovsky* , Columbia University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Carl V. Lutzer , Rochester Institute of Technology
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
2:15 p.m. Spectrally Accurate Initial Data for Numerical Relativity. Nicholas Battista* , Rochester Institute of Technology
Anthony Harkin , Rochester Institute of Technology
2:45 p.m. A Network Theoretic Approach to Hyperspectral Image Classification. Ryan Lewis* , Rochester Institute of Technology
Anthony Harkin , Rochester Institute of Technology
3:15 p.m. Matrix Number Theory: Factorization in Integral Matrix Semigroups. David Hannasch* , University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Rene Ardila , City College of New York
Audra Kosh , University of California, Santa Barbara
Hanah McCarthy , Lawrence University
Ryan Rosenbaum , San Diego State University
Donald Adams , San Diego State University
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
3:45 p.m. Class Number Indivisibility in Function Fields. Michael Daub , Berkeley
Jackie Lang* , Bryn Mawr
Mona Merling , Bard College
Natee Pitiwan , Williams College
Allison Pacelli , Williams College
Michael Rosen , Brown University
4:15 p.m. The Soap Bubble Problem on the Sphere. Edward Souder Newkirk* , Williams College
4:45 p.m. The hitting time for a sequence pattern in a Markov chain. Shiliang Cui* , Lafayette College
Evan Fisher , Lafayette College
5:15 p.m. Classifying the simplices of the 4-dimensional cube. Natalie Durgin* , Harvey Mudd College
Helen Highberger , Harvey Mudd College
Jacob Scott , Harvey Mudd College
Francis Edward Su , Harvey Mudd College
5:45 p.m. The Strong Symmetric Genus of Small Generalized Symmetric Groups. Michael A. Ginter , Grove City College
Susannah E. Johnson , Grove City College
James E. McNamara* , Grove City College
6:10 p.m.Discussion.
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Stephen G. Simpson , Pennsylvania State University simpson@math.psu.edu
2:15 p.m. Symbolic dynamics and degrees of unsolvability. Stephen G. Simpson* , Pennsylvania State University
2:35 p.m. Complex dynamics and Turing degrees. C. T. Chong* , National University of Singapore
2:55 p.m. Using orbit equivalence as a model for ergodic systems. Daniel J. Rudolph* , Colorado State University
3:15 p.m. Decidability of countable closed subshifts. Douglas Cenzer* , University of Florida
S. Ali Dashti , University of Florida
3:35 p.m. Generic isometries and measure preserving homeomorphisms are conjugate to their powers. Christian Rosendal* , University of Illinois at Chicago
3:55 p.m. The classification problem for separable von Neumann factors. Asger Tornquist* , University of Toronto
4:15 p.m. Computable dynamics of real functions. S. Ali Dashti* , University of Florida
Douglas Cenzer , University of Florida
4:35 p.m. Bernoulli Actions of Property ($\tau$) Groups. Scott Schneider* , Rutgers University
4:55 p.m. Matrix models for discrete and topological groups. Vladimir G. Pestov* , University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
5:15 p.m. Computability in Ergodic Theory. Jeremy Avigad* , Carnegie Mellon University
5:35 p.m. Proof mining in topological dynamics. Philipp Gerhardy* , Universitetet i Oslo
5:55 p.m. The isomorphism problem for subshifts. John D. Clemens* , Penn State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Wlodzimierz Kuperberg , Auburn University
Valeriu Soltan , George Mason University vsoltan@gmu.edu
2:15 p.m. General affine surface areas. Monika Ludwig* , Polytechnic Institute of New York University
2:45 p.m. Finite Sets as Complements of Finite Unions of Convex Sets. Jim Lawrence , George Mason University
Walter Morris* , George Mason University
3:15 p.m. Generalized Averages of Section and Projection Functions. Paul R. Goodey , University of Oklahoma
Wolfgang Weil* , University of Karlsruhe
3:45 p.m. On Orthogonal Chords in Minkowski Spaces. Javier Alonso , University of Extremadura, Spain
Horst Martini , University of Technology Chemnitz, Germany
Zokhrab Mustafaev* , University of Houston-Clear Lake, USA
4:15 p.m. Special convex sets in normed linear spaces. Horst Martini* , University of Technology, Chemnitz, Germany
4:45 p.m. Outer linear measure of connected sets via Steiner trees. Konrad J Swanepoel* , Chemnitz University of Technology
5:15 p.m. Convex polytopes with abelian vertex-transitive symmetry. Jim Lawrence* , George Mason University
5:45 p.m. Class Preserving Dissections of Convex Polygons. Dan Ismailescu* , Hofstra University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Gretchen L. Matthews , Clemson University gmatthe@clemson.edu
Judy L. Walker , University of Nebraska
2:15 p.m. On decoding multipoint algebraic geometry codes. Nathan Drake* , Clemson University
2:40 p.m. Efficient List Decoding of Explicit Codes with Optimal Redundancy. Atri Rudra* , University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
3:05 p.m. Trellis Pseudocodewords. Deanna Dreher* , University of Nebraska
3:30 p.m. LDPC codes and Ramanujan graphs. Chenying Wang* , Penn. State Univ.
3:55 p.m. On right-regular graphs for cascaded LDPC codes. Abigail G. Mitchell* , University of Zürich
4:20 p.m. Golay, Heisenberg and Weyl. Robert Calderbank* , Princeton University
5:15 p.m. On the Growth Rate of the Weight Distribution of Irregular Doubly-Generalized LDPC Codes. Mark F. Flanagan* , University of Zurich, Switzerland
Enrico Paolini , University of Bologna, Italy
Marco Chiani , DEIS, University of Bologna, Italy
Marc P.C. Fossorier , ETIS ENSEA / UCP / CNRS UMR-8051, Cergy Pontoise, France
5:40 p.m. Enumerating Pseudo-codewords in Fundamental Cones. Min Lu* , University Park, PA
6:05 p.m. Extrinsic Tree Decoding of LDPC Codes. Eric Thomas Psota* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
6:30 p.m. Polytope Representations for Linear-Programming Decoding of Nonbinary Linear Codes. Mark F. Flanagan , Universitat Zurich
Vitaly Skachek* , Claude Shannon Institute, University College Dublin
Eimear Byrne , University College Dublin
Marcus Greferath , University College Dublin
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Gui-Qiang G. Chen , Northwestern University
Cleopatra C. Christoforou , University of Houston cleopatra@math.uh.edu
2:15 p.m. Self-Similar Multidimensional Conservation Laws: An Excursion into Linear Equations. Nedyu I Popivanov , Sofia University
Barbara Lee Keyfitz* , Fields Institute and the Ohio State University
2:45 p.m. Transonic flows past wedges governed by full Euler equations. G.-Q. Chen , Northwestern Univeristy
J. Chen* , University of Houston
M. Feldman , University of Wisconsin, Madison
3:15 p.m. Mixed type problems and semi-hyperbolic waves in two-dimensional compressible Euler systems. Yuxi Zheng* , Penn State
3:45 p.m. Transonic shocks of multi-dimensional compressible flow through divergent nozzles with arbitrary cross-sections. Myoungjean Bae* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Mikhail Feldman , University of Wisconsin-Madison
4:15 p.m. Optimal Transport for the System of Isentropic Euler Equations. Michael Westdickenberg* , Georgia Institute of Technology
4:45 p.m. On the structure of solutions of multidimensional systems of conservation laws. Monica Torres* , Purdue University
5:15 p.m. Large-data solution of the Cauchy problem for a model system for singular shocks. Michael Sever* , The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
5:45 p.m. Shock reflection, free boundary problems, and degenerate elliptic equations. Gui-Qiang Chen , Northwestern University
Mikhail Feldman* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott David Chan , Virginia Commonwealth University dmchan@vcu.edu
John W. Cain , Virginia Commonwealth University
Rebecca A. Segal , Virginia Commonwealth University
2:15 p.m. Oscillations of Calcium, Metabolism, and Insulin Secretion in Pancreatic Beta-cells. Arthur S Sherman* , National Institutes of Health
2:45 p.m. Statistical Geometry of Pancreatic Islets. Harold M Hastings* , Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hofstra University
Bruce S Schneider , Office of Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies
3:15 p.m. Tubuloglomerular Feedback Signal Transduction in a Compliant Thick Ascending Limb. Anita T. Layton* , Duke University
3:45 p.m. A Methodology For Performing Global Uncertainty And Sensitivity Analysis In Systems Biology. Simeone Marino* , University of Michigan Medical School, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology
Ian B Hogue , University of Michigan Medical School, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology
Christian J Ray , University of Michigan Medical School, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology
Denise E Kirschner , University of Michigan Medical School, Dept. Microbiology & Immunology
4:15 p.m. Mathematical Modeling in Nasal Drug Delivery and Surgery. J. S. Kimbell* , The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
J. D. Schroeter , The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
G. J. M. Garcia , The Hamner Institutes for Health Sciences
4:45 p.m. Mathematical modeling of blood-flow interaction with deformable arterial wall with applications in medicine. Javed I. Siddique* , George Mason University
Daniel M. Anderson , George Mason University
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer , George Mason University
5:15 p.m. Optimal Control Model for Cancer Chemotherapy Subject to Drug Resistance. Daniel L Kern* , University of Nevada, Las Vegas
5:45 p.m. Optimal intervention strategies for a cholera outbreak. Rachael L Miller* , University of Tennessee
Suzanne Lenhart , University of Tennessee
Elsa Schaefer , Marymount University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott Aghalaya S. Vatsala , University of Louisiana at Lafayette vatsala@louisiana.edu
G. S. Ladde , University of South Florida
K. Ramachandran , University of South Florida
2:15 p.m. Perturbation of a Gradient Temperature Field due to the Presence of Two Spheres. Abhinandan Chowdhury* , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
2:45 p.m. Nonlinear Stochastic Modeling and Statistic Analysis. Ling Wu* , University of South Florida
Gangaram S. Ladde , University of South Florida
3:15 p.m. Behrens Fisher's Distribution for selecting Genes and its Application in Cancer Classification. Nabin K. Shrestha* , University of South Florida
K. M. Ramachandran , University of South Florida
3:45 p.m. Hybrid Dynamic Inequalities Under Random Perturbations and Applications. Gangaram S. Ladde* , University of South Florida
4:15 p.m. Generalized Quasilinearization for Differential Equations with Causal Operators. Farzana A. McRae* , The Catholic University of America
J. Vasundhara Devi , GVP Institute for Advanced Studies, Visakhapatnam, India
Zahia Drici , Illinois Wesleyan University
4:45 p.m. Fixed-point Theorems for Differential Equations with Causal Operators. Zahia Drici* , Illinois Wesleyan University
Farzana A. Mcrae , The Catholic University of America
Vasundhara J. Devi , G.V.P. Institute for Advanced Studies, Visakhapatnam, India
5:15 p.m. A multi-time-scale analysis of biochemical reaction networks. Chang Hyeong Lee* , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Tewodros Amdeberhan , Tulane University
Luis A. Medina , Tulane University
Victor H. Moll , Tulane University vhm@math.tulane.edu
2:15 p.m. On the greatest common divisor of $a^n-1$ and $b^n-1$. Joseph H. Silverman* , Brown University
2:45 p.m. Algorithmic Proofs for Special Function Identities. Flavia Stan* , RISC, Johannes Kepler University, Linz, Austria
3:15 p.m. Isodiametric problems for equilateral polygons. Michael J. Mossinghoff* , University of South Carolina and Davidson College
3:45 p.m.Break
4:15 p.m. New formulas for Euler log-trigonometric integrals. Olivier Oloa* , University of Versailles
4:45 p.m. Asymptotics and Zeros for Polynomials from Combinatorics. Robert P. Boyer* , Drexel University
William M. Y. Goh , University of Science and Technology of China
5:15 p.m. Asymptotics of Bernoulli, Euler, and Strodt Polynomials. Timothy B Flowers* , Clemson University
Neil J Calkin , Clemson University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Sam Nelson , Claremont McKenna College knots@esotericka.org
Alissa S. Crans , Loyola Marymount University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott M. Zuhair Nashed , University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
Otmar Scherzer , University of Innsbruck
2:15 p.m. Missing Data Recovery by Tight-frame Algorithms with Flexible Wavelet Shrinkage. Raymond H Chan* , The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2:45 p.m. Finite volume scheme for the nonlinear tensor anisotropic diffusion. Olga Drblikova , Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Angela Handlovicova* , Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
Karol Mikula , Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia
3:15 p.m. On singularity reconstruction in thermoacoustic tomography. Yulia Hristova , Texas A&M University
Peter Kuchment* , Texas A&M University
Linh Viet Nguyen , Texas A&M University
3:45 p.m. Convergence rates in regularization when the solutions are nonsmooth with respect to forward operators. Bernd Hofmann* , Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz/Germany
4:15 p.m. Minimum-Variance Pseudo-Unbiased Reduced-Rank Estimator and Its Applications. Isao Yamada* , Tokyo Institute of Technology
Tomasz Piotrowski , Tokyo Institute of Technology
4:45 p.m. On weakly bounded noise in ill-posed, non-quadratic minimization problems. P. P. B. Eggermont* , Food and Resource Economics, Univeristy of Delaware
M. Z. Nashed , University of Central Florida
5:15 p.m. Regularization of Quasi Variationaal Inequalities. Akhtar A. Khan* , Rochester Institute of Technology
Baasansuren Jadamba , Rochester Institute of Technology
5:45 p.m. The derivation of a heterogeneous plate theory from nonlinear elasticity. Cristina Popovici* , North Dakota State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Michael Radin , Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
2:15 p.m. Global behavior of solutions to $x_{n+1} = \frac{\alpha + \betax_n+\gammax_{n-1}}{A + Bx_n+Cx_{n-1}}$ with non-negative parameters when prime period-two solutions exist. Sukanya Basu* , University of Rhode Island
Orlando Merino , University of Rhode Island
2:45 p.m. Positive solutions for systems of three-point nonlinear discrete boundary value problems. Johnny Henderson* , Baylor University
Sotiris K. Ntouyas , University of Ioannina
Ioannis K. Purnaras , University of Ioannina
3:15 p.m. Adiabatic invariants for 2D Linear Dynamic Systems on Time Scales. Gro Hovhannisyan* , Kent State University
3:45 p.m. A Bimodal System. Candace Marie Kent* , Virginia Commonwealth University
Hassan Sedaghat , Virginia Commonwealth University
4:15 p.m. Trends and oscillations in the dynamics of linear vs. non-linear difference equation models describing populations. Tamara E Awerbuch-Friedlander* , Harvard School of Public Health
4:45 p.m. Modeling HIV outbreaks: The Male to Female Prevalence Ratio in the Core Population. James A Yorke* , Univ. of Maryland
5:15 p.m. Dynamic Classification of Escape Time Sierpinski Curve Julia Sets. Robert L. Devaney* , Boston University
5:45 p.m. The Complex Dynamics of Singularly Perturbed Rational Maps. Elizabeth D Russell* , Boston University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Ronald R. Coifman , Yale University
James G. Glimm , SUNY at Stony Brook
Peter W. Jones , Yale University jones@math.yale.edu
Stephen Smale , Toyota Institute
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Dmitry Y. Kleinbock , Brandeis University kleinboc@brandeis.edu
Gregory A. Margulis , Yale University
Hee Oh , Brown University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott James A. Sethian , University of California Berkeley sethian@math.berkeley.edu
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Andrew C.-F. Liu , University of Alberta
Tanya Thompson , ThinkFun, Inc.
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Michael K. May , Saint Louis University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel David L. Housman , Goshen College
Richard A. Gillman , Valparaiso University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m. The Biplanar Crossing Number of $C_k \times C_l \times C_{2m} \times P_n$. Joshua K. Lambert* , North Dakota State University
2:30 p.m. Fully Orientability of Graphs with at Most One Dependent Arc. Hsin-Hao Lai , Academia Sinica
Ko-Wei Lih* , Academia Sinica
Li-Da Tong , National Sun Yat-sen University
2:45 p.m. Tiling Bijections via Finite Automata. Katherine P. Benedetto , Univ. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Nicholas A. Loehr* , Virginia Tech
3:00 p.m. The $r$-reduced cutting numbers of cycles, sequences of cycles and graphs. Brad Bailey* , North Georgia College & State University
Dianna Spence , North Georgia College & State University
John Holliday , North Georgia College & State University
3:15 p.m. Progress on the Skew Hadamard Difference Set existence problem. Carlos Harold Salazar-Lazaro* , Caltech
3:30 p.m. Some combinatorial problems over finite Euclidean and non-Euclidean graphs. Anh Vinh Le* , Harvard University
3:45 p.m. Random Difference Graphs and Their Properties. Elizabeth Perez Reilly* , The Johns Hopkins University
Edward R. Scheinerman , The Johns Hopkins University
4:00 p.m. Forcing faces in plane bipartite graphs. Zhongyuan Che* , Penn State University, Beaver Campus
Zhibo Chen , Penn State University, McKeesport Campus
4:15 p.m. Pattern avoidance in binary trees. Eric S. Rowland* , Rutgers University
4:30 p.m. Other Critical Exponents in Coordinate Percolation. Elizabeth Moseman* , US Military Academy, West Point
4:45 p.m. On sums of permutations and sequences with distinct terms. D. Jacob Wildstrom* , University of Louisville
5:00 p.m. Graph Model for Pattern Recognition in Text. Qin Wu* , West Virginia University
Cun-Quan Zhang , West Virginia University
Eddie Fuller , West Virginia University
5:15 p.m. Minimum cycle bases of direct products of complete graphs. Zachary Bradshaw* , Virginia Commonwealth University
5:30 p.m. A forest formula for the antipode in incidence Hopf algebras. Hillary Einziger* , The George Washington University
5:45 p.m. The Clique Number of $\Gamma(\mathbb{Z}_{p^{n}}(\alpha))$. Omar A. AbuGhneim* , Jordan University
Emad E. AbdAlJawad , Al-Zaytoonah Private University
Hasan Al-Ezeh , Jordan University
6:00 p.m. Paley partial difference sets in groups with order not a prime power. John Bowen Polhill* , Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m. Generalizations of Triangular Algebras. Mohan Ravichandran* , University of New Hampshire
2:30 p.m. The Projective Unitary Group is Algebraically Determined Polish group. Alexandru Gabriel Atim* , University of South Carolina Lancaster
Robert R Kallman , University of North Texas
2:45 p.m. Proper Actions of Groupoids on $C^*$-algebras. Jonathan Henry Brown* , Dartmouth College
3:00 p.m. Quasi-Multipliers and Algebrizations of Operator Spaces. Masayoshi Kaneda* , The University of Mississippi
3:15 p.m. On projective rigidity of Banach spaces. Matthew Neal , Denison University
Bernard Russo* , University of California Irvine
3:30 p.m. Non-Commutative majorant ergodic theorem for sub-sequences. Genady Ya Grabarnik* , IBM TJ Watson Research Center
Larisa Shwartz , IBM TJ Watson Research Center
3:45 p.m. Constructive Representation of the Feynman Operator Calculus in Banach Spaces. Woodford W. Zachary* , Howard University
Tepper L. Gill , Howard University
4:00 p.m.Break
4:15 p.m. Shifts on product spaces E X F. Minakshisundaram Rajagopalan* , Tennessee State University
4:30 p.m. Smooth and extreme points in Marcinkiewicz function spaces. Anna Kamińska , University of Memphis
Anca M. Parrish* , University of Memphis
4:45 p.m. The Corona Theorem for Infinitely Many Functions on the Multiplier Algebra of the Weighted Dirichlet Spaces. Berhanu T. Kidane* , The University of Alabama
Tavan T. Trent , The University of Alabama
5:00 p.m. Geometric Properties inherited by Ordered Tensor Products. Michelle R Craddock* , University of Mississippi
5:15 p.m. On the sum of superoptimal singular values. Alberto A. Condori* , Michigan State University
5:30 p.m. Partial unconditionality on a regular array in a Banach space. Frank Sanacory* , SUNY - College at Old Westbury
5:45 p.m. Norm-linear Operators Between Uniform Algebras. Rebekah B Yates* , University of Montana
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m. A Domain Test for Lie Color Algebras. Kenneth L. Price* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
2:30 p.m. Nonsplit module extensions over a non-noetherian ring. Linhong Wang* , Southeastern Louisiana University
2:45 p.m. Square-Free Rings and their Automorphism Group. Martin W Montgomery* , Piedmont College
3:00 p.m. An isomorphism between the fusion algebras of $V_L^+$ and type $D^{(1)}$ level $2$. Michael Cuntz , Universität Kaiserslautern
Christopher Goff* , University of the Pacific
3:15 p.m.Break
3:45 p.m. The Yoneda algebra of a monomial $\mathcal{K}_2$ algebra. Christopher Phan* , University of Oregon
Thomas Cassidy , Bucknell University
Brad Shelton , University of Oregon
4:00 p.m. Representation theory of finite $W$-algebras and twisted Yangians. Jonathan Scott Brown* , University of Oregon
4:15 p.m. Strongly clean matrix rings. Thomas J. Dorsey* , Center for Communications Research - La Jolla
Alexander J. Diesl , Bowling Green State University
4:30 p.m. Seven dimensional Lie algebras with a four-dimensional nilradical. Firas Y Hindeleh* , Grand Valley State University
Gerard Thompson , The University of Toledo
4:45 p.m. Noncommutative linear algebra and primitive ideals. Victor Protsak* , Cornell University
5:00 p.m. Simple and Nearly Simple Deep Matrix Algebras. Chris Kennedy* , Christopher Newport University
5:15 p.m. 4-Dimensional Non-Associative Division Algebras. John Massman* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5:30 p.m. Intersection Matrix Algebras. Sandeep Bhargava* , University of Windsor
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m. p-adic properties of Stirling numbers. Ana Berrizbeitia* , University of Texas at Austin
Alexander Moll , Columbia University
Laine Noble , Tulane University
2:30 p.m.Break
2:45 p.m. Rational Points and Hypergeometric Functions. Adriana Julia Salerno* , University of Texas at Austin
3:00 p.m. Mahler's order functions and $p$-adic algebraic approximation. Brian C. Dietel* , Oregon State University
3:15 p.m. On the Iteration of a Function Related to Euler's $\phi$-Function. Joshua Harrington* , Shippensburg University
Lenny Jones , Shippensburg University
3:30 p.m. Polynomials Built Using Lucas Sequence Pairs. Donald Mills* , Wittenberg University
3:45 p.m. Explicit constructions of infinite families of MSTD sets. Daniel C Scheinerman* , Brown University
Steven J Miller , Williams College
4:00 p.m. Hilbert 90 for Finite Abelian Extensions. Andrew Schultz* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:15 p.m. Convergence of Singular Series for a Pair of Quadratic Forms. Thomas J. Wright* , Johns Hopkins University
4:30 p.m. On uniform bounds for rational points on rational curves and thin sets. Patrick X Rault* , SUNY Geneseo
4:45 p.m. Orthogonal polynomials and ranks of abelian varieties. John Cullinan* , Bard College
Farshid Hajir , University of Massachusetts
5:00 p.m. On the cyclotomic Littlewood polynomials. Yi Sun* , Harvard University
5:15 p.m. On Integers $n$ that Divide $\phi(n)+\sigma(n)$. Kelley Harris* , Harvard University
5:30 p.m. Happy Numbers and Semihappy Numbers. Helen G. Grundman* , Bryn Mawr College
5:45 p.m. Stable Reduction of $X_0(625)$, with Implications. Ken McMurdy* , Ramapo College of New Jersey
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Patricia L. Hale , California State Polytechnic University Pomona phale@csupomona.edu
Abbe Herzig , University at Albany
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Chris Christensen , Northern Kentucky University christensen@nku.edu
Robert E. Lewand , Goucher College
2:15 p.m. Teaching the Group Theory of Permutation Ciphers. Joshua Brandon Holden* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
2:35 p.m. Finding Irreducible Polynomials Using Miller Rabin Type Tests. Jeffrey A Ehme* , Spelman College
2:55 p.m. The Vigenere Cipher: A historical cipher with a modern day application. Tamara B Veenstra* , University of Redlands
3:15 p.m. The ElGamal Cryptosystem on the TI-83. Blake Rice , N/A
Neil Sigmon , Radford University
Bill Yankosky* , North Carolina Wesleyan College
3:35 p.m. Quantum Computing for Undergraduates. Thomas R. Hagedorn* , The College of New Jersey
3:55 p.m. The Venona Project. Maryam Vulis* , Fordham University
4:15 p.m. An Introduction to Algebraic Cryptanalysis. Amber M Rogers* , Northern Kentucky University
4:35 p.m. Arithmetic in the field $F_{2^8}$ as used in the Advanced Encryption Standard. Eric West* , Benedictine College
4:55 p.m. An Interactive Demonstration of the Navajo Code of World War II. Neil P Sigmon* , Radford University
Jonathan D Dixon , Radford University
5:15 p.m. Cryptology as First-Year Seminar: Challenges and Rewards. Alan Koch* , Agnes Scott College
5:35 p.m. Explorations of elliptic curves in undergraduate cryptography with minimal student background through the use of Maple worksheets. Mike May* , Saint Louis University
5:55 p.m. Investigations with Private-key Ciphers. Annela R Kelly* , Roger Williams University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Karen Bolinger , Clarion University kbolinger@clarion.edu
Ben A. Fusaro , Florida State University
2:20 p.m. A Curriculum Module for Modeling Bioaccumulation, Biomagnification, and Elimination of Toxins. Frederick A. Adkins* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2:40 p.m. Starting in your own Backyard: Looking at Local Enviromental Risks in a Mathematical Modeling Class. Jennifer A Gorman* , Gannon University
3:00 p.m. Teaching Applied Calculus through Environmental Modeling. Rachel M Dunwell* , Rhodes College
Christopher W Seaton , Rhodes College
3:20 p.m. Quantitative and Citizen Literacy through Key Environmental Issues of our time. Harel Barzilai* , Salisbury University
3:40 p.m. Weatherquakes, Earthquakes, Mathematics and Climate Change. Martin E. Walter* , University of Colorado, Boulder
4:00 p.m. Modelphobia - How does it arise; what can we do about it? Ben Fusaro* , Florida State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott Gerald Kobylski , U.S. Military Academy gerald.kobylski@usma.edu
Josh Helms , U.S. Military Academy
William Fox , Naval Post Graduate School
2:15 p.m. Using Interactive Pedagogies to teach Operations Research. Ronald M. Brzenk* , Hartwick College, Oneonta NY 13820
2:45 p.m. Mathematical Methods of Operations Research. Morteza Shafii-Mousavi* , Indiana University South Bend
3:20 p.m. Recursive formulae for Steady State Distribution of a Certain Class of Markov Process. Mark Evans , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Lilinoe Harbottle , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Ken Shun , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Alan Krinik* , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
3:55 p.m. Data Envelopment Analysis in Operations Research. William C. Bauldry* , Appalachian State University
4:25 p.m. The "Artist Guild" Strike: An Example of Game Theory. William P Fox* , Naval Postgraduate School
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Timothy P. Chartier , Davidson College tichartier@davidson.edu
Karl Schaffer , De Anza College
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Dale R. Oliver , Humboldt State University dale.oliver@humboldt.edu
Elizabeth Burroughs , Montana State University
2:15 p.m. Mathematics Content Knowledge and Classroom Practice in Middle School. Julie A. Belock* , Salem State College
2:35 p.m. An Update of a Professional Development Project focused on Preparing Students for Algebra. Matthew J Haines* , Augsburg College
Tracy Bibelnieks , Augsburg College
Linda Stevens , Augsburg College
2:55 p.m. Math Faculty as Partners in Team Teaching a Non-Euclidean Geometry Course for K-12 Teachers. Maria G Fung* , Worcester State College
Tevian Dray , Oregon State University
Dave Damcke , University of Portland
Dianne Hart , Oregon State University
Dianne Riverstone , Oregon State University
3:15 p.m. In-Service Teachers' Proof Schemes in Transition. Evan Fuller* , UC San Diego
Osvaldo Soto , UC San Diego
Guershon Harel , UC San Diego
Alfred Manaster , UC San Diego
3:35 p.m. Brazos Valley Math Teachers' Circle: Formation and Activities. Philip B. Yasskin* , Texas A&M University
3:55 p.m. Supporting Mathematics Teachers to Increase Retention Through Professional Development: Overview, Models and Research. Davida Fischman* , California State University, San Bernardino
4:15 p.m. Contributing to the Professional Development of K-12 Mathematics Teachers. Katherine J. Mawhinney* , Appalachian State University
4:35 p.m. Creating Active Learning Environments with Improved Student/Teacher Relationships and State Assessement Scores. Juli D'Ann Ratheal* , The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
4:55 p.m. Teaching for understanding through a professional development partnership. Jennifer J. Kosiak* , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Jon Hasenbank , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
5:15 p.m. Mathematicians vs. Future K-8 Teachers: Is Real Communication Possible? Is Deep Learning Achievable? Betsy Darken* , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
5:35 p.m. "If only I had known then what I know now " : A look back at six years of professional development programs. Linda Braddy* , East Central University
5:55 p.m. The Kentucky Center for Mathematics. Kirsten Fleming* , Kentucky Center for Mathematics at Northern Kentucky University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Barbara F. Meeker , University of Maryland, College Park bmeeker@socy.umd.edu
Joseph Auslander , University of Maryland, College Park jna@math.umd.edu
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Catherine A. Roberts , College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu
2:15 p.m. Spatial Optimal Control in Fishery Models. Suzanne Lenhart* , University of Tennessee
2:45 p.m. Liapunov Exponents and Persistence in some Discrete Dynamical Systems. Paul Leonard Salceanu* , Arizona State University
Hal L. Smith , Arizona State University
3:15 p.m. Economics of harvesting age-structured fish populations. Olli Ilari Tahvonen* , Finnish Forest Research Institute
3:45 p.m. Fish Biomass Structure at Pristine Coral Reefs and Degradation by Fishing. Howard Weiss* , Georgia Tech
4:15 p.m. A comparison of the distributions of two stochastic models for metapopulation models. Amy J Ekanayake* , Texas Tech University
Linda J.S. Allen , Texas Tech University
4:45 p.m. Models of Disease Dispersal for populations with overlapping and non-overlapping discrete populations. Carlos Castillo-Chavez* , School of Human Evolution and Social Change and Mathematical and Computational Modeling Sciences Center, Arizona State U
Karen Rios-Soto , Departamento de Matematicas y Estadistica, Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayaguez
Kailash Patidar , Mathematical and Computational Modeling Sciences Center
5:15 p.m. Decentralized Multinational Management of a Highly Migratory Marine Fish Stock. Robert W. McKelvey* , University of Montana
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. Graduate school: Choosing one, getting in, staying in. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Kirsti Meyer , Wisconsin Lutheran College
Vanessa Garcia , Texas State University-San Marcos
Alan Alewine , McKendree University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. The art of test-making and alternative assessments. Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Suzanne Caulk , Regis University
Gertrud L. Kraut , Southern Virginia University
Laurie Lenz , Marymount University
Beth Schaubroeck , U. S. Air Force Academy
David M. Bressoud , Macalester College
Richard J. Cleary , Bentley College
Gary Hagerty , Black Hills State University
Barbara E. Reynolds , Cardinal Stritch University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Michael C. Axtell , Wabash College
Kevin E. Charlwood , Washburn University
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m. What and where will the jobs be? Trends in mathematics and in employment. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Cathy B. Kessel , Mathematics Education Consultant
Deanna Egelston , National Security Agency
Ellen E. Kirkman , Wake Forest University
Sandy Landsberg , U. S. Department of Energy
Mary E. Morley , Ocean County College
Monday January 5, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Cleveland Room 2, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Integral Appollonian packings and thin orbits. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Peter Sarnak* , Princeton University
Monday January 5, 2009, 3:45 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Cathy W. Carter , Christian Brother University
Heather Lewis , Nazareth College
Vonda K. Walsh , Virginia Military Institute
3:45 p.m. Solution Matching for a Second Order Boundary Value Problem on a Time Scale. Aprillya Lanz* , Virginia Military Institute
Ana Tameru , Alabama State University
4:00 p.m. How precise is your calibration? Multiple linear regression and prediction error in Excel. Terje Hoim* , Wilkes Honors College, FAU
Eugene Belogay , Wilkes Honors College, FAU
Eugene T Smith , Wilkes Honors College, FAU
4:15 p.m. Calculating the void fraction of carbon foam using a tetrahedron model. Rika Paul* , Florida A&M University
Rohini Mankee , Florida A&M University
G. Dale Wesson , Florida A&M University
Desmond Stephens , Florida A&M University
4:30 p.m. Statistical significance of ranking paradoxes. Raymond N Greenwell* , Hofstra University
4:45 p.m. Historical Resources for Multivariable Calculus and Differential Geometry. Sarah J Greenwald* , Appalachian State University
Gregory Rhoads , Appalachian State University
5:00 p.m. Posing and Pursuing One's Own Questions: Comparing Experiences of Graduate Students in Math Education and Mathematics. Juliana V. Belding* , Harvard University
Eden M. Badertscher , Institute For Learning, University of Pittsburgh
5:15 p.m. Methods of estimating inbreeding coefficients by jointly estimating allele frequencies and accounting for the presence of null alleles. Daisy L Phillips* , Western Washington University
Nathan W Hall , Western Washington University
Laina Mercer , University of Washington
Amy D Anderson , Western Washington University
5:30 p.m. A simulation study comparing methods of estimating inbreeding coefficients. Nathan W Hall* , Western Washington University
Daisy L Phillips , Western Washington University
Laina Mercer , University of Washington
Amy D Anderson , Western Washington University
5:45 p.m. Mathematics Immersion for Freshman Engineers (MIFE). Pascal Bedrossian , Christian Brothers University
Cathy W Carter* , Christian Brothers University
6:00 p.m. Continual Compounding of a Conventional Mortgage. William M. Wagner* , Wagner Machine Works
Monday January 5, 2009, 3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 3:50 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Starting and maintaining an academic year undergraduate research program. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Michael J. Dorff , Brigham Young University
Zsuzsanna Szaniszlo , Valparaiso University
Sarah Spence Adams , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Rebecca Garcia , Sam Houston State University
Richard A. Gillman , Valparaiso University
Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology
Daniel J. Schaal , South Dakota State University
Monday January 5, 2009, 4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 4:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m. How to apply for jobs. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott David C. Manderscheid , University of Nebraska
Sharon M. Clarke , Pepperdine University
James H. Freeman , Cornell College
David C. Manderscheid ,
Monday January 5, 2009, 5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 5:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The CNN United States of Mathematics Presidential Debate. Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Colin C. Adams , Williams College
Thomas Garrity , Williams College
Monday January 5, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Paul Zeitz , University of San Francisco
Monday January 5, 2009, 6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Monday January 5, 2009, 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. Integrable systems: A Modern View. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Percy Deift* , Courant Institute-New York University
Tuesday January 6, 2009
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott William H. Barker , Bowdoin College
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Bonnie S. Saunders , University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
8:00 a.m. Understanding, abstracting, and building upon students' mathematical reasoning: a new course for prospective elementary and middle school Teachers. Guadalupe I. Lozano* , University of New Mexico
8:30 a.m. Creating Regional Networks of Elementary and Middle School Teachers through Professional Development. Jonathan Rogness* , University of Minnesota
Harvey B Keynes , University of Minnesota
9:00 a.m. The impact of challenging mathematics courses on middle school teachers. Bernadette Mullins* , Birmingham-Southern College
John Mayer , University of Alabama at Birmingham
Tommy Smith , University of Alabama at Birmingham
Rachel Cochran , Center for Educational Accountability
9:30 a.m. Changing K-16 Classroom Practice. Rachel Cochran , University of Alabama at Birmingham
John Mayer* , University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bernadette Mullins , Birmingham Southern College
10:00 a.m. Math in the Middle Institute Partnership. W James Lewis* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
10:30 a.m. The Work of the Institute for Mathematics and Education in Developing Partnerships between Mathematicians, Educators, and Teachers. William G McCallum* , The University of Arizona
11:00 a.m. MIME at IM&E: Professional Development for Mathematicians in Mathematics Education. Deborah Loewenberg Ball* , University of Michigan
Hyman Bass , University of Michigan
11:30 a.m. A Review of NSF-supported Research and Development on Instructional Innovations in Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Karen A. Marrongelle* , National Science Foundation
Larry Suter , National Science Foundation
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Diego Dominici , SUNY New Paltz dominicd@newpaltz.edu
Peter A. McCoy , U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
8:00 a.m. Asymptotic formulae for eigenvalues and eigenfunctions of q-Sturm-Liouville problems. Mahmoud H. Annaby* , Cairo University
Zeinab S. Mansour , Cairo University
8:30 a.m. A Finite Family of $q$-Orthogonal Polynomials. Jemal E Gishe* , Western Kentucky University
Mourad Ismail , University of Central Florida
9:00 a.m. Characterizations of Continuous and Discrete $q$-Ultraspherical Polynomials. Mourad E. H. Ismail* , University of Central Florida
Josef Obermaier , Helmholtz Zentrum München
9:30 a.m. A quick distributional way to the prime number theorem. Jasson Vindas* , Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University
Ricardo Estrada , Department of Mathematics, Louisiana State University
10:00 a.m. Another look at the Stirling series. Valerio De Angelis* , Xavier University of Louisiana
10:30 a.m. Some linear statistics of random Hermitean matrices that are Painlevé functions. Yang Chen* , Imperial College London
11:00 a.m. Global asymptotic analysis of the Painlevé transcendents. The Riemann-Hilbert Approach. Alexander Its* , Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Stephen G. Simpson , Pennsylvania State University simpson@math.psu.edu
8:00 a.m. Models for measure preserving transformations. Matthew D Foreman* , UC Irvine
8:20 a.m. A coloring property for countable groups. Su Gao* , University of North Texas
Steve Jackson , University of North Texas
Brandon Seward , University of North Texas
8:40 a.m. Fixed-point aperiodic tilings. Bruno Durand , LIF Marseille, CNRS, University Aix-Marseille (France)
Andrei Romashchenko , LIF Marseille, CNRS, University Aix-Marseille (France) and IITP RAS, Moscow (Russia)
Alexander Shen* , LIF Marseille, CNRS, University Aix-Marseille (France), www.lif.univ-mrs.fr, on leave from IITP RAS, Moscow (Russia)
9:00 a.m. $\mathbb{Z}^d$-actions on the Cantor set: Approximation, Rohlin properties and recursion theory. Michael Hochman* , Princeton University
9:20 a.m. Recursive and algorithmic aspects of growth complexity for multidimensional SFTs. Tom Meyerovitch* , Tel Aviv University
9:40 a.m. Random Closed Sets Viewed As Random Recursions. R. Daniel Mauldin* , University of North Texas
Alexander P. McLinden , University of North Texas
10:00 a.m. A compactness theorem for markers and group colorings. Steve C Jackson* , University of North Texas
Su Gao , University of North Texas
Brandon Seward , University of North Texas
10:20 a.m. Two notes on subshifts. Joseph S Miller* , University of Wisconsin---Madison
10:40 a.m. Mortality and periodicity of dynamical systems. Jarkko Kari* , University of Turku, Finland
11:00 a.m. Computability and Complexity of Julia sets. Mark Braverman* , Microsoft Research, New England
11:20 a.m. Equivalence relations with infinitely many ends and percolation. Inessa Epstein* , California Institute of Technology
Greg Hjorth , University of Melbourne, Australia
11:40 a.m. A Ramsey theorem and dynamics. Slawomir Solecki* , University of Illinois
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Chandrajit Bajaj , University of Texas at Austin
Andrew K. Gillette , University of Texas at Austin agillette@math.utexas.edu
8:00 a.m. Applications of the Hodge Decomposition to Biological Structure and Function Modeling. Andrew Gillette* , University of Texas at Austin
Chandrajit Bajaj , University of Texas at Austin
8:30 a.m. Hidden symmetries in virus architecture and their implications on virus assembly. Thomas Keef* , University of York
Reidun Twarock , University of York
9:00 a.m. Molecular Solvation Models and Minimal Surfaces. Chandrajit Bajaj* , University of Texas at Austin
Guoliang Xu , Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qin Zhang , University of Texas at Austin
9:30 a.m.Discussion
10:00 a.m. Multi-Scale Morse Theory for Scientific Data Analysis. Valerio Pascucci* , Scientific Computing and Imageing Instititute, School of Computing, University of Utah
10:30 a.m. A Model of Cellular Motility: Focusing on the "Feet" of the Cell. Hannah L Callender* , Institute for Mathematics and its Applications
Hans G Othmer , University of Minnesota
11:00 a.m. Numerical Simulation of Fluid Membranes in Stokesian flow. Veerapaneni Shravan , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Denis Gueyffier , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
George Biros , College of Computing, Georgia Institute of Technology
Denis Zorin* , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
11:30 a.m. Multiscale modeling of rare events with applications in biology. Bjorn Engquist* , University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Greg Marks , St. Louis University marks@slu.edu
Ashish K. Srivastava , St. Louis University
8:00 a.m. Essential dimension of central simple algebras. Zinovy Reichstein* , University of British Columbia
8:30 a.m. Quaternion algebras and their subfields. David J. Saltman* , Center for Communications Research, Princeton NJ
9:00 a.m. Properties of injective hulls of a ring having a compatible ring structure. Gary F. Birkenmeier , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Barbara L. Osofsky* , Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick/Piscataway
Jae Keol Park , Busan National University, Korea
S. Tariq Rizvi , Ohio State University, Lima
9:30 a.m. On $\Sigma$-$q$ rings. S. K. Jain* , Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA
Surjeet Singh , Panjab University, India
Ashish K. Srivastava , St. Louis University
10:00 a.m. A Characterization of Certain Morphic Trivial Extensions. Alexander J Diesl* , Bowling Green State University
Thomas J Dorsey , Center for Communications Research
Warren Wm. McGovern , Bowling Green State University
10:30 a.m. Quasi-duo skew polynomial rings and graded rings. Andre G. Leroy* , Université d'Artois
11:00 a.m. On Noetherian Skew Power Series Rings. Edward S. Letzter* , Temple University
11:30 a.m. An inner automorphism is only an inner automorphism, but an inner endomorphism can be something strange. George M. Bergman* , University of California, Berkeley
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Susanne C. Brenner , Louisiana State University brenner@math.lsu.edu
Chi-Wang Shu , Brown University
8:00 a.m. Dynamic defect morphology of sheared nematic polymers. X. Yang* , University of North Carolina at Chapel hill
Gregory M Forest , Univ of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
William M. Mullins , Univ of North Carolina at Chapel hill
Qi Wang , Univ of South Carolina
8:30 a.m. Computation of Spatial Dynamics in Systems Biology. Ching-Shan Chou* , Department of Mathematics, UC Irvine
9:00 a.m. Application of inexact and truncated Krylov subspace methods to the solution of parabolic control problems. Daniel B. Szyld* , Temple University
9:30 a.m. New Efficient Sparse Space-Time Algorithms for Superparameterization on Mesoscales. Yulong Xing* , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Andrew J. Majda , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University
Wojciech W. Grabowski , National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
10:00 a.m. Finite element approximations of fully nonlinear second order PDEs. Michael Neilan* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
10:30 a.m. A New Spectral-Galerkin Method for High-Dimensional PDEs. Jie Shen* , Purdue University
11:00 a.m. Computational Methods for fluid-structure interaction problems. Padmanabhan Seshaiyer* , George Mason University
Eugenio Aulisa , Texas Tech University
Sandro Manservisi , Univeristy of Bologna, Italy
11:30 a.m. Generalized Prolate Spheroidal Wave Functions and Spectral Methods on Quasi-uniform Grids. Li-Lian Wang* , Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Tepper L. Gill , Howard University tgill@access4less.net
Lance W. Nielsen , Creighton University
Woodford W. Zachary , Howard University
8:00 a.m. Disentangling in Feynman's operational calculi for non-commuting operators. Gerald W. Johnson* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8:30 a.m. Convolution Products, Integral Transforms and Inverse Integral Transforms of Functionals in $ L_{2}( C_{0}[ 0, T] ) $. Seung Jun Chang , Dankook University, Korea
Hyun Soo Chung , Dankook University, Korea
David Skoug* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
9:00 a.m. Stochastic Feynman integral: Perspectives from fractional stochastic calculus. Anna Amirdjanova* , University of Michigan
9:30 a.m. Phase space Feynman path integrals via piecewise bicharacteristic paths and their semiclassical approximations. Naoto Kumano-go* , Kogakuin University
10:00 a.m. On the Holonomy of the Coulomb Connection over Manifolds with Boundary. William E. Gryc* , Morehouse College
10:30 a.m. A Weak Hilbert Space not Isomorphic its Subspaces. Kevin James Beanland* , Virginia Commonwealth University
Spiros Argyros , National Technical University of Athens, Greece
Haris Raikoftsalis , National Technical University of Athens, Greece
11:00 a.m. Nonrenormalizability Tamed! John R. Klauder* , University of Florida
11:30 a.m. The Power of Functional Integration. Cecile M DeWitt-Morette* , University of Texas at Austin Dept. Physics, Center for Relativity
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott Mika K. Seppälä , Florida State University seppala@mail.math.fsu.edu
Tanush Shaska , Oakland University shaska@oakland.edu
Emil J. Volcheck , Association for Computing Machinery volcheck@acm.org
8:00 a.m. Generators of the ideal of an algebraic space curve. Elisabetta Fortuna , Universita di Pisa
Patrizia Gianni , Universita di Pisa
Barry Trager* , IBM Resarch
8:30 a.m. Khovanskii-Rolle continuation for real solutions. Dan Bates , Colorado State University
Frank Sottile* , Texas A&M University
9:00 a.m. Polyhedral Methods to find Common Factors of Algebraic Plane Curves. Danko Adrovic , University of Illinois at Chicago
Jan Verschelde* , University of Illinois at Chicago, Department of Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science
9:30 a.m. OpenMath Library for Computing on Riemann Surfaces. Yuri Lebedev* , Florida State University
Mika Seppala , Florida State University
10:00 a.m. Explicit models for Siegel modular varieties. Reinier Broker* , Microsoft Research
Kristin Lauter , Microsoft Research
10:30 a.m. Arithmetic Aspects of a Cubic Function Field in Characteristic Three. Jonathan Webster* , University of Calgary
11:00 a.m. Tabulation of Cubic Function Fields Via Reduction. Pieter Rozenhart* , University of Calgary
Renate Scheidler , University of Calgary
11:30 a.m. Abelian Manifolds of arbitrary genus with Complex Multiplication. Harvey Cohn* , IDA, Center for Communications Research
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Ken Ono , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amanda Folsom , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sharon A. Garthwaite , Bucknell University Sharon.Garthwaite@bucknell.edu
8:00 a.m. Indefinite Theta Functions. Sander Zwegers* , University College Dublin
8:30 a.m. Number theoretic properties of generating functions related to Dyson's rank for partitions into distinct parts. Maria J Monks* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 a.m. On singular values of Maass forms. Paul Jenkins* , Brigham Young University
9:30 a.m. Mock Jacobi forms and the $_1\psi_1$ summation formula. Soon-Yi Kang* , Korea Advanced Institute for Science and Technology
10:00 a.m. Explicit computations of Hecke operators on automorphic forms. Lloyd J Kilford* , University of Bristol
10:30 a.m. Congruences for level four cusp forms. Scott Ahlgren , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Dohoon Choi , Korea Aerospace University
Jeremy Rouse* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11:00 a.m. Value Distribution of Automorphic $L$-functions. Qiao Zhang* , Texas Christian University
11:30 a.m. Experiments with Siegel Modular Forms. Nathan C Ryan* , Bucknell University
Lauren Grainer , Bucknell University
Kevin McGoldrick , Bucknell University
Sharon Anne Garthwaite , Bucknell University
Cris Poor , Fordham University
David W Farmer , American Institute of Mathematics
David S Yuen , Lake Forest College
Ralf Schmidt , University of Oklahoma
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Aaron Lauda , Columbia University lauda@math.columbia.edu
Mikhail Khovanov , Columbia University
8:00 a.m. Construction of H-thick knots in Khovanov Homology. Andrew W. Elliott* , Rice University
8:25 a.m. Functoriality for the $\mathfrak{su}_{3}$ Khovanov homology. David A Clark* , Randolph-Macon College
8:50 a.m. Twin TQFTs and Frobenius algebras. Carmen L Caprau* , California State University, Fresno
9:15 a.m. Equivariant sl(n)-link homology. Daniel Krasner* , Columbia University
9:40 a.m. The 2-point and 4-point Khovanov categories. Scott Morrison* , Microsoft Station Q
Clark David , Randolph-Macon College
Kevin Walker , Microsoft Station Q
10:00 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. Transverse knots and knot homologies. Lenny Ng* , Duke University
10:40 a.m. Involutions on 3-manifolds and Khovanov homology. Liam Watson* , Universite du Quebec a Montreal
11:05 a.m. Patterns in odd Khovanov homology. Alexander N. Shumakovitch* , The George Washington University
11:30 a.m. Link Homologies via Instanton Counting. S Gukov* , Cal Tech
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott James A. Sethian , University of California Berkeley
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Richard P. Kent , Brown University rpkfour@gmail.com
Madlena Tomova , University of Iowa mtomova@math.uiowa.edu
8:00 a.m. Surface subgroups of doubles of free groups. Cameron McA Gordon* , University of Texas at Austin
Henry Wilton , University of Texas at Austin
8:30 a.m. Finiteness Theorems for Hyperbolic 3-Manifolds. Ian Biringer* , University of Chicago
Juan Souto , University of Michigan
9:00 a.m. Natural Volumes on Character Varieties of Three-Manifolds. Charles Frohman* , The University of Iowa
Kania-Bartoszynska , Naitonal Science Foundation
9:30 a.m. The Local Topology of Deformation Spaces of Kleinian Surface Groups. Aaron D Magid* , University of Michigan
10:00 a.m. Reducible and toroidal Dehn filling with distance 3. Sungmo Kang* , The University of Texas at Austin
10:30 a.m. Complex projective structures with Schottky holonomy. Shinpei Baba* , UC Davis
11:00 a.m. Heegaard surfaces and the distance of amalgamation. Tao Li* , Boston College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Educating about the state of the planet and sustainability while enhancing calculus. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Thomas J. Pfaff , Ithaca College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form and function in college algebra. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona and Harvard University
Patti Frazer Lock , St. Lawrence University
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Patricia D. Shure , University of Michigan
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Upper bound for the length of an $n^{th}$-shortest closed geodesic in a hyperbolic knot complement in $S^3$. Sreekrishna Palaparthi* , SUNY University at Buffalo
8:15 a.m. A Categorification of the Burau Representation using Contact Geometry. Sandra E Ritz* , University of Southern California
8:30 a.m. Integer Sequences from Polygonal Chains in the Geometry of Compact Sets. Schlicker Steven* , Grand Valley State University
8:45 a.m. Two Neat Results In Elementary Geometry. R. KillGrove* , Vista, CA
L Taylor , CSUB
D Koster , UWLC
9:00 a.m. An index formula related to a conjecture of Loewner. Steven E. Broad* , University of Notre Dame
9:15 a.m. Tiling the Plane with Squares. Alison McDonough* , Smith College
Amanda Cangelosi , Smith College
Alethea Tschetterwood , Smith College
Alexandra Berkoff , Smith College
Amy Wesolowski , Smith College
9:30 a.m. Flat flocks and generalized $j$-planes. Oscar Vega* , California State University, Fresno
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Which sets are resilient to erosion? Wesley Pegden* , Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
10:15 a.m. Eellipses inscribed in, and circumscribed about, convex quadrilaterals. Alan Horwitz* , Penn State University/Brandywine Campus
10:30 a.m. 7-Point Bundle Forms in Laguerre Planes. Robert D Knight* , Ohio University-Chillicothe
10:45 a.m. Squaring and Not Squaring One or More Planes. James M. Henle* , Clark Science Center, Smith College
Frederick V. Henle , athenahealth, Inc.
11:00 a.m. Unfolding Convex Polyhedra. Emma Schlatter* , Smith College
Jessica Peterson , Smith College
Sarah Rathnam , Smith College
Emily Gunawan , Smith College
11:15 a.m. Nonconvex Polygons and Deformations of Associahedra. Satyan Devadoss , Williams College
Rahul Shah , Williams College
Xuancheng Shao , MIT
Ezra M Winston* , Bard College
11:30 a.m. Supergaussian directions and the Hyperplane Conjecture. Grigorios Paouris* , Texas A&M University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. A strictly stationary, $N$-tuplewise independent counterexample to the central limit theorem. Richard C. Bradley* , Indiana University
Alexander R. Pruss , Baylor University
8:15 a.m. Stationary Solutions for One-Dimensional Stochastic Delay Differential Equations with Reflection. Michael S. Kinnally* , University of California San Diego
Ruth J. Williams , University of California San Diego
8:30 a.m. Large deviations for Ergodic Processes in Split Spaces. Adina Oprisan* , The University of Texas at Arlington
Andrzej Korzeniowski , The University of Texas at Arlington
8:45 a.m.Break
9:00 a.m. Transforming renewal processes for simulation of nonstationary point processes. Ira Gerhardt* , Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
Barry L. Nelson , Northwestern University, Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences
9:15 a.m. Is the distribution exponential when the record median equals the record midrange, on average? George P Yanev* , The University of Texas - Pan American
9:30 a.m. A Single-server Poison Queueing System with Splitting and Delayed Batched Feedback (Case k = N = 1). Aliakbar Montazer Haghighi* , Praire View A&M University
Stefanka S. Chukova , Victoria University of Wellington
Dimitar P. Mishev , Prairie View A&M University
9:45 a.m. Expected Time to See Flat Path of $\alpha$ Stable Process. Sarah Bryant* , Purdue University
10:00 a.m.Break
10:15 a.m. Coalescence Time for a Nonuniform Allocation Process with Applications to Biology and Computer Science. John K McSweeney* , Ohio State University
10:30 a.m. Existence of almost periodic solutions to some functional integro-differential stochastic evolution equations. Paul H Bezandry* , Howard University
10:45 a.m. Intersection exponents for biased random walks on discrete cylinders. Brigitta K Vermesi* , University of Rochester
11:00 a.m. Stochastic limiting averages of zero-one sequences. Ryan S. Gantner* , Saint John Fisher College
11:15 a.m. On Certain Sequences of Dependent Random Variables. Stephanie Sapp* , Johns Hopkins University
Amol Kapila , Brown University
11:30 a.m. No Feedback Card Guessing For Top To Random Shuffles. Lerna Pehlivan* , University of Southern California
11:45 a.m. Generalized Spaces of Random Variables. Mark Burgin , University of California, Los Angeles
Alan Krinik* , California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Gorenstein model structures and generalized derived categories. James R. Gillespie* , Penn State Greater Allegheny
8:15 a.m. Recovering Topology of a Camera Networ Coverage. Edgar J Lobaton* , UC Berkeley
8:30 a.m. Homotopy Invariants for One-Dimensional and Planar Spaces. Mark H. Meilstrup* , Brigham Young University
Gregory R. Conner , Brigham Young University
8:45 a.m. The Cohomology of $PSL(3,p)$, $p$ an odd prime. Jane H Long* , Stephen F. Austin State University
9:00 a.m. A (Co-)Homology Invariant of Topological Manifolds and its Interface with Boundary Value Problems in Riemannian Geometry. Adeniran Adeboye* , Howard University
9:15 a.m. A projective version of the Poincare polyhedron theorem. Benjamin J Benoy* , University of Redlands
9:30 a.m. Categorified Bundles and Classifying Spaces. Weiwei Pan* , Wesleyan University
9:45 a.m. A 32 dimensional manifold which is a rational analog of the projective plane. Zhixu Su* , Indiana University
10:00 a.m. A new cardinality bound on homogeneous topological spaces via the Erdös-Rado theorem. Nathan A Carlson* , University of Arizona
Guit-Jan Ridderbos , Vrije Universiteit
10:15 a.m. Non-Uniform Thickness of Smooth Knots. Kim J Huerter* , University of Iowa
10:30 a.m. An open C*(D)-filter process of compactifications and generalized Stone-Weierstrass theorems. Hueytzen J. Wu* , Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Wan-Hong Wu , University of Texas-Health Science Center
10:45 a.m. Finite Image Braid Group Representations from the Yang Baxter Equation. Jennifer M Franko* , The University of Scranton
11:00 a.m. Some Extensions of Semi-closure Spaces. Shing S So* , University of Central Missouri
11:15 a.m. Fixed point theorems for n-continuous L*-operators. Wladyslaw Kulpa , Card. S.Wyszynski University
Andrzej Szymanski* , Slippery Rock University
11:30 a.m. The lattice of locally convex topologies on an ordered set. Frederic Mynard , Georgia Southern University
Tom Richmond* , Western Kentucky University
11:45 a.m. A Math Classic: The Tale of Three Links. Samuel Jacob Behrend* , Denison University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. On Analytic Multivalent Functions. Rosihan M. Ali* , Universiti Sains Malaysia
8:15 a.m. Chracterizing Compact Composition Operators on the Hardy-Simirnov Spaces. Abebaw Tadesse* , Langston University
8:30 a.m. An Identical Function Theorem for Functions of Slow Growth in the Disk. Paul A. Gunsul* , Northern Illinois University
8:45 a.m. Weak Subordination for Convex Univalent Harmonic Functions. Stacey Muir* , University of Scranton
9:00 a.m. The MacLane Class and Complex Differential Equations in the Unit Disk. Kari Fowler* , The University of Tampa
Linda Sons , Northern Illinois University
9:15 a.m. Continuity of Extremal Elements in Uniformly Convex Spaces and Ryabykh's Theorem. Tim Ferguson* , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
9:30 a.m. $L^p$ - Bounded Point Evaluations and Uniform Rational Approximation. Erin Rita Militzer* , University of Kentucky
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Clunie Type Theorems for Annuli. Mark E. Lund* , Northern Illinois University
10:15 a.m. An effective proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra via Sturm chains. Michael Eisermann* , Institut Fourier, Universite Grenoble
10:30 a.m. A Value Distribution Result for Functions of Small Growth in the Unit Disk. Jonathan Meshes* , Northern Illinois University
10:45 a.m. A Sufficient Condition For Equality Of Hyperbolic metric And Generalized Kobayashi Metric. Kourosh Tavakoli* , Fordham University
11:00 a.m. Extension of Convex Mappings of Order $\alpha$ of the Unit Disk in $\mathbb{C}$ to Convex Mappings of the Unit Ball in $\mathbb{C}^n$. Jerry R Muir, Jr.* , University of Scranton
11:15 a.m. Sums of products of real globally subanalytic functions and their logarithms are stable under integration. Daniel J. Miller* , Emporia State University
Raf Cluckers , Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
11:30 a.m. p-Capacity formulas for ${Z}^n$ and $T_{d}$. Lucio M.G. Prado* , Deparment of Mathematics - BMCC - The City University of New York
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Matching extendability in the hypercube. Jennifer R. Vandenbussche* , Southern Polytechnic State University
Douglas B. West ,
8:15 a.m. Bounded number of components of 2-factors in line graphs. Hong-Jian Lai , West Virginia University
Liming Xiong , Beijing Institute of Technology
Huiya Yan* , West Virginia University
8:30 a.m. Combinatorics on Border Correlations of Partial Words. F. Blanchet-Sadri , University of North Carolina, Greensboro
M. Cordier , Kent State University
R. Kirsch* , University of Maryland
8:45 a.m. $\mathcal{R}$-parametric Chains. Anne C. Sinko* , Oberlin College
9:00 a.m. Elementary Techniques for Erdos-Ko-Rado-like Theorems. Bill Kay* , University of South Carolina
Greg Brockman , Harvard University
9:15 a.m. Error-Correction Coding using Combinatorial Representation Matrices. Li Chen* , University of the District of Columbia
9:30 a.m. Semantic paradoxes and graph dynamical systems. Matthew Macauley* , Clemson University
Brian Rabern , Australian National University
Landon Rabern , Bolder, CO
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Growth of sumsets and polytopes. Jaewoo Lee* , Borough of Manhattan Community College (CUNY)
10:15 a.m. Generalized Dice: An Investigation of Dice Families. William M Ella* , University of Mary Washington
Michael L Follett , Lafayette College
Chelsey A Cooley , North Carolina State University
Eric A Gilson , University of Rochester
Lorenzo Traldi , Lafayette College
10:30 a.m. On decomposing complete graphs of odd order into Hamilton cycles and fixed length cycles. Jeffrey A Mudrock* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Saad El-Zanati , Illinois State University
Kyle King , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Josephine Witkowski , Illinois State University
10:45 a.m. Fulkerson Coloring of Some Families of Snarks. Xiaofeng Wang* , West Virginia University
11:00 a.m. An Injective Proof of Strong q-Log-Convexity for Bell Polynomials. Sebastian H Moore* , Haverford College
Sonia Gilbukh , Haverford College
Lynne M. Butler , Haverford College
11:15 a.m. Minimal Triangulations of Contractible Spaces and Random Collapsing of n-simplices. Katherine D. Crowley , Washington and Lee University
Abigail Ebin , Yale University
Bena M. Tshishiku* , Washington and Lee University
11:30 a.m. Dominating Cartesian Products of Petersen and Grötzsch Graphs. Robert R Rubalcaba* , United States Department of Defense
Peter J Slater , University of Alabama in Huntsville
11:45 a.m. On an Exact Formula for the Coefficients of Han's Generating Function. Ameya A. Velingker* , Harvard University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Classes of Infinite Semipositone Systems. Eun Kyoung Lee , Pusan National University
Ratnasingham Shivaji , Mississippi State University
Jinglong Ye* , Mississippi State University
8:15 a.m. Poroelasticity. Chadia Affane Aji* , Tuskegee University
A. J. Meir , Auburn University
8:30 a.m. Existence of Solutions to Semi-linear Elliptic Differential Equations: Approximation and Verification. Lisa Termine Hollman* , Trinity College
8:45 a.m. Loss of Compactness for Nonlinear Elliptic PDE's. Florin Catrina* , St. John's University
9:00 a.m. A study on the solution of complex KdV-Burgers equation. Netra P. Khanal* , Oklahoma State University
Jiahong Wu , Oklahoma State University
Bingyu Zhang , University of Cincinnati
Juan-Ming Yuan , Providence University in Taiwan
9:15 a.m. The physical model of a Variational Nonlinear Wave Equation. Taewan Park* , Millersville University
9:30 a.m. Critical Exponents for Semilinear Wave Equations with Space-Time Dependent Potential. Maisa M Khader* , University of Tennessee
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Observation Based PDE Models for Stochastic Production Systems. Ali Kemal Unver* , Arizona State University
10:15 a.m. An Accurate Riemann Solver for Euler Equation with Phase Change. Chunguang Chen* , West Virginia University
Harumi Hattori , West Virginia University
10:30 a.m. Dafermos regularization of a modified kdV Burgers equation. Monique R Taylor* , North Carolina State University
10:45 a.m. A new vaiational principle for Hamiltonian PDEs with nonlinear boundary conditions. Abbas Momeni* , Queen's University
11:00 a.m. Traveling Wave Solutions for a Nonlinear Equation which Appears in Fluid Dynamics. Sridevi Pudipeddi* , Augsburg College
11:15 a.m. Soliton solutions to the nonlinear Schrödinger equation. Samuel Rivera* , University of Texas at Arlington
11:30 a.m. Elliptic Equations with BMO Coefficients with singularity in Reifenberg flat Domains. Ko Woon Um* , University of Iowa
11:45 a.m. Non-Fickian delay reaction-diffusion equations : theoretical and numerical study. Joao Ricardo Branco* , Coimbra Institute of Engineering
Jose Augusto Ferreira , University of Coimbra
Pascoal Martins Silva , Coimbra Institute of Engineering
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Howard L. Penn , U.S. Naval Academy hlp@usna.edu
8:00 a.m. Jump Shot Mathematics. Howard Penn* , U.S. Naval Academy
8:20 a.m. Fixed Points and Free Throws. C. W. Groetsch* , The Citadel
8:40 a.m. Take a Good Look, using Mathematics. Jacqueline Brannon Giles* , HCC Central College, Houston, Texas
9:00 a.m. How fair are BCS ratings? Analysis of Colley Methods for Sports Ranking. Erich Kreutzer* , Davidson College
9:20 a.m. Football Rankings Using Linear Algebra. R. Drew Pasteur* , The College of Wooster
9:40 a.m. The Superbowl Box Pool. Michael A. Jones* , Mathematical Reviews
10:00 a.m. Hitting golf balls and tee balls as far as possible. Robert Kantrowitz* , Hamilton College
Michael M. Neumann , Mississippi State University
10:20 a.m. G.H. Hardy's Golfing Adventure. Roland Minton* , Roanoke College
10:40 a.m. Mission Impossible - Hitting .400 for a Season. Stanley Rothman* , Quinnipiac University
11:00 a.m. Major League Baseball Meets Facebook: Modeling Trades Using Social Network Theory. David J Hunter* , Westmont College
11:20 a.m. A Markov Chain Model of Baseball. Eric W Kuennen* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
11:40 a.m. Modeling Cumulative Home Run Frequencies and the Recent Home Run Explosion. Mike Huber* , Muhlenberg College
Gabriel Costa , United States Military Academy
John Saccoman , Seton Hall University
Brandon Stern-Charles , Muhlenberg College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Dan Teague , North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics teague@ncssm.edu
John F. Mahoney , Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
8:00 a.m. Developing an interest in the conceptual meaning of calculus. Carlos R. Bovell* , Northern Burlington County Regional High School
8:20 a.m. The Aha! Experience in AP Calculus: Projects Designed for a Stimulating Journey on a Road of Discovery. Gail Kaplan* , Towson University
8:40 a.m. Numerical Integration before Antidifferentiation. Doug Kuhlmann* , Phillips Academy Andover, MA
9:00 a.m. Teaching Calculus Course using Creative hands-on Activities. Ryo Ohashi* , King's College
9:20 a.m. A Substitute for the U-Substitution. Queen W. Harris* , Georgia Perimeter College
9:40 a.m. The Clemson Calculus Challenge: A Calculus Competition for High School Students. P. M. Dearing , Clemson University
Shari Prevost* , Clemson University
10:00 a.m. Let them eat cake: an introduction to volumes by cross section. H. Smith Risser* , Montana Tech
10:20 a.m. Metaphors that work, calculus and the real world. Aldo Maldonado* , Park University
10:40 a.m. Modeling the Spread of a Disease. Mary Ann Connors* , Westfield State College
11:00 a.m. Written Papers and Oral Examinations to Deepen Students Understanding of Calculus. Christine M Malone* , Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center
Marie B. Copeland , Macomb Mathematics Science Technology Center
11:20 a.m. Introducing Series Using Error. Mark Howell* , Gonzaga College High School, Washington, DC
11:40 a.m. Teaching series convergence effectively. Robert Sachs* , George Mason University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Timothy D. Comar , Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
Raina Robeva , Sweet Briar College
Eric S. Marland , Appalachian State University
8:00 a.m. Modeling Logistic Growth and Extinction. Sheldon P. Gordon* , Farmingdale State College
8:25 a.m. BioCalculus: First Steps at a Small Liberal Arts College. Margaret M Sullivan* , College of Notre Dame of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
8:55 a.m. Activities Designed to Prepare Undergraduates for Research in Mathematical Biology. Timothy D Comar* , Benedictine University
9:20 a.m. Translating the principles of BIO2010 into practice. Kelly E Matthews* , University of Queensland
Merrilyn Goos , University of Queensland
Peter Adams , University of Queensland
9:45 a.m. Active Learning in the Symbiosis Project. Jeff R Knisley* , East Tennessee State University
10:10 a.m. UBM-Research and Education Program in Biology and Ecology. S. Koksal* , Florida Institute of Technology
10:35 a.m. Training Undergraduates in Mathematical Biology Using Research With Faculty. E Miller Jason* , Truman State University
11:00 a.m. The Standard Genetic Code and Equivalence Classes. Brian Hopkins* , Saint Peter's College
11:25 a.m. Bioinformatics on the Cheap. Jennifer R. Galovich* , St. John's University/College of St. Benedict
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Anthony D. Berard, Jr. , King's College
Louise M. Berard , Wilkes University
Mahmoud Yousef , University of Central Missouri
Richard Stout , Gordon College
8:00 a.m. Teaching calculus through experimentation and empiricism. Travis Kowalski* , South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
8:15 a.m. Online Homework Delivery in an Introductory Statistics Course. Leyla Batakci* , Elizabethtown College
Keri A. Speicher , Elizabethtown College
8:30 a.m. A Simple Geometer's Sketchpad Sketch for Exploring Ideas of Function. Ian Whitacre* , San Diego State University
8:45 a.m. Mathematica Laboratory Assignments Inspired by the History of Mathematics. Gabriela R Sanchis* , Elizabethtown College
9:00 a.m.Break
9:15 a.m. The Advanced Mathematics Program at the United States Military Academy: Exposing Students to Technology through a Rigorous Mathematics Curriculum. Randy Boucher* , U.S. Military Academy
Janet Braunstein , U.S. Military Academy
Donald Outing , U.S. Military Academy
9:30 a.m. Strategies for Effective Use of Online Homework in Calculus. Jenna P Carpenter* , Louisiana Tech University
9:45 a.m. Using Personal Response Systems (Clickers) for Pre-service Teacher Candidates in Elementary Content and Secondary Methods Courses. Janet A. White* , Millersville University of PA
Travis K. Miller , Millersville University of PA
10:00 a.m. A Data Gathering Demo Using Three Stooges Films. Robert L. Davidson , East Tennessee State University
Robert B. Gardner* , East Tennessee State University
10:15 a.m. Using a Personal Response System. John Hawkins , Georgia Southern University
T. Bruce McLean* , Georgia Southern University
10:30 a.m. Illustrating Algorithms for Computing Computer Graphics. Paul Raymond Bouthellier* , University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
10:45 a.m. Discovering the Derivative and Its Meaning with the Graphing Calculator. Murray H. Siegel* , Central Arizona College
11:00 a.m. Integrating College Algebra with Modularity and Technology (iCAM&T): A first year Follow-up. A. Dale Magoun* , The University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
A. Serpil Saydam , The University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
Charlotte H. Owens , The University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
Elizabeth T. Smith , The University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
Stephen Richters , The University of Louisiana at Monroe, LA
11:15 a.m. Incorporating Software into College Algebra: Who Wins? We All Do, If... Michelle R DeDeo* , Univ. of North Florida
11:30 a.m. Spreadsheet Modeling and Applications. Morteza Shafii-Mousavi* , Indiana University South Bend
11:45 a.m. Fluid-structure interaction mathematical models for studying biological systems. Kevin Yorke Kelbaugh* , George Mason University
Minerva Venuti , George Mason University
Padmanabhan Seshaiyer , George Mason University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Margot Gerritsen , Stanford University margot.gerritsen@stanford.edu
8:00 a.m. Performance prediction of thermal recovery processes, or how we can produce heavy oil in an environmentally friendly way. Margot Gerritsen* , Stanford University
J V lambers , Stanford University
Z Zhu , Stanford University
9:00 a.m. Marine Energy Technology: Riding the current. Yin Lu Young* , Princeton University
Margot Gerritsen , Stanford University
9:30 a.m. Climate response through fluctuation-dissipation: A new algorithm for low-frequency dynamics. Rafail V. Abramov* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Andrew J. Majda , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
10:30 a.m. Detection and Correction of Forecast Bias Due To Parameter and Initial Condition Errors. S. Lakshmivarahan , University of Oklahoma, Department of Computer Science
S. Crowell* , University of Oklahoma/National Severe Storms Laboratory
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 8:20 a.m.-11:35 a.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott David R. Hill , Temple University dhill001@temple.edu
Scott Greenleaf , University of New England
Mary L. Platt , Salem State College
Lila F. Roberts , Georgia College & State University
8:20 a.m. Pen-Technology and Evolving Web-Based Instruction Tools in Freshman Calculus. Marilyn Reba* , Clemson University
8:40 a.m. All You Add is Webassign and Maple. Denise J LeGrand* , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
9:00 a.m. Auditory Graphs in Excel for Calculus. Steven Hetzler* , Salisbury University
Robert Tardiff , Salisbury University
9:20 a.m. Interactive, Data-Driven and Technology-Enhanced Approach for Probability and Statistics Education. Ivo D. Dinov* , University of California, Los Angeles
9:40 a.m. Dynamic Visualization Tools for Multivariable Calculus. Paul Seeburger* , Monroe Community College
10:00 a.m. Developing a Video Tutorial Library to Service Upper Level MSE Courses. Christopher M Smith* , United States Military Academy
Frank Wattenberg , United States Military Academy
Josh W. Helms , United States Military Academy
Rodney Sturdivant , United States Military Academy
10:20 a.m. ProofBuilder, a Tool for Showing Students How to Construct Basic Proofs. Hugh W. McGuire* , Grand Valley State University
10:40 a.m. Using 3-Dimensional Bifurcation Diagrams to Enhance Student Learning. Itai Seggev* , Knox College
11:00 a.m. On the combined use of algebra and technology in the study of a family of sequences. Sandra Schroeder* , Ohio Northern University
Mihai Caragiu , Ohio Northern University
11:20 a.m. Conjecturing the Sum of an Infinite Series: CAS Lab Exercise in Calculus I. Bill Marion* , Valparaiso University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Stacking Bricks and Stoning Crows. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Peter Winkler* , Dartmouth College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Ronald R. Coifman , Yale University
James G. Glimm , SUNY at Stony Brook
Peter W. Jones , Yale University jones@math.yale.edu
Stephen Smale , Toyota Institute
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Dmitry Y. Kleinbock , Brandeis University kleinboc@brandeis.edu
Gregory A. Margulis , Yale University
Hee Oh , Brown University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Directing undergraduate research. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Aparna W. Higgins , University of Dayton
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott David M. Strong , Pepperdine University david.strong@pepperdine.edu
Gil Strang , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
David C. Lay , University of Maryland
9:00 a.m. Using Linear Algebra for Image Processing. Paul Raymond Bouthellier* , University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
9:20 a.m. Geometric Representations of a 4x4 determinant. Dean J Caffentzis* , New Port Richey, FL
9:40 a.m. Using the Discrete Wavelet Transform to Illustrate Concepts from Linear Algebra. Patrick J Van Fleet* , University of St. Thomas
10:00 a.m. Algorithms for Multivariable Polynomial Interpolation. Richard D. Neidinger* , Davidson College
10:20 a.m. The Moore-Penrose inverse of a vector: Coping with a sometimes tricky case differentiation. Karsten K. Schmidt* , Schmalkalden University of Applied Sciences, Germany
10:40 a.m. Teach ill-conditioning to introductory linear algebra students in a single lecture! Jeffrey Stuart* , Pacific Lutheran University
11:00 a.m. The Linear Package and its Integration into an Undergraduate Linear Algebra Course. Don Spickler* , Salisbury University
11:20 a.m. Getting Your Hands Dirty in Linear Algebra. Murphy Waggoner* , Simpson College
11:40 a.m. Using Projects and Oral Reports in the First Linear Algebra Course. Stephen Hilbert* , Ithaca College, Ithaca NY
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Laura A. Taalman , James Madison University taal@math.jmu.edu
9:00 a.m. La Loubere magic squares. James Z Klingensmith* , Washington and Jefferson College
Roman Wong , Washington and Jefferson College
9:20 a.m. Magic Tortoise Puzzles. Heakyung Lee* , Winthrop University
9:40 a.m. Leapin' lizards! It's mathematics! Doug Ensley* , Shippensburg University
10:00 a.m. On determining Paint by Numbers puzzles with non unique solutions. Ryan Mullen* , Sacred Heart University
10:20 a.m. The Alarm-Off puzzle. Roman Wong* , Washington and Jefferson College
Shunika Hamilton , Washington and Jefferson College
Sarah Charley , Washington and Jefferson College
10:40 a.m. Should you take the bet? A problem from Marilyn Vos Savant. Daniel Schaal* , South Dakota State University
11:00 a.m. Using Game Theory to Get a Date: Strategy Selection for Two (or more) Suitors. Darryl K Nester* , Bluffton University
11:20 a.m. Be Rational! An Examination of Player Motives and Utility. Charles Andrew Tannouri* , Johns Hopkins University
11:40 a.m. Elementary Farkle Strategy: Have You Farkled Lately? Donald E. Hooley* , Bluffton University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Career options for undergraduate mathematics majors. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Vanessa Garcia , Texas State University-San Marcos
Dov N. Chelst , ICMA
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Multidisciplinary projects that hook those not usually interested in mathematics. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Alex J. Heidenberg , U.S. Military Academy
Gerald C. Kobylski , U.S. Military Academy
Laurie J. Heyer , Davidson College
Shawnee L. McMurran , California State University , San Bernardino
Michael Huber , Muhlenberg College
Barbra S. Melendez , U. S. Military Academy
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Session for chairs. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Daniel P. Maki , Indiana University
Cahterine M. Murphy , Purdue University Calumet
Susan C. Geller , Texas A&M University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Mathematical outreach programs for underrepresented populations. Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Elizabeth G. Yanik , Emporia State University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Amy Shell-Gellasch , Pacific Lutheran University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. The geometry of graphs. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Fan Chung Graham* , University of California San Diego
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. An introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Jeffrey Ehme , Spelman College
Colm A. Mulcahy , Spelman College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Beyond formulas and algorithms: Teaching a conceptual/thematic single variable calculus course. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Shahriar Shahriari , Pomona College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. The intersection of the history and philosophy of mathematics. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Bonnie Gold , Monmouth University
Amy Shell-Gellasch , Pacific Lutheran University
Thomas L. Drucker , University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Kenneth L. Manders , University of Pittsburgh
Daniel C. Sloughter , Furman University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Daniel P. Maki , NSF
Ginger H. Rowell , NSF
Elizabeth J. Teles , NSF
Lee L. Zia , NSF
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. Picture this! Geometry software. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Mary L. Platt , Salem State College
Marina Vulis , University of New Haven
Lawrence Moore , Duke University
Michael D. Hvidsten , Gustavus Adolphus College
David Fowler , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Jon Choate , Groton School
David Austin , Grand Valley State University
Mary L. Platt ,
Marina Vulis ,
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 11:00 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Focus Group Cleveland Room 2, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Mathematics of sea ice to help predict climate change. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Kenneth M. Golden* , University of Utah
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Homogeneous dynamics and number theory II. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Gregory Margulis* , Yale University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Carl V. Lutzer , Rochester Institute of Technology
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
1:00 p.m.Morgan Prize talk.
1:30 p.m. On the realizability of certain graphs as Delaunay Tessellations. Nicholas L Michaud* , Bard College
Liz Anet , Bard College
Adam Chodoff , Bard College
Viriya Ratanasangpunth , Bard College
2:00 p.m. Local Edge Detection with Wavelet Coefficients. Taylor Edward Burmeister* , Haverford College
2:30 p.m. Modeling the Dynamics of Feed-Forward Biological Networks. Lauren E Pace* , Virginia Commonwealth University
John W Cain , Virginia Commonwealth University
Dewey T Taylor , Virginia Commonwealth University
3:00 p.m. Examining the Evolution of Molecular Gas in the Interstellar Medium: The Case of the Singular Ordinary Differential Equations. Benjamin Baxter* , Northern Kentucky University
Lisa J. Holden , Northern Kentucky University
3:30 p.m. Numerical Evidence on the Uniform Distribution of Power Residues for Elliptic Curves. Jeffrey Hatley* , The College of New Jersey
Amanda Hittson , Bryn Mawr College
4:00 p.m. An upper bound for the number of graceful labelings of a path with $n$ edges. Sylvia R. Naples* , Bard College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott William H. Barker , Bowdoin College
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Bonnie S. Saunders , University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Curtis D. Bennett , Loyola Marymount University cbennett@lmu.edu
Jacqueline M. Dewar , Loyola Marymount University
1:00 p.m. Using Video Case-Studies to Enhance Both Teaching and Learning in a Transition Course. James Sandefur* , Georgetown University
Connie M Campbell , Millsaps College
Kay Somers , Moravian College
Manya Raman , Ume\r a University
Geoffrey D. Birky , Georgetown University
1:30 p.m. Making the Most of Pre-Class Reading Assignments in Statistics. Derek Bruff* , Vanderbilt University
2:00 p.m. Questions You Might Want Answered Using Data from the Registrar. Jack Bookman* , Duke University
2:30 p.m. Collaborative Concept Mapping in Calculus. David E. Meel* , Bowling Green State University
3:00 p.m. Paperless Internet-Based Calculus Across All Levels, Updated. Thomas F. Banchoff* , Brown University
3:30 p.m. What makes effective online feedback in college algebra? Andrew G Bennett* , Kansas State University
4:00 p.m. Comparing Methods of Instruction in Intermediate Algebra for College Students, Round 2. Susan Elaine Thompson* , Otterbein College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Diego Dominici , SUNY New Paltz dominicd@newpaltz.edu
Peter A. McCoy , U.S. Naval Academy pam@usna.edu
1:00 p.m. Asymptotic behavior of solutions of a class of non-linear difference equations. Faruk F Abi-Khuzam* , American University of Beirut
1:30 p.m. Asymptotics of the p-adic valuations of solutions of linear recurrences. Tewodros Amdeberhan , Tulane University
Luis A. Medina , Rutgers University
Victor H. Moll* , Tulane University
2:00 p.m. Stochastic Epidemic Model Reduction: A Normal Form Approach. Eric Forgoston* , Naval Research Laboratory
Lora Billings , Montclair State University
Ira B. Schwartz , Naval Research Laboratory
2:30 p.m. Fluid limits, diffusion limits, and event horizons for the response times of processor sharing queues with time varying rates. William A. Massey* , Princeton University
3:00 p.m. Mathematical Analysis of Double-Walled Carbon Nanotube Model. Marianna A Shubov* , University of New Hampshire
Miriam Rojas-Arenaza , University of New Hampshire
3:30 p.m. Pulse Propagation in a Debye Material with Static Conductivity: The Search for a Uniform Expansion. Natalie A. Cartwright* , State University of New York at New Paltz
Kurt E. Oughstun , University of Vermont
4:00 p.m. The Riesz Energy of the N-th Roots of Unity: An Asymptotic Expansion for Large N. Edward B. Saff* , Vanderbilt University
Johann S. Brauchart , Graz University of Technology
Douglas Hardin , Vanderbilt University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Martin Grohe , Humboldt University
Johann A. Makowsky , Technion Israel Institute of Technology janos@cs.technion.ac.il
1:00 p.m.Discussion
1:30 p.m. Symmetrized Ramsey theorems for graphs and for countably categorical structures. Menachem Kojman* , Ben Gurion University, Bersheva, Israel
2:00 p.m. Universal graphs with forbidden subgraphs. Gregory L. Cherlin* , Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
2:30 p.m. Partition theorems and permutation groups. Andreas Blass* , University of Michigan
3:00 p.m. A Geometric Zero-One Law. Robert Gilman , Stevens Institute of Technology
Yuri Gurevich , Microsoft Research
Alexei Myasnikov* , McGill University
3:30 p.m. Laplace transforms and zero-one laws. Jason P. Bell* , Simon Fraser University
4:00 p.m. The Specker-Blatter theorem revisited. Eldar Fischer* , Faculty of Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Johann A. Makowsky , Faculty of Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Wlodzimierz Kuperberg , Auburn University
Valeriu Soltan , George Mason University vsoltan@gmu.edu
1:00 p.m. Blocking numbers for $l_p$ balls in three dimensions. David G Larman* , University College London
1:30 p.m. On the Hadwiger numbers of topological disks. Zsolt Langi* , Budapest University of Technology, Budapest, Hungary
2:00 p.m. On partial coverings of convex bodies by planks. Karoly Bezdek* , University of Calgary
2:30 p.m. Extremal Coin Graphs in the Euclidean Plane. Geir Agnarsson , George Mason University
Jill Bigley Dunham* , George Mason University
3:00 p.m. Shortest path among circles. Gábor Fejes Tóth* , Rényi Institute, Budapest
3:30 p.m. On Covering a Convex Set with Its Smaller Copies. Marton Naszodi* , University of Alberta
4:00 p.m. On a new proof of the Malfatti's problem. Andras Bezdek* , Auburn Univ and Renyi Inst. of the Hungarian Acad. of Sci., Budapest, Hungary
Jan P. Boronski , Auburn University
Wesley Brown , Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Braxton Carrigan , Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Matt Noble , Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Pinhas Grossman , Vanderbilt University pinhas.grossman@vanderbilt.edu
Remus Nicoara , University of Tennessee
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Greg Marks , St. Louis University marks@slu.edu
Ashish K. Srivastava , St. Louis University
1:00 p.m. Hopf algebras of low GK-dimension. James J Zhang* , University of Washington
1:30 p.m. Centralizers in domains of low Gelfand-Kirillov dimension. Jason P. Bell* , Simon Fraser University
2:00 p.m. Homology of a Ring. Ivo Herzog* , Yonsei University (Seoul, South Korea) and Ohio State University at Lima
2:30 p.m. Nichols algebras in positive characteristic. Aaron Lauve , Texas A&M University
Sarah Witherspoon* , Texas A&M University
3:00 p.m. Von-Neumann-algebra-like rings and the answer to a S. K. Berberian's question. Lia Va{s}* , University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
3:30 p.m. Big Projective Modules over Noetherian Semilocal Rings. Dolors Herbera* , Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Pavel Prihoda , Charles University, Prague
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott Mika K. Seppälä , Florida State University seppala@math.fsu.edu
Tanush Shaska , Oakland University shaska@oakland.edu
Emil J. Volcheck , Association for Computing Machinery volcheck@acm.org
1:00 p.m. Palindromes and Discreteness Algorithms. Jane Gilman* , Rutgers University, Newark
Linda Keen , Lehman College, CUNY
1:30 p.m. On the maximal order of an automorphism of a trigonal Riemann surface. Milagros Izquierdo* , Linköping University
Antonio F. Costa , UNED
2:00 p.m. WIT: A Structured and Comprehensive Package for Computations in Intersection Theory. Sebastian Xambó-Descamps* , Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2:30 p.m. Riemann Surfaces via Circle Packing. G. Brock Williams* , Texas Tech University
3:00 p.m. Hyperbolic Polygons, Fuchsian groups and Helling Matricies. K.-D. Semmler* , EPF Lausanne
3:30 p.m. Thetanulls of curves with automorphisms. Emma Previato* , Boston University
T. Shaska , Oakland University
4:00 p.m. Graphical representation of the Birman-Series set on hyperbolic surfaces. Peter Buser* , École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL)
Hugo Parlier , École Polytechnique Fédérale Lausanne (EPFL)
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Paul A. Hagelstein , Baylor University paul_hagelstein@baylor.edu
Alexander M. Stokolos , DePaul University
1:00 p.m. Bellman function in non-local settings. Leonid Slavin* , University of MIssouri-Columbia
1:30 p.m. Smooth functions associated with wavelet sets on $\mathbb{R}^d$, $d \geq 1$, and frame bound gaps. John J Benedetto , University of Maryland, College Park
Emily J King* , University of Maryland, College Park
2:00 p.m. Growth properties of Fourier transforms via moduli of continuity. William O. Bray* , University of Maine
2:30 p.m. Weighted Inequalities for Multilinear Fractional Integral Operators. Kabe A. Moen* , University of Kansas
3:00 p.m. A sharp inequality for the Stricharz norm. Emanuel Carneiro* , University of Texas at Austin
3:30 p.m. Besov-Lebesgue mapping properties for bilinear operators. Diego Maldonado , Kansas State University
Virginia Naibo* , Kansas State University
4:00 p.m. Pointwise convergence of fourier series of the indicator of a ball in euclidean space, following Kuratsubo. Mark A. Pinsky* , Northwestern University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Ronald R. Coifman , Yale University
James G. Glimm , SUNY at Stony Brook
Peter W. Jones , Yale University jones@math.yale.edu
Stephen Smale , Toyota Institute
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Yongwu Rong , George Washington University rong@gwu.edu
1:00 p.m. Topology and data. Gunnar Carlsson* , Stanford University
1:30 p.m. Estimating the topology of functions on manifolds from noisy samples. Peter Bubenik* , Cleveland State University
Gunnar Carlsson , Stanford University
Peter T. Kim , University of Guelph
Zhiming Luo , University of Guelph
2:00 p.m. Homology Computations for Random Nodal Domains. Thomas Wanner* , George Mason University
2:30 p.m. Euler characteristic, integration, and definable functions. Yuliy Baryshnikov , Bell Labs
Robert Ghrist* , University of Pennsylvania
3:00 p.m. Counting objects in dense sensor networks: a topological integral transform. Yuliy Baryshnikov* , bell laboratories
3:30 p.m. Discrete curvature flows and their applications, I. Feng Luo* , Rutgers University
David Gu , SUNY at Stony Brook
4:00 p.m. Discrete curvature flows and their applications, II. David Gu* , SUNY at Stony Brook
Feng Luo , Rutgers University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Richard P. Kent , Brown University rpkfour@gmail.com
Madlena Tomova , Rice University mt2@rice.edu
1:00 p.m. A normal surface calculus for Heegaard splittings. Jesse E Johnson* , Yale University
1:30 p.m. Asymptotics of Weil-Petersson geodesics. J. Brock* , Brown University
H. Masur , University of Chicago
Y. Minsky , Yale University
2:00 p.m. Uniform uniform exponential growth of subgroups of the mapping class group. Johanna Mangahas* , University of Michigan
2:30 p.m. Topological index theory for isotopy classes of surfaces. David C Bachman* , Pitzer College
3:00 p.m. A compactification for the space of singular Euclidean metrics on a surface. Kasra Rafi* , University of Oklahoma
Moon Duchin , University of Michigan
Christopher Leininger , UIUC
3:30 p.m. Surgery on a knot in (surface)x(I). Martin Scharlemann , UCSB
Abigail Thompson* , UC Davis
4:00 p.m. Geometry of splittings and models. Hossein Namazi* , University of Texas at Austin
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their applications. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Thomas Koshy , Framingham State College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Teaching a course in the history of mathematics. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel V. Frederick Rickey , U.S. Military Academy
Victor J. Katz , University of the District of Columbia
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Developing departmental self-studies. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Donna L. Beers , Simmons College
Richard A. Gillman , Valparaiso University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Thermal Blow-up in a Subdiffusive Medium. W E Olmstead , Northwestern University
Catherine A Roberts* , College of the Holy Cross
1:15 p.m. Accurate resolution of a nonlinear PDE with corner singularities. Qingshan Chen* , Indiana University at Bloomington
Roger Temam , Indiana University
1:30 p.m. A model for particle size segregation in granular flow under nonuniform shear. Karen Daniels , North Carolina State University
Lindsay B.H. May* , North Carolina State University
Kasey Phillips , University of Cambridge
Michael Shearer , North Carolina State University
1:45 p.m. Minimizers of the Lawrence-Doniach Model for Superconductors under Weak Coupling and a Parallel or Slightly Tilted Field. Patricia E. Bauman , Purdue University
Zhenqiu Xie* , Purdue University
2:00 p.m. The Unique Determination of an Acoustic Speed from Thermoacoustic Tomography Data. Kyle S Hickmann* , Oregon State University
2:15 p.m. Propagation of Solitons Under Colored Noise. Russell L Herman* , University of North Carolina Wilmington
2:30 p.m. Complete integrability in Burgers turbulence. Ravi Srinivasan* , Brown University
2:45 p.m. Using Distinguish-ability Criteria to Optimally Design Sources in Optical Tomography. Taufiquar Khan , Clemson University
Peter Maass , University of Bremen, Germany
Bonnie McAdoo* , Clemson University
3:00 p.m. Nodal and multiple constant sign solutions for the $p$-Laplacian. Michael E. Filippakis* , National Technical University of Athens
Ravi P. Agarwal , Florida Institute of Technology
Donal O'Regan , National University of Ireland
Nikolaos S. Papageorgiou , National Technical University of Athens
3:15 p.m. Immiscible Two-Phase Flow Through Porous Media: A Case of Uniqueness of a Solution. Koffi B Fadimba* , University of South Carolina Aiken
3:30 p.m. Homogenization of Time-Harmonic Acoustics of Bone: The Diphasic Case. Ana Vasilic* , University of Delaware
Ming Fang , Norfolk State University
Robert P. Gilbert , University of Delaware
3:45 p.m. An optimal order error estimate of a linear finite element method for smooth solutions of 2D systems of conservation laws. Xiaomei Ji* , Stony Brook University.
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:25 p.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Gene Dispersal in an Insect Pollinated Tree Species. David M Chan* , VCU
Rodney J Dyer , VCU
Erich Foster , VCU
Alex Feild , VCU
April McFarland , VCU
1:15 p.m. The Estimation of the Effective Reproductive Number from Disease Outbreak Data. Ariel Cintron-Arias* , North Carolina State University
1:30 p.m. 3D In Vivo MRI-Based FSI Models for Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaques and Patient-Specific Plaque Progression Growth Functions with Validation. Zijie Liao , Worcester Politechnic Institute
Xueying Huang* , Worcester Politechnic Institute
Chun Yang , Beijing Normal University
Dalin Tang , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
1:45 p.m. Linkage Analysis for Categorical Traits on Complex Pedigrees. Abra Brisbin* , Center for Applied Mathematics, Cornell University
Jason Mezey , Dept. of Computational Biology, Cornell University
Carlos Bustamante , Dept. of Computational Biology, Cornell University
2:00 p.m. Computational Mutagenesis for Analysis of Protein Functional Changes Upon Mutation. Majid Masso* , Laboratory for Structural Bioinformatics, George Mason University
2:15 p.m. The Analysis of a Nonlinear Adaptive Elastic Plate Under Loading with Numerical Simulations of Its Displacement and Growth Under Various Boundary Conditions. Robert J. Ronkese* , United States Military Academy
2:30 p.m. A General Method to derive a Boolean Model from a Continuous Model for Gene Regulatory Networks. Franziska B. Hinkelmann* , Virginia Tech
2:45 p.m. Study on Critical Stress in Atherosclerotic Carotid Artery Using In Vivo MRI-Based 3D Multi-Physics Models with Fluid-Structure Interactions. Zhongzhao Teng* , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Xueying Huang , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Zijie Liao , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dalin Tang , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
3:00 p.m. A gender structured model with single-biased separation rate. Daniel Maxin* , Valparaiso University
3:15 p.m. A modified Mitchell-Schaeffer model of cardiac action potential which incorporates caveolae-associated ionic currents. Ian Besse* , University of Iowa
Colleen Mitchell , University of Iowa
Erwin Shibata , University of Iowa, Department of Molecular Physiology and Biophysics
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Decay of correlations of nonuniform geodesic flows. Hongkun Zhang* , University of Massachusetts-Amherst
1:15 p.m.Break
1:30 p.m. Endomorphisms of Various Substitution Systems. Jeanette Olli* , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1:45 p.m. A Dynamical Study of a Cellular Automata Model of the Spread of HIV in a Lymph Node. Emily G. Burkhead* , Meredith College
Jane M. Hawkins , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Donna K. Molinek , Davidson College
2:00 p.m. Measurable Time-Restricted Sensitivity. Domenico Aiello , Williams College
Hansheng Diao , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zhou Fan , Harvard College
Daniel O. King , Williams College
Jessica Lin* , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
Cesar E. Silva , Williams College
2:15 p.m. Pinching Deformations of Rational Maps. Robert W O'Connell* , Indiana University-Bloomington
2:30 p.m. Minimal Measures for Lagrangian Systems on 2-Manifold. Fang Wang* , Northwestern University
2:45 p.m. A Cellular Model for Spatial Population Dynamics. James T Long* , Moravian College
Chu Yue (Stella) Dong , Polytechnic Institute of New York University
Corey Staten , Ohio State University
Rytis Umbrasas , Lafayette College
Clifford A Reiter , Lafayette College
3:00 p.m. An Approach at the Binomial Transformation Problem. Andy Q. Yingst* , University of South Carolina Lancaster
R. Daniel Mauldin , University of North Texas
3:15 p.m. Reducibility of skew-product systems with Brjuno base flows. Sasa Kocic* , University of Toronto
3:30 p.m. The Dynamics of Nonlinear Tent-like Maps. Oumarou Njoya* , Michigan State University
Zach Flres , Michigan State University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Bounding the Coefficients of $\Phi_{pqr}(x)$. Brian Lawrence* , California Institute of Technology
1:15 p.m. Membership in an Ideal in the Group Ring, $\mathbb{Z}[{GL}_3(\mathbb{Z})]$. Becky E Hall* , Wesleyan University
1:30 p.m. More results on "sum of cubes equal to square of sums". Paul A Loomis* , Bloomsburg University
1:45 p.m. Finding Square Roots of $p$-adic Numbers. William D Taylor* , University of Nevada, Reno
2:00 p.m. Composites with large sets of strong liars. Andrew Shallue* , University of Calgary
Eric Bach , University of Wisconsin-Madison
2:15 p.m. On a Conjecture Regarding the Coefficients of Cyclotomic Polynomials. Sherry Gong* , Harvard University
2:30 p.m. Modular Forms for some Noncongruence Subgroups of $SL_2(Z)$. Chris A Kurth* , Iowa State University
2:45 p.m. Groups of linear functions on Zn. Tue Ngoc Ly* , University of South Florida
3:00 p.m. Computation of Jacobsthal's Function $\mathbf{h(n)}$ for $\mathbf{n<50}$. Thomas R Hagedorn* , The College of New Jersey
3:15 p.m. Distribution of Integers with Smooth Square Free Parts. Chaogui Zhang* , Marywood University
3:30 p.m. Waring's number in a finite field. James Arthur Cipra* , Kansas State University
3:45 p.m. On Prime Factors of $A^{n} \pm 1$. John H. Jaroma* , Ave Maria University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott David R. Hill , Temple University
Scott Greenleaf , University of New England
Mary L. Platt , Salem State College
Lila F. Roberts , Georgia College & State University
1:00 p.m. Math in Your Hands: The Use of Tablet PCs and Computer Algebra Systems in a Calculus Classroom. Joshua Brandon Holden* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
1:20 p.m. Using Tablet PCs and the Ubiquitous Presenter to engage students and enhance the learning experience in service courses. Shemsi I Alhaddad* , University of South Carolina Lancaster
Greg Thomas , Waldorf College
1:40 p.m. My First Semester Using 'Clickers' for Rapid Feedback: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Dexter C. Whittinghill* , Rowan University, Glassboro, NJ
2:00 p.m. Turning Point Technology: Using Personal Response Systems to Stimulate Class Participation. Kimberly J Presser* , Shippensburg University
2:20 p.m. Effective Teaching and Learning with the Right Web-Based Resources. Douglas B Meade* , University of South Carolina
Philip B Yasskin , Texas A&M University
2:40 p.m. A powerful, easy-to-use computer algebra alternative that students love, but (most) teachers have not yet discovered! Anand L. Pardhanani* , Earlham College
3:00 p.m. Integrating Engineering Technology into the Teaching of Mathematics. Mary Ann Connors* , Westfield State College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Howard L. Penn , U.S. Naval Academy hlp@usna.edu
1:00 p.m. SiSSYS: A Senior Capstone Course Based on Statistics in Sports. Robin H Lock* , St. Lawrence University
Michael E Schuckers , St. Lawrence University
Travis Atkinson , St. Lawrence University
1:20 p.m. Traditional Introductory Statistics Restricted to Sports. Andrew B Perry* , Springfield College
1:40 p.m. The Effects of Wind and Altitude on 400-m Sprint Performances with Various IAAF Track Geometries. Michael Frantz* , University of La Verne
Vanessa Alday , California State University, Fullerton
2:00 p.m. Walking or Running in the Rain: Myth Busted? Eugene Belogay* , Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
2:20 p.m. Mathematics of the Olympics: From the Ancient Greeks to the Present. Elizabeth C Rogers* , Piedmont College
2:40 p.m. How expert swing dancers exploit physics. Megan Elise Selbach-Allen* , United States Naval Academy
Sommer E. Gentry , United States Naval Academy
Kevin L. McIlhany , United States Naval Academy
3:00 p.m. Mathematics and Collegiate Wrestling Tournaments. T. S. Michael* , United States Naval Academy
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:05 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Keith H. Weber , Rutgers University keith.weber@gse.rutgers.edu
Michelle J. Zandieh , Arizona State University
Karen A. Marrongelle , Portland State University
1:00 p.m. A Multiage Examination of Students' Approaches to Mathematical Induction Tasks. Stacy A Brown* , Pitzer College
1:35 p.m. Bringing a Formative Approach to Definitions in Undergraduate Real Analysis: Theoretical Considerations and Preliminary Results. Paul C Dawkins* , University of Texas at Arlington
2:00 p.m. An Investigation of Students' Problem Solving Abilities: Where's the quantity? Kevin C. Moore* , Arizona State University
2:25 p.m. Expert vs. Novice Understanding of Convergence of Taylor Series. Jason Howard Martin* , University of Oklahoma
2:50 p.m. Measuring Mathematical Sophistication. Eric W Kuennen* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Jennifer E Szydlik , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Carol E Seaman , University of North Carolina Greensboro
3:20 p.m. Students' Mental Models and Success on a Calculus Word Problem. Dale J Winter* , Carnegie Mellon University
Matthew E DeLong , Taylor University
3:45 p.m. A Two Semester Study of Interactions In Multi-Section Undergraduate Mathematics Classes. Jessica M Deshler* , West Virginia University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Timothy D. Comar , Benedictine University
Raina Robeva , Sweet Briar College
Eric S. Marland , Appalachian State University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Catherine Beneteau , University of South Florida
Caroline Haddad , SUNY Geneseo haddad@geneseo.edu
David Ruch , Metropolitan State College of Denver
Patrick Van Fleet , University of St. Thomas
1:00 p.m. An Image Compression Introduction to Wavelets. Colm Mulcahy* , Spelman College
1:25 p.m. Zooming in on a Transformed Image: a Project for Students. Caroline N Haddad* , State University of NY College at Geneseo
Dawit Haile , Virginia State University
Helmut Knaust , The University of Texas at El Paso
1:50 p.m. Wavelet Packets and Applications. Bruce Atwood , Beloit College
Raouf Boules , Towson University
Patrick Van Fleet* , University of St. Thomas
2:15 p.m. A Student Project on Lifting Algorithms for Wavelet Transformations. Catherine Beneteau* , University of South Florida
Kristin Pfabe , Nebraska Wesleyan University
Karen Shuman , Grinnell College
2:40 p.m. A Student Project on Matrix Completion for Discrete Wavelet Transformations. Roger Zarnowski* , San Angelo State University
Tatyana Sorokina , Towson State University
David K Ruch , Metropolitan State College of Denver
3:05 p.m. A student summer research project on image segmentation using wavelet methods and matrix completion. David K Ruch* , Metropolitan State College of Denver
3:30 p.m. Wavelets in Vocal Identification of Great Horned Owls (Part I). Katherine L McCaffrey* , University of St. Thomas
Nicole F Kingsley , SUNY Geneseo
3:55 p.m. Wavelets in Vocal Identification of Great Horned Owls (Part II). Nicole F. Kingsley* , State University of New York at Geneseo
Katherine L. McCaffrey , University of St. Thomas
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Edwin Herman , University of Wisconsin
Ana M. Tameru , Alabama State University
Aprillya Lanz , Virginia Military Institute
Deborah Koslover , University of Texas at Tyler
1:00 p.m. The Promises of Clinical Instructological Research. Clyde L. Greeno* , MALEI Mathematics Institute
1:15 p.m. Teaching Infinite Series: A Study on Students' Conceptual and Procedural Understanding of Infinite Series in Calculus. Brian J Lindaman* , University of Minnesota, IT Center for Educational Programs
1:30 p.m. How was \it{that} picture helpful? Using online tablet-PC software and corrective self-explanation to increase student conceptual understanding in applied pre-calculus. Aaron Wangberg* , Winona State University
1:45 p.m. Evaluating the Success of a Calculus Placement Test: Aligning the Basis for Placement and the Basis for Assessment. Carrie Muir* , University of Colorado, Boulder
2:00 p.m. Role of Mathematical Definitions in Proof: A Case of Prospective Mathematics Teachers. Nermin Bayazit* , Florida State University
2:15 p.m. Basic Mathematical Skills and Success in Introductory Level Statistics. M. Leigh Lunsford , Longwood University
Phillip Poplin* , Longwood University
2:30 p.m. Effect of WeBWorK on Student Performance in Calculus II. Christopher C Leary* , SUNY Geneseo
Aaron Heap , SUNY Geneseo
2:45 p.m. The Role of an Inquiry-Based Classroom in Undergraduate Mathematics. Nancy Donaldson , Rockhurst University
Mairead Greene , Rockhurst University
Volker Ecke , Westfield State College
Christine VonRenesse* , Westfield State College
3:00 p.m. A Comparative Study of Online and Traditional Classroom Learning of College Algebra for Non-Traditional Students in Non-Traditional Higher Education Programs. Michael Miner* , American Public University System
Darcel Ford , Strayer University
3:15 p.m. A Summary of Research about Perspectives on Knowledge with Implications for Undergraduate Mathematics Education. Katherine Safford-Ramus* , Saint Peter's College
3:30 p.m. Project Based Distance Delivered Elementary Statistics. Joseph B. Liddle , University of Alaska Southeast
Colleen Ianuzzi* , University of Alaska Southeast
Chris Hay-Jahans , University of Alaska Southeast
3:45 p.m. Extended Newton-Leibnitz Theorem. Zengxiang Tong* , Otterbein College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Stephen G. Hartke , University of Nebraska-Lincoln hartke@unl.edu
1:00 p.m. Random threshold graphs. Elizabeth Reilly , Johns Hopkins University
Edward R. Scheinerman* , Johns Hopkins University
1:30 p.m. Large induced trees in $K_r$-free graphs. Jacob Fox* , Princeton University
Po-Shen Loh , Princeton University
Benny Sudakov , UCLA
2:00 p.m. Some observations on sorting pairs in bins. Andre E. Kezdy* , University of Louisville
Adam Jobson , University of Louisville
2:30 p.m. An approximate version of Hadwiger's conjecture for claw-free graphs. Alexandra Ovetsky Fradkin* , Princeton University
Maria Chudnovsky , Columbia University
3:00 p.m. The Distinguishing Chromatic Number. Karen L Collins* , Wesleyan University
3:30 p.m. Entire $(\Delta+4)$-Choosability of Planar Graphs with $\Delta\geq 8$. Daniel W Cranston* , Center for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, Rutgers
David Lapayowker , Harvey Mudd College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Using open source software for undergraduate courses. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Karl-Dieter Crisman , Gordon College
Marshall E. Hampton , University of Minnesota, Duluth
David Joyner , U. S. Naval Academy
John A. Verzani , CUNY
Michael E. Gage , University of Rochester
David Joyner ,
Robert Miller , University of Washington
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Teaching postdocs: A journey from graduate school to a position in the world of mathematics. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Stephen M. Gagola, III , University of Arizona
Feryal Alayont , Grand Valley State University
Taliesin Sutton , University of Arizona
Andrew G. Bennett , Kansas State University
Nathan A. Carlson , University of Arizona
Steven J. Schlicker , Grand Valley State University
Matt Salomone , Bates College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Preparing students to communicate mathematics. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Lewis D. Ludwig , Denison University
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota-Duluth
Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael E. Orrison , Harvey Mudd College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. Establishing your identity as a post-tenure professor Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Linda Braddy , East Central University
Sharon M. Frechette , College of the Holy Cross
Jennifer McLoud-Mann , University of Texas at Tyler
Colin L. Adams , Williams College
Jaimie Hebert , Sam Houston State University
Catherine A. Roberts , College of the Holy Cross
Charlotte K. Simmons , University of Central Oklahoma
Judy L. Walker , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Empire Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Murli M. Gupta ,
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 1:40 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Laura A. Taalman , James Madison University taal@math.jmu.edu
1:40 p.m. Meet Colonel Blotto. Andrew G Niedermaier* , University of California - San Diego
2:00 p.m. Two-Dimensional Abstract Games. Matthew M Burke* , Department of Computer Science, George Washington University
2:20 p.m. Rubik's Cubes in the Classroom: How a Puzzle of Logic, Patterns, and Algorithms Can Build Confidence in Mathematics. Eric W. Drake* , The United States Military Academy
Robert E. Burks Jr , The United States Military Academy
2:40 p.m. Using the Pile Splitting Puzzle to Enhance Student Learning of Mathematics. Bill Marion* , Valparaiso University
3:00 p.m.Discussion
3:20 p.m. Chomp, chomp, bechewy chomp: research with undergraduates. Alex Meadows* , St. Mary's College of Maryland
3:40 p.m. Counting the Mathematical Faces of All Regular Flexagons. Homeira Pajoohesh , City University of New York
T. Bruce McLean* , Georgia Southern University
Thomas Anderson , Emory University
Chasen Smith , Georgia Southern University
Emil Iacob , Georgia Southern University
John Nelson , Georgia Southern University
4:00 p.m. You Gotta Know How to Fold 'Em. Thomas C. Hull* , Western New England College
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Dmitry Y. Kleinbock , Brandeis University kleinboc@brandeis.edu
Gregory A. Margulis , Yale University
Hee Oh , Brown University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Jon W. Scott , Montgomery Community College jon.scott@montgomerycollege.edu
2:00 p.m. WeBWorK, a Web-based Interactive Homework System. Arnold Pitzer* , University of Rochester
Michael Gage , University of Rochester
Vicki Roth , University of Rochester
2:00 p.m. Quantitative Reasoning in the Contemporary World. Bernie Madison* , University of Arkansas
Caren Diefenderfer , Hollins University
Stuart Boersma , Central Washington University
Shannon Dingman , University of Arkansas
2:00 p.m. Mathematics Across the Curriculum. Carol Hay* , Middlesex Community College
Jessie Klein , Middlesex Community College
2:00 p.m. A Phase II Expansion of the Development of a Multidisciplinary Course on Wavelets and Applications. Caroline Haddad* , State University of New York College at Geneseo
Catherine Beneteau , University of South Florida
David Ruch , Metropolitan State College of Denver
Patrick Van Fleet , University of St. Thomas
2:00 p.m. Biocalculus: Text Development, Dialog, and Assessment. Timothy Comar* , Benedictine University
Lisa Townsley , Benedictine University
Brenda Alberico , Benedictine University
2:00 p.m. Real World STEM Application Modules. Darren Narayan* , Rochester Institute of Technology
William Basener , Rochester Institute of Technology
Moises Sudit , Rochester Institute of Technology
2:00 p.m. Math Images. Gene Klotz* , Swarthmore College and the Math Forum
Stephen Maurer , Swarthmore College
2:00 p.m. The National Curve Bank. Shirley Gray* , California State University, Los Angeles
Mary Kay Abbey , Montgomery College
Chris Caldwell , University of Tennessee at Martin
2:00 p.m. A Biomathematical Learning Enhancement Network for Diversity (BLEND). Gregory Goins* , North Carolina A&T State University
Mingxiang Chen , North Carolina A&T State University
Dinitra White , North Carolina A&T State University
Thomas Redd , North Carolina A&T State University
Dominic Clemence , North Carolina A&T State University
Mary Smith , North Carolina A&T State University
Vinaya Kelkar , North Carolina A&T State University
2:00 p.m. Research-Based Video for Teaching Undergraduate Proof. James Sandefur* , Georgetown University
Geoffrey Birky , Georgetown University
Connie Campbell , Millsaps College
Kay Somers , Moravian College
Manya Sundstrom , Umea University
2:00 p.m. Learning Discrete Mathematics and Computer Science via Primary Historical Sources. Jerry Lodder* , New Mexico State University
David Pengelley , New Mexico State University
2:00 p.m. The MAA Online Book Project. Lawrence Moore* , Duke University
David Smith , Duke University
2:00 p.m. MathDL: The MAA Mathematical Sciences Digital Library. Lawrence Moore* , Duke University
Roseanne Brown , Mathematical Association of America
2:00 p.m. Biology and Mathematics in Population Studies (BioMaPS). K. Renee Fister , Murray State University
Maeve McCarthy* , Murray State University
Terry Derting , Murray State University
Christopher Mecklin , Murray State University
Howard Whiteman , Murray State University
2:00 p.m. Experimental Mathematics. Marc Chamberland* , Grinnell College
2:00 p.m. The PascGalois Project: Visualizing Abstract Mathematics. Michael Bardzell* , Salisbury University
Kathleen Shannon , Salisbury University
Donald Spickler , Salisbury University
2:00 p.m. Undergraduate Research Projects in Complex Analysis with Accompanying Applets. Michael Dorff* , Brigham Young University
Jim Rolf , U.S. Air Force Academy
Rich Stankewitz , Ball State University
Ken Stephenson , University of Tennessee
Mike Brilleslyper , U.S. Air Force Academy
Dov Chelst , ICMA
Jane McDougall , Colorado College
Beth Schaubroeck , U.S. Air Force Academy
2:00 p.m. Renewal of College Algebra. Norma Agras* , Miami Dade College
J. Michael Pearson , Mathematical Association of America
2:00 p.m. Maplets for Calculus, Tutoring without the Tutor. Philip Yasskin* , Texas A&M University
Douglas Meade , University of South Carolina
2:00 p.m. Integrating Field Trips into Calculus Courses. Despina Prapavessi* , Diablo Valley College
Karen Edwards , Diablo Valley College
Sam Needham , Diablo Valley College
2:00 p.m. Center for Women in Mathematics at Smith College. Ruth Haas* , Smith College
James Henle , Smith College
2:00 p.m. Long Beach Project in Geometry and Symmetry. Scott Crass* , California State University, Long Beach
2:00 p.m. Dynamic Visualization Tools for Multivariable Calculus. Paul Seeburger* , Monroe Community College
2:00 p.m. Proofs, functions, & computations: A web-based course as a laboratory for enhanced teaching and learning in logic, mathematics and computer science. Wilfried Sieg* , Carnegie Mellon University
Alex Smith , Carnegie Mellon University
2:00 p.m. Contemporary College Algebra & The HBCU Retreat and Follow-On Program. Don Small* , U.S. Military Academy
Laurette Foster , Prairie View A&M University
2:00 p.m. Sonification for Calculus Instruction. Steven Hetzler* , Salisbury University
Robert Tardiff , Salisbury University
2:00 p.m. Classroom Response Systems in Statistics Courses. Teri Murphy* , University of Oklahoma
Curtis McKnight , University of Oklahoma
Michael Richman , University of Oklahoma
Robert Terry , University of Oklahoma
2:00 p.m. Elementary Mathematics for Teachers. Scott Baldridge , Louisiana State University
Thomas Parker* , Michigan State University
2:00 p.m. PREP: Professional Enhancement Program. J. Michael Pearson , Mathematical Association of America
Nancy Baxter Hastings , Dickinson College
Nathaniel Dean , Texas State University, San Marcos
Virginia Buchanan , Hiram College
Jon Scott* , Montgomery College
2:00 p.m. MathQuest: Math Questions to Engage Students. Holly Zullo* , Carroll College
Kelly Cline , Carroll College
Mark Parker , Carroll College
2:00 p.m. Beyond Crossroads Workshops. Rikki Blair , American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges
Robert Farinelli* , College of Southern Maryland
2:00 p.m. Paradigms in Physics: Multiple Entry Points. Corinne Manogue , Oregon State University
Tevian Dray , Oregon State University
Barbara Edwards , Oregon State University
David McIntyre , Oregon State University
Emily van Zee , Oregon State University
Aaron Wangberg* , Winona State University
2:00 p.m. Preparing At-risk Students for CS1 and Calculus. John Lusth* , University of Alabama Tuscaloosa
2:00 p.m. College Algebra in Context: A Learner-centered Approach Incorporating Data-driven Activities Related to Social Issues. Michael Catalano* , Dakota Wesleyan University
2:00 p.m. SyBR-U: Synthetic Biology Research for Undergraduates. Laurie Heyer* , Davidson College
Jeffrey Poet , Missouri Western State University
A. Malcolm Campbell , Davidson College
Todd Eckdahl , Missouri Western State University
2:00 p.m. Mathematics Across the Community College Curriculum: A National Quantitative Literacy Initiative. Jim Roznowski* , Delta College
Christie Gilliland , Green River Community College
2:00 p.m. Math Biology Research at UNCG. Jan Rychtar* , University of North Carolina Greensboro
M. Chhetri , University of North Carolina Greensboro
S. Gupta , University of North Carolina Greensboro
D. Remington , University of North Carolina Greensboro
O. Rueppell , University of North Carolina Greensboro
M. Crowe , University of North Carolina Greensboro
2:00 p.m. Supplying Undergraduate Biology and Mathematics Education and Research Group Experiences to Students at the The University of Michigan. Patrick Nelson* , University of Michigan
John Schiefelbein , University of Michigan
Trachette Jackson , University of Michigan
2:00 p.m. Understanding the formation of the arabidopsis root epidermis through an intimate collaboration between modeling and experiment. Luay Almassalha , University of Michigan
Asha Radhamohan , University of Michigan
Andrew Cheng , University of Michigan
David Gammack , University of Michigan
Stephen Gao , University of Michigan
Patrick Nelson , University of Michigan
Yana Panciera , University of Michigan
John Schiefelbein* , University of Michigan
2:00 p.m. Dynamic analysis of bactericidal activity in patients with severe sepsis. Moli Yin , University of Michigan
Alex Jacobsen , University of Michigan
Nick Streicher , University of Michigan
Patrick Nelson , University of Michigan
John Younger* , University of Michigan
2:00 p.m. The Next Step: Integrating STEM Learning Communities. Jason Miller* , Truman State University
2:00 p.m. Research-focused Learning Communities in Mathematical Biology. Jason Miller* , Truman State University
Jon Beck , Truman State University
Michael Kelrick , Truman State University
Laura Rechav-Fielden , Truman State University
2:00 p.m. Discrete Mathematics in Computing Education. David Klappholz* , Stevens Institute of Technology
2:00 p.m. Appropriately Using WeBWorK, WebAssign and Maple in Calculus I and II. Jeffrey Stuart* , Pacific Lutheran University
Bryan Dorner , Pacific Lutheran University
Daniel Heath , Pacific Lutheran University
Jessica Sklar , Pacific Lutheran University
2:00 p.m. Research and Education Program in Biology and Ecology. Semen Koksal* , Florida Institute of Technology
Jan Varada , Florida Institute of Technology
Adam Hernandez , Florida Institute of Technology
Robert van Woesik , Florida Institute of Technology
David Carroll , Florida Institute of Technology
Richard Sinden , Florida Institute of Technology
Jewgeni Dshalalow , Florida Institute of Technology
2:00 p.m. A Model Teacher-Scholar Program in Secondary Mathematics. Saad El-Zanati , Illinois State University
David Barker , Illinois State University
Cynthia Langrall , Illinois State University
Sharon McCrone , Illinois State University
Wendy O'Hanlon* , Illinois State University
2:00 p.m. REU Site: Mathematics Research Experience for Pre-service and for In-service Teachers. Saad El-Zanati , Illinois State University
David Barker* , Illinois State University
Cynthia Langrall , Illinois State University
Sharon McCrone , Illinois State University
Wendy O'Hanlon , Illinois State University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. Unearthing the visions of a master: The web of Ramanujan's mock theta functions. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Ken Ono* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. What I wish I had known or studied before going to graduate school. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Craig L. Huneke , University of Kansas
Raegan Higgins , Texas Tech University
Manoj Kummini , Purdue University
Aaron D. Magid , University of Michigan
Marion Moore , University of California Davis
Andrew Niedermaier , University of California San Diego
Roger A. Wiegand , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Hiring, tenuring, and promoting statisticians in a mathematics or mathematical sciences department. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Patricia B. Humphrey , Georgia Southern University
Chris J. Lacke , Rowan University
Michael A. Posner , Villanova University
Robin H. Lock , St. Lawrence University
Carolyn K. Cuff , Westminster College
Patti Frazer Lock , St. Lawrence University
Douglas E. Norton , Villanova University
Lila F. Roberts , Georgia College & State University and Clayton State University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Online homework systems: A pedagogical prospective. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Ellen E. Kirkman , Wake Forest University
Cheryl Miner , Nebraska Wesleyan University
Andrew G. Bennett , Kansas State University
Ellen E. Kirkman ,
P. Gavin LaRose , University of Michigan
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The Story of Maths (Part I). Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Robin Wilson , The Open University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Categorification of quantum groups and link invariants. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Mikhail Khovanov* , Columbia University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 4:25 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 5:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Donald B. Small , U. S. Military Academy
William E. Haver , Virginia Commonwealth University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Lewis Carroll in Numberland Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Robin Wilson , The Open University
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Tuesday January 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Sarah Ann Stewart , Belmont University
Joshua D. Laison , Willamette University
Wednesday January 7, 2009
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott James G. McLaughlin , West Chester University
Nancy J. Wyshinski , Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
7:30 a.m. Some of Ramanujan's continued fraction identities - how and why. Lisa Lorentzen* , Norwegian University of Science and Technology
8:00 a.m. Vertical symmetries in continued fraction periods. Richard K Guy* , The University of Calgary
Kell Cheng , Hong Kong Institute of Education
Renate Scheidler , The University of Calgary
8:30 a.m. Some relations between orthogonal L-polynomials and orthogonal polynomials. A. Sri Ranga* , Universidade Estadual Paulista
Regina da Silva Lamblém , Universidade Estadual Paulista
Heron Martins Felix , Universidade Estadual Paulista
9:00 a.m. On a Thermodynamic Classification for Real Numbers. Thomas Garrity* , Williams
9:30 a.m. Polynomials that take small values at an algebraic integer. Doug Hensley* , Texas A&M University
10:00 a.m. Quadratics, continued fractions and divided cells. Richard T Bumby* , Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Mary E Flahive , Oregon State University
10:30 a.m. Applying the divided cell algorithm. Mary E. Flahive* , Oregon State University
Richard T. Bumby , Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m. Jet spaces and the Zilber dichotomy. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Rahim Moosa* , University of Waterloo
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Darren A. Narayan , Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu
Jacqueline A. Jensen , Sam Houston State University
Carl V. Lutzer , Rochester Institute of Technology
Vadim Ponomarenko , San Diego State University
Tamas Wiandt , Rochester Institute of Technology
8:00 a.m. Least Perimeter Partitions of the Sphere into Equal Areas. Max D. Engelstein* , Yale University
8:25 a.m. Coloring Graphs. Nora Youngs* , Smith College
Carolyn Gardner , Smith College
Marissa Neal , Smith College
Yoshi Merrybird , Smith College
Agnieszka Rec , Smith College
8:50 a.m. Maximally Non-Matching Covered Graphs. Timothy B Muller* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kimberly Jordan Burch , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
9:15 a.m. Vector Coloring. Gerald S Haynes* , Central Michigan University
9:40 a.m. The Relaxed Coloring Game on Certain Classes of Trees. Lynnette Snyder* , Simpson College
10:05 a.m. A Tree with Maximum Degree Three and Game Chromatic Number Four. Victor O. Larsen* , Middlebury College
10:30 a.m. Multilevel and Multidimensional Hadamard Matrices. Matthew Crawford* , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Caitlin Greeley , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Bryce Lee , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Mathav Kishore Murugan , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
Sarah Spence Adams , Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott William H. Barker , Bowdoin College
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Bonnie S. Saunders , University of Illinois at Chicago saunders@math.uic.edu
8:00 a.m. Math as Exploration. Scott Crass* , CSU, Long Beach
8:30 a.m. Geometry is Natural. David W. Henderson* , Cornell University
9:00 a.m. Discrete, Combinatorial, and Computational Geometry for Undergraduates. Joseph Malkevitch* , York College (CUNY)
9:30 a.m. A course in axiomatic geometry. Gerard A Venema* , Calvin College, MAA
10:00 a.m. Teaching the Erlanger Programm. Roger Howe* , Yale University
William Barker , Bowdoin College
10:30 a.m. Panel on Teaching Undergraduate Geometry: Choices in Philosophy, Content, and Pedagogy. William Barker* , Bowdoin College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College jdauben@att.net
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Deborah Kent , Hillsdale College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Curtis D. Bennett , Loyola Marymount University cbennett@lmu.edu
Jacqueline M. Dewar , Loyola Marymount University
8:00 a.m. Teaching Math Majors How to Teach. Yvonne Lai* , University of Michigan, Ann Harbor
Hillel M Raz , University of California Davis
Marion Moore , University of California Davis
8:30 a.m. Teacher-Scholars: Research Experiences for Pre-service and In-Service Secondary Mathematics Teachers. David Barker , Illinois State University
Saad I El-Zanati* , Illinois State University
9:00 a.m. Teaching students to be life-long learners of mathematics: Algebra I and Mathematics for Mathematics Education Doctoral Students. Daniel I Chazan* , University of Maryland, Center for Mathematics Education
9:30 a.m. Mathematics + SENCER = Student Learning. Mariah Birgen* , Wartburg College
10:00 a.m. Teaching Introductory Statistics with Community Based Group Projects and Assessing with the SENCER-SALG. Cindy C. Kaus* , Metropolitan State University, Saint Paul MN
10:30 a.m. Mathematical and Statistical Reasoning in Compelling Contexts. David L. Ferguson* , Stony Brook University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott David G. Taylor , Roanoke College taylor@roanoke.edu
Terrell L. Hodge , Western Michigan University
Daniel K. Nakano , University of Georgia
8:00 a.m. Induced modules for Affine Kac-Moody algebras. Vyacheslav Futorny* , University of Sao Paulo
Iryna Kashuba , University of Sao Paulo
8:30 a.m. Type $Q$ Lie superalgebras and Degenerate Affine Sergeev Algebras. David Hill* , University of California, Berkeley
Jon Kujawa , University of Oklahoma
Josh Sussan , University of California, Berkeley
9:00 a.m. Representations of Lie Superalgebras in Prime Characteristic. Lei Zhao* , University of Virginia
Weiqiang Wang , University of Virginia
9:30 a.m. Motzkin Algebras and sl(2). Georgia Benkart* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Tom Halverson , Macalester College
10:00 a.m. Normality of Enhanced Nilpotent Orbit Closures. Benjamin F Jones* , University of Georgia
10:30 a.m. Cohomology and Support Varieties for Cartan Lie superalgebras. Irfan Bagci* , The University of Georgia
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Thomas M. Fiore , University of Chicago
Mark W. Johnson , Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
James M. Turner , Calvin College
W. Stephen Wilson , Johns Hopkins University
Donald Yau , Ohio State University at Newark
8:00 a.m. Stable splitting of Generalized Moment-Angle Complexes. A. Bahri , Rider University
M. Bendersky* , Hunter College
F. Cohen , University of Rochester
S. Gitler , Cinvestav
8:30 a.m. Connective K-theory of certain symmetric groups. Son P Nguyen* , Wayne State University
9:00 a.m. The $RO(G)$-graded Serre Spectral Sequence. William C Kronholm* , Swarthmore College
9:30 a.m. Some properties of the $v_1$-periodic spectra associated to exceptional Lie groups. Xiaoxue H. Li* , Emory & Henry College
10:00 a.m. New developments in the topology of representation spaces. Daniel A Ramras* , Vanderbilt University
10:30 a.m. Differentials in homotopy fixed point spectral sequences. Michael A. Hill* , University of Virginia
Michael J. Hopkins , Harvard University
Douglas C. Ravenel , University of Rochester
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Erhan Bayraktar , University of Michigan
Tim Siu-Tang Leung , Johns Hopkins University timleung@jhu.edu
Birgit Rudloff , Princeton University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Annalisa Crannell , Franklin & Marshall College annalisa.crannell@fandm.edu
Suzanne Sindi , Brown University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Paul A. Hagelstein , Baylor University paul_hagelstein@baylor.edu
Alexander M. Stokolos , DePaul University
8:00 a.m. Almost everywhere convergence of a case of weighted averages. Anna K Savvopoulou* , SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
Karin Reinhold , SUNY Albany, Albany, NY
8:30 a.m. The regularity problem for the Lame system of elastostatics on curvilinear polygons in two dimensions. Katharine Ott* , University of Kentucky
Irinia Mitrea , University of Virginia
Warwick Tucker , University of Bergen
9:00 a.m. Geometric configurations in Euclidean space and restriction theory. Alex Iosevich* , University of Missouri
9:30 a.m. Maximal multipliers in $L^p$. Ciprian Demeter* , Indiana University, Bloomington
10:00 a.m. Critical integrability exponent associated to multivariate polynomials. Tristan Collins , University of British Columbia, Vancouver
Malabika Pramanik* , University of British Columbia, Vancouver
10:30 a.m. Sharp weighted bounds for fractional operators. Kabe Moen , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Carlos Pérez , University of Seville, Spain
Rodolfo H. Torres* , University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Ken Ono , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Amanda Folsom , University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sharon A. Garthwaite , Bucknell University Sharon.Garthwaite@bucknell.edu
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Dan Bates , Colorado State University dbates1@nd.edu
Tsung-Lin Lee , Michigan State University leetsung@msu.edu
Sonja Petrovic , University of Illinois at Chicago petrovic@math.uic.edu
Zach Teitler , Texas A&M University zteitler@tamu.edu
8:00 a.m. How to draw tropical planes. Sven Hermann , TU Darmstadt
Anders Jensen , U Göttingen
Michael Joswig , TU Darmstadt
Bernd Sturmfels* , UC Berkeley
8:30 a.m. Tropical Implicitization and Mixed Fiber Polytopes. Bernd Sturmfels , University of California, Berkeley
Josephine Yu* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
9:00 a.m. A tropical approach to rational curves on general hypersurfaces in $\mathbb{P}^3$. Tristram C Bogart* , Queen's University
9:30 a.m. Experimentation at the frontier of reality in Schubert calculus. Frank Sottile* , Texas A&M University
10:00 a.m. Geometrical aspects of control points for toric patches. Luis D. Garcia-Puente* , Sam Houston State University
Frank Sottile , Texas A&M University
10:30 a.m. Asymptotic Regularity: Are we almost at infinity yet? David Eisenbud* , University of California, Berkeley
Bernd Ulrich , Purdue University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Constraint preconditioning for nonsymmetric indefinite linear systems. Liying Sun* , Guangdong Education Institute
8:15 a.m. A numerical method for fast integration. Natasha A. Cayco Gajic* , Caltech
Nathan Kallus , UC Berkeley
Jessica L. Stigile , Washington University
8:30 a.m. Numerical Solutions of Boundary Inverse Problems for the Laplace Equation. Weifu Fang , Wright State University
Suxing Zeng* , West Virginia University
8:45 a.m.Break
9:00 a.m. Adaptive Quad-tree Surface Representation for 3-D Vortex Rings Motion and Collision. Leon Kaganovskiy* , New College of Florida
Robert Krasny , University of Michigan
Feng Hualong , Huaihai Institute of Technology, Lianyungang, China
9:15 a.m.Break
9:30 a.m. Optimal Kernel via an Estimate to the Eigenvalues of Kernel Matrices. Guohui Song* , Syracuse University
9:45 a.m. A system of bilinear immersed finite elements. Xiaoming He* , Virginia Tech
Tao Lin , Virginia Tech
Yanping Lin , University of Alberta
10:00 a.m. GMRES Algorithm in the Meshless Generalized Finite Difference Method for Human Carotid Atherosclerotic Plaque Progression Simulation. Peng Ni* , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Homer Walker , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Chun Yang , Beijing Normal University
Dalin Tang , Worcester Polytechnic Institute
10:15 a.m. Convergence Analysis of Mixed LDG Methods applied to 2-D singularly perturbed problems. Zhimin Zhang , Mathematics Department, Wayne State University
Huiqing Zhu* , Mathematics Department, Wayne State University
10:30 a.m. Spline Wavelets, Finite Element Wavelets, and Wavelets with Composite Dilation. Tian-Xiao He* , Illinois Wesleyan University
10:45 a.m. Mathematical modeling and numerical simulations of cell signaling pathways. Xinfeng Liu* , University of California at Irvine
Nie Qing , University of California at Irvine
Lee Bardwell , Department of Cell and Development Biology, UC Irvine
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:00 a.m. The core of points and the Cayley-Bacharach Property. Louiza Fouli* , University of Texas, Austin
Claudia Polini , Univeristy of Notre Dame
Bernd Ulrich , Purdue University
8:15 a.m. The Local Case Sub-algorithm for Suslin's Stability Theorem. Cynthia J Woodburn* , Pittsburg State University
8:30 a.m. The Gorenstein property for coherent rings. Livia Hummel* , University of Indianapolis
Thomas Marley , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
8:45 a.m. Uniqueness of Minimal Acyclic Complexes. Meri T Florence* , TX
9:00 a.m.Break
9:15 a.m. The Core of Monomial Ideals in $K[x,y]$. Bonnie B. Smith* , University of Notre Dame
9:30 a.m. Zero-sum Sequence Designs. Michael A Freeze* , University of North Carolina Wilmington
9:45 a.m. Generalized Gro\"bner Basis Method for Computing Multivariate Hilbert Polynomials. Alexander B. Levin* , The Catholic University of America
10:00 a.m. Square-free Monomial Ideals Associated to Ferrers Graphs. Rachelle Renee Bouchat* , Slippery Rock University
10:15 a.m. Goto Numbers in a Numerical Semigroup Ring. Lance Bryant* , Purdue University
10:30 a.m. Initial algebra of multiplicative invariants. Mohammed S Tesemma* , Spelman College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Chordal Supergraphs and Minimum Semidefinite Rank. Lon H Mitchell* , Virginia Commonwealth University
8:15 a.m. The skew spectrum of an oriented tree. Wasin So* , San Jose State University
8:30 a.m. GCD and LCM Matrices on Factor Closed Sets Defined over Principal Ideal Domains. Abdel Nasser El-Kassar* , Lebanese American University
Samer S. Habre , Lebanese American University
Yehia Awad , Lebanese International University
8:45 a.m. Minimum Rank of Looped Graphs with Cut Vertices. Rana Mikkelson* , Iowa State University
9:00 a.m. Traces of matrix products. John R. Greene* , University of Minnesota Duluth
9:15 a.m.Break
9:30 a.m. A Higher-order Generalization of the Matrix SVD as a Product of Higher-order Tensors. Carla D Martin* , James Madison University
Misha E Kilmer , Tufts University
Lisa Perrone , Hawaii Pacific University
9:45 a.m. Complex spectrally arbitrary zero-nonzero patterns whose Jacobian is zero at every nilpotent realization. Amy Ann Yielding* , Washington State University
Judith J McDonald , Washington State University
10:00 a.m. Diagonal and D convergence of matrices. Olga Pryporova* , Iowa State University
10:15 a.m. Roots of Polynomials and Linear Programming. Carla Fidalgo* , Coimbra Institute of Engineering, Coimbra, Portugal
Alexander Kovacec , University of Coimbra
10:30 a.m. Linear Maps Preserving Diagonalizability on the Space of Upper Triangular Matrices. A. A. Jafarian* , University of New Haven
10:45 a.m. On the structure of some classes of invariant kernels. Troy Banks* , Salisbury University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Local fields in Nonlinear Power Law Materials. Silvia Jimenez* , Louisiana State University
Robert Lipton , Louisiana State University
8:15 a.m. Differential forms with mixed boundary conditions. Tunde Jakab* , University of Virginia
Irina Mitrea , University of Virginia
Marius Mitrea , Universityof Missouri-Columbia
8:30 a.m. Modeling and Computation of Buoyant Flow during Alloy Solidification. Dambaru Bhatta* , The University of Texas-Pan American, Edinburg, TX
M. Mallikarjunaiah , The University of Texas-Pan American
Daniel Riahi , The University of Texas-Pan American
8:45 a.m. On the Uniqueness of Invariant Measures for the Stochastic Infinite Darcy-Prandtl Number Model. Rana Durga Parshad* , Florida State University
Xiaoming Wang , Florida State University
9:00 a.m. A Global Existence Theorem for the Navier-Stokes Equations. Guy Bernard* , Midwestern State University
9:15 a.m. Precise Estimates for the Subelliptic Heat Kernel on H-type Groups. Nathaniel Eldredge* , University of California, San Diego
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. A uniqueness result for equations modeling the flow of a viscous, barotropic fluid under periodic boundary conditions. Diane Denny* , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
10:00 a.m. Nonlinear boundary value problem of the meniscus for the terrestrial dewetted Bridgman crystal growth technique. Liliana Braescu* , West University of Timisoara, Romania
10:15 a.m. A Lower Bound for Principal Eigenvalues in Parabola-Shaped Regions. Zhiren Jin* , Wichita State University
10:30 a.m. Explicit Construction of a Robust Family of Compact Inertial Manifolds. Joseph L. Shomberg* , Providence College
10:45 a.m. First order compatibility of the Cubic Schrodinger equation. Daniel J Arrigo* , University of Central Arkansas
David A Ekrut , University of Central Arkansas
Jackson R Fliss , University of Central Arkansas
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Symbolic dynamics for topological hyperbolic maps. David Richeson , Dickinson College
Jim Wiseman* , Agnes Scott College
8:15 a.m. Long Time Error Estimate Using Contraction Properties of the Huxley's Equation. Champike Attanayake* , Miami University
8:30 a.m. Centralizers in the Interval Exchange Group. Christopher F. Novak* , University of Michigan-Dearborn
8:45 a.m. A chaotic day at the beach. L. Loizou* , James Madison
M. Dankwa , James Madison
J. Herburt-Hewell , James Madison
J. C. Ortega , James Madison
9:00 a.m. The generlaized Gauss transformation. Santanu Chakraborty* , University of Texas - Pan American
9:15 a.m. Fixed Point Shifts of Inert Involutions. Nicholas E Long* , Stephen F Austin State University
9:30 a.m. Imaginary Circle Inversions and Sierpinski Carpets. Daniel M. Look* , Williams College
9:45 a.m. Configuration Spaces in Phyllotaxis. Cordelia McGehee* , Smith College
Christophe Golé , Smith College
Gillian Riggs , Smith College
Samantha Oestreicher , University of Minnesota
10:00 a.m. Pointwise Convergence of Ergodic Averages in Orlicz Spaces. Andrew J.N. Parrish* , University of Memphis
10:15 a.m. On the Dynamics of Non-Linear Tent-Maps. Zachary Flores* , Michigan State University
Oumarou Njoya , Michigan State University
10:30 a.m. Scaling law for a global bifurcation. Cecilia I Gonzalez Tokman* , University of Maryland
Brian R Hunt , University of Maryland
10:45 a.m. Nonsmoothable locally indicable group actions on the interval. Danny Calegari* , California Institute of Technology
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott Philip Gustafson , Mesa State College pgustafs@mesastate.edu
Michael Monticino , University of North Texas
8:00 a.m. The Doppler Effect in Radar as a Source of Mathematics. John E. Gray* , U S Navy
8:15 a.m. Mathematical Surface Modeling Problems in Industry. Edmond Nadler* , Eastern Michigan University
8:30 a.m. Dynamical Systems Modeling for Iraq. William P Fox* , Naval Postgraduate School
8:45 a.m. Automated Torpedo Classification and Alerting Using Bayesian Methods. Joni E. Baker* , Daniel H. Wagner Associates
C. Allen Butler , Daniel H. Wagner Associates
W. Reynolds Monach , Daniel H. Wagner Associates
Thomas R. McSherry , Daniel H. Wagner Associates
9:00 a.m. Least Cost Check Routing. Michael G Monticino* , University of North Texas
9:15 a.m.Break
9:30 a.m. A short B.I.G. introduction to Sage. David Joyner* , US Naval Academy
9:45 a.m. A Mathematical Consideration of the Rule of Three. Paul H Schuette* , FDA
10:00 a.m. Reliability as a Field in Aerospace: A NASA Application. Richard D Jarvinen* , Winona State University
10:15 a.m. A measure of inter-rater reliability when one rater is rating on a continuous scale. James H Fife* , Educational Testing Service
10:30 a.m. Effective use of Controls in the Clinical Laboratory : Analysis of Traditional and new Algorithms. George V Woodrow III* , River Vale, New Jersey
10:45 a.m. Determining an Optimal Search Area for a Serial Criminal. Mike P O'Leary* , Towson University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Thomas E. Leathrum , Jacksonville State University leathrum@jsu.edu
David M. Strong , Pepperdine University
Joe Yanik , Emporia University
8:00 a.m. How Fit is Your Model? Interactive Data Fitting in Excel. Eugene Belogay* , Wilkes Honors College, Florida Atlantic University
8:20 a.m. Statlets: Statistics Applets and Activities. Kady Schneiter* , Utah State University
8:40 a.m. Mathlets for Continuous and Discrete Dynamical Systems. Robert J. Decker* , University of Hartford
9:00 a.m. Making Calculus Come Alive with Dynamic Visualization Tools. Paul Seeburger* , Monroe Community College
9:20 a.m. Java Mathlets with Blaise. Elisha Peterson* , United States Military Academy
9:40 a.m. Fractal applets in Flash. Daniel Gries* , Hamilton College
10:00 a.m. Toy Proofs. Kenneth G Monks* , University of Scranton
Nathan C Carter , Bentley College
10:20 a.m. A Flash Application Illustrating Napier's Bones. Michael J. Caulfield* , Gannon University
10:40 a.m. A Maplet for Encoding, Decoding, and Correcting Errors in Golay Codes. Rick Klima* , Appalachian State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Dale R. Oliver , Humboldt State University dale.oliver@humboldt.edu
Elizabeth Burroughs , Montana State University
8:00 a.m. Japanese Lesson Study: A Process to Build and Foster Communities of Practice Dedicated to the Professional Development of Mathematics Teachers. Connie H. Yarema* , Abilene Christian University
Cheryl D. Schwiethale , Abilene Christian University
8:20 a.m. A Lesson Study Approach to Developing Productive Dialogue between University Mathematics Faculty and High School Teachers. Randall E. Groth* , Salisbury University
Jennifer A. Bergner , Salisbury University
8:40 a.m. Using Lesson Study to Enhance Content Knowledge and Use of Inquiry in Middle School Classrooms. Elizabeth A. Burroughs* , Montana State University
9:00 a.m. The Role of Mathematics Faculty in Supporting Teachers to Increase Retention: A Constructivist Model. Terran D Felter* , California State University, Bakersfield
Axelle P Faughn , Western Carolina University
9:20 a.m. Middle School Teachers Connecting Content and Student Thinking. Brian J Lindaman* , University of Minnesota, IT Center for Educational Programs
Terry Wyberg , University of Minnesota, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
9:40 a.m. Mathematical Inquiry in the Elementary Classroom after Teacher Participation in Professional Development. Heather R Mathison* , Montana State University
10:00 a.m. Sustained professional development in urban and suburban middle schools: is it effective? Cathy S Liebars* , The College of New Jersey
10:20 a.m. A Program of Courses to Prepare Highly Qualified Teachers of Middle School Mathematics. Marie P. Sheckels* , University of Mary Washington
Debra Hydorn , University of Mary Washington
10:40 a.m. Connecting Higher Education Mathematics Faculty to K-12 Mathematics Teachers. Kathryn Ernie* , University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Erick B Hofacker , University of Wisconsin - River Falls
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Kimberly M. Vincent , Washington State University vincent.kimberly@gmail.com
Cinnamon Hillyard , University of Washington
8:00 a.m. Making Quantitative Reasoning Central to a PreCalculus Course. Cinnamon Hillyard* , University of Washington Bothell
Nicole Hoover , University of Washington Bothell
8:20 a.m. QL from a Service Division Perspective. Gary T Franchy* , Davenport University
8:40 a.m. Mathematics and Democracy. Kira Hamman* , Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto
9:00 a.m. Using Media Article to Drive a QL Course. Stuart Boersma* , Central Washington University
Caren L Diefenderfer , Hollins University
Bernard L Madison , University of Arkansas
9:20 a.m. Medical Accuracy: Content for a Quantitative Literacy Course. Stuart Boersma* , Central Washington University
Teri Willard , Central Washington University
9:40 a.m. Building the mathematical and computational skills of science students: what we are doing, what students think, and how it is working. Kelly E Matthews* , University of Queensland
Merrilyn Goos , University of Queensland
Peter Adams , University of Queensland
10:00 a.m. Toward a Numerate Culture: A Quantitative Literacy Project. D. Scott Dillery* , Lindsey Wilson College
10:20 a.m. Incorporating Quantitative Literacy into the Research Writing Classroom. Kimberly M Vincent* , Washington State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Katrina Palmer , Appalachian State University
Joyati Debnath , Winona State University
Hurlee Gonchigdanzan , University of Wisconsin Stevens Point
Jason Molitierno , Sacred Heart University
8:00 a.m. Facing Up to the Realities of Quantitative Illiteracy: Do You Know What Your Students Do NOT Know about "Basic" Mathematics? Betsy Darken* , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
8:15 a.m. Limit theorems for the product of partial sums. Hurlee Gonchigdanzan* , Universiy of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
8:30 a.m. Zero Product Sequences in Commutative Rings. Shane P Redmond* , Eastern Kentucky University
8:45 a.m. What Is a Mathematical Theory? James R. Henderson* , University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
9:00 a.m. Exploring Goldbach's Conjecture Via CAS (Computer Algebra System)Technology. Jay L. Schiffman* , Rowan University
9:15 a.m. Enumerating Graphs to Conveniently Produce Adjacency Matrices Using Maple or Mathematica. Jason J Molitierno* , Sacred Heart University
9:30 a.m. Teaching Differential Equations On-Line: The Challenges and Changes. Katrina Palmer* , NC
9:45 a.m. Teaching introductory differential equations courses through real-life case studies. Anand L. Pardhanani* , Earlham College
10:00 a.m. The Positive Influence Generation (Our College Students). John F. Loase* , Concordia College
10:15 a.m. Math in Your Dorm Room - from Calculus to Number Theory - with Sage. Karl-Dieter Crisman* , Gordon College
10:30 a.m. Characterization of Compactness in Classical Banach Spaces. Julius N Esunge* , Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
10:45 a.m. Lessons Learned from a Calculus Redesign Project. Jennifer C McLoud-Mann* , University of Texas at Tyler
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Stephen G. Hartke , University of Nebraska-Lincoln hartke@unl.edu
8:00 a.m. some results on graph linkage. Mark Ellingham , Vanderbilt University
Michael Plummer , Vanderbilt University
Gexin Yu* , College of William and Mary
8:30 a.m. The number of cliques in graphs of given order and size. Vladimir Nikiforov* , University of Memphis, TN
9:00 a.m. On $A_4$-balanced graphs. Michael D Barrus* , University of Illinois
Douglas B West , University of Illinois
9:30 a.m. Structure of Bipartite Probe Interval Graphs. David E Brown , Utah State University
Arthur H Busch , University of Dayton
Garth Isaak* , Lehigh University
10:00 a.m. Reconstructing a Graph from its Vertex-Edge Incidence Graph. Stephen Hartke , University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Geir Helleloid* , University of Texas at Austin
10:30 a.m. Entropy inequalities. Jonathan Cutler* , Montclair State University
A J Radcliffe , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8229, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott M. R. S. Kulenović , University of Rhode Island kulenm@math.uri.edu
Orlando Merino , University of Rhode Island
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu , Howard University
8:30 a.m. Population Models With Asymptotically Constant Or Periodic Solutions. Youssef Naim Raffoul* , University of Dayton
9:00 a.m. On the Dynamics of $x_{n+1}=p_{n}+\dfrac{x_{n-1}}{x_{n-2}}, \quad n=0,1,...$ with a Period-$2$ and Period-$3$ Coefficient. Senada Kalabusic* , University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Nurkanovic Mehmed , University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
9:30 a.m. Dynamics of the Leslie-Gower Model with Periodic Coefficients. Orlando Merino* , University of Rhode Island
Sukanya Basu , University of Rhode Island
10:00 a.m. The effect of periodization of parameters in some monotone difference equations. Ann Brett* , University of Rhode Island
10:30 a.m. Stability of the Gumowski-Mira Equation with Period-Two Coefficient. M. R. S. Kulenovic* , University of Rhode Island
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Vladimir Shpilrain , The City College of New York
Yesem Kurt , Randolph College ykurt@randolphcollege.edu
8:30 a.m. Thompson's group F has no generic subgroups. Sean Cleary* , The City College of New York and the CUNY Graduate Center
Murray Elder , University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Andrew Rechnitzer , University of British Columbia
Jennifer Taback , Bowdoin College
9:00 a.m. Average-Case vs. Generic-Case Complexity of Lattice Problems. Antonio R. Nicolosi* , Stevens Institute of Technology
9:30 a.m. A Gateway to Group based Cryptography. Delaram Kahrobaei* , CUNY Graduate Center and City Tech
Michael Anshel , CUNY Graduate Center and City College of New York
10:00 a.m. Mathematics of Commutator Key Exchange. Alexei Miasnikov* , McGill University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical sciences graduate programs. Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Making Math out of Style. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Daniel N. Rockmore* , Dartmouth College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Descriptive set theory and the classification of separable Banach spaces. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Christian Rosendal* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Planning and teaching mathematics capstone courses for preservice secondary school teachers. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Edward F. Aboufadel , Grand Valley State University
Richard Hill , Michigan State University
Bruce E. Sagan , Michigan State University
Sharon Senk , Michigan State University
Natasha M. Speer , Michigan State University
Rebecca Walker , Grand Valley State University
Kirk Weller , Ferris State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Discrete models in biology and simulations. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Saber N. Elaydi , Trinity University
Huseyin Kocak , University of Miami
David Ribble , Trinity University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Teaching with clickers and classroom voting. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Derek Bruff , Vanderbilt University
Kelly Cline , Carroll College
Mark Parker , Carroll College
Holly Zullo , Carroll College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Patricia B. Humphrey , Georgia Southern University phumphre@georgiasouthern.edu
Robin H. Lock , St. Lawrence University
9:00 a.m. They Took AP, but Didn't Pass. Now What? Patricia Humphrey* , Georgia Southern University
9:20 a.m. Preparing Pre-service Secondary Math Teachers to Teach Statistics. Kady Schneiter* , Utah State University
Brynja Kohler , Utah State University
9:40 a.m. Wikis, Forums, and Group Assignments: Building a Learning Community over the Internet. Lothar A. Dohse* , UNC - Asheville
10:00 a.m. Achieving Statistical Literacy in Elementary School Using Current Popular Curricula. Anna E Bargagliotti* , University of Memphis
10:20 a.m. The American Statistical Association's Meeting Within a Meeting (MWM) Workshop and Follow-up Activities for K-12 Mathematics and Science Teachers: An Example K-12 Statistics Education Outreach Program Rebecca A. Nichols , American Statistical Association
Martha B. Aliaga , American Statistical Association
Katherine T. Halvorsen* , Smith College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Conversation on nonacademic employment. Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel James G. Glimm , State University of New York, Stony Brook
Samuel M. Rankin, III , AMS
Christina Bahl , National Security Agency
William Browning , Applied Mathematics, Inc.
Douglas Costa , Susquehanna International Group
Eli Donkar , Social Security Administration
Rebecca Wasyk , Metron Scientific Solutions
David Weinreich , U. S. Congress
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Environmental mathematics: Getting it in the curriculum. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Karen D. Bolinger , Clarion State University
Ben A. Fusaro , Florida State University
Charles R. Hadlock , Bentley College
Martin E. Walter , University of Colorado at Boulder
Ben A. Fusaro ,
Lee Seitelman , United Technologies
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Placement testing: Is it working? Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jerry F. Dwyer , Texas Tech University
Susan L. Forman , Bronx Community College, CUNY
Bernard L. Madison , University of Arkansas
Dan Miller , Millikin University
Kent Pearce , Millikin University
Judy E. Ackerman , Montgomery College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Alexander E. Litvak , University of Alberta alexandr@math.ualberta.ca
Dmitry Ryabogin , Kent State University
Artem Zvavitch , Kent State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Orbit equivalence and ergodic actions of countable groups. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Inessa Epstein* , California Institute of Technology
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Who wants to be a mathematician. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Michael A. Breen , AMS
William T. Butterworth , DePaul University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Non linear problems involving integral diffusions. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Luis A. Caffarelli* , University of Texas at Austin
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Geometry of surfaces, laminations, and dynamics over the moduli space of Riemann surfaces. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Maryam Mirzakhani* , Princeton University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Homogeneous dynamics and number theory III. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Gregory Margulis* , Yale University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Some elementary problems that remain unsolved. Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Nathaniel Dean* , Texas State University-San Marcos
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott David Eisenbud , University of California Berkeley de@math.berkeley,edu
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College jdauben@att.net
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Deborah Kent , Hillsdale College
1:00 p.m. The Mathematics in Newton's {\it Principia Mathematica}. George E. Smith* , Philosophy Department, Tufts University; Philosophy Department, Stanford University (Spring '09)
2:00 p.m. Mrs. Bean's Young Ladies: Mathematics Education in Early Modern England. Kathryn James* , Beinecke Library, Yale University
2:30 p.m. Insights into Cayley's work on the quintic. Steven H. Weintraub* , Lehigh University
3:00 p.m. What is at stake in Weierstrass' criticism of Riemann's function theory ? Renaud G. Chorlay* , Universite Denis Diderot (Paris 7)
3:30 p.m. Computing Devices, Mathematics Education and Mathematics - Sexton's Omnimetre in Its Time. Peggy Aldrich Kidwell* , National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
4:00 p.m. Did Geometry Need Saving From Bourbaki? Thomas Drucker* , University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
4:30 p.m. The Polish-American mathematician Joseph Perott. Roger L. Cooke* , University of Vermont
5:00 p.m. Grading the Greats: What G. Castelnuovo and F. Severi thought of one another in the 1930s. Donald G. Babbitt , UCLA
Judith R Goodstein* , Institute Archives, California Institute of Technology
5:30 p.m. Hilbert and the origin myth of modern mathematics. Colin McLarty* , Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Martin Grohe , Humboldt University
Johann A. Makowsky , Technion Israel Institute of Technology janos@cs.technion.ac.il
1:00 p.m. Why is the chromatic polynomial a polynomial? A model theoretic interpretation. Tomer Kotek* , Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Johann A. Makowsky , Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
Boris Zilber , Oxford University, Oxford, Great Britain
1:30 p.m. Towards a theory of graph polynomials. Johann A. Makowsky* , Computer Science, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
2:00 p.m. Non standard methods in hypergraph theory. Gabor Elek , The Alfred Renyi Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
Balasz Szegedy* , University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2:30 p.m. Homomorphism universal structures. Jan Hubicka , Charles University Prague, Czech Republic
Jaroslav Nesetril* , Charles University Prague
3:00 p.m. On the Monadic Second-Order Transduction Hierarchy. Achim Blumensath* ,
Bruno Courcelle , Universite Bordeaux 1, LaBRI
3:30 p.m. Ramsey Theory and Constraint Propagation Heuristics. Albert Atserias* , Departament de Llenguatges i Sistemes Informàtics, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain
4:00 p.m. Algorithmic Meta-Theorems. Stephan Kreutzer* , University of Oxford
4:30 p.m. Counting constraint satisfaction problems. Andrei A. Bulatov* , Simon Fraser University
5:00 p.m. k-Clique Requires k/4 Variables. Benjamin Rossman* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
5:30 p.m.Discussion
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jay A. Shapiro , George Mason University jshapiro@gmu.edu
David E. Dobbs , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shane P. Redmond , Eastern Kentucky University
Joe A. Stickles , Millikin University
1:00 p.m. Finitely Generated Monoids of Fractional Ideals. Daniel D. Anderson* , University of Iowa
Sangmin Chun , University of Iowa
1:30 p.m. Nonunique Factorization in Integral Domains. David F. Anderson* , University of Tennessee
D. D. Anderson , University of Iowa
2:00 p.m. The annihilator condition for finite commutative rings. John D. LaGrange* , Indiana University Southeast
2:30 p.m. On the maximal cardinality of chains of intermediate rings. D. E. Dobbs , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Gabriel Picavet , Laboratoire de Mathématique, Université Blaise Pascal
Martine Picavet-L'Hermitte* , Université Blaise Pascal, France
3:00 p.m. Ranks of Indecomposable Torsion-free Modules and a Krull-Schmidt Theorem. Nicholas R. Baeth* , University of Central Missouri
Melissa R. Luckas , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
3:30 p.m. Semigroups of torsion-free modules. Roger Wiegand* , University of Nebraska
4:00 p.m. Splitting sets and weakly Matlis domains. Muhammad Zafrullah* , Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID 83209
4:30 p.m. Atomicity of certain pullback constructions. Jason Greene Boynton , North Dakota State University
Jim Coykendall* , North Dakota State University
5:00 p.m. Generally $t$-linkative domains. Thomas G. Lucas* , University of North Carolina Charlotte
5:30 p.m. Special sequences for local domains. S. B. Mulay* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah-Marie Belcastro , The Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics smbelcas@toroidalsnark.net
Carolyn A. Yackel , Mercer University
1:00 p.m. Temari Math and Geometry on the Sphere. Carolyn Yackel* , Mercer University
1:30 p.m. Don't Blow a Gasket! Ted Ashton* , Linthicum Heights, MD
2:00 p.m. Diaper Pattern in Needlepoint. Diane L. Herrmann* , University of Chicago
2:30 p.m. Semiregular tessellations. Irena Swanson* , Reed College
3:00 p.m.Mathematical Fiber Arts Exhibit
3:30 p.m. Visualizing Groups and Subgroups in Counted Cross Stitch. Mary D. Shepherd* , Northwest Missouri State University
4:00 p.m. Exploring two-dimensional manifolds with crochet hook. Daina Taimina* , Cornell University
4:30 p.m. Braids, Cables, and Cells: An intersection of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Fiber Arts. Joshua Brandon Holden* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
5:00 p.m. Braid words in generalized helix stripe patterns. Sarah-Marie Belcastro* , Sarah Lawrence College / HCSSiM
5:30 p.m. Calculating Patterns for Knitted Surfaces. Amy F. Szczepański* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott Dana Mihai , Carnegie Mellon University dmihai@andrew.cmu.edu
George Sparling , University of Pittsburgh
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott M. R. S. Kulenović , University of Rhode Island kulenm@math.uri.edu
Orlando Merino , University of Rhode Island
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu , Howard University
1:00 p.m. Semigroups of Maps and Periodic Difference Equations. Robert J Sacker* , University of Southern California
1:30 p.m. Why Period-Doubling Cascades Occur. James A Yorke* , Univ. of Maryland
2:00 p.m. Unimodal periodic models with Allee effects. Saber N Elaydi* , Trinity University
2:30 p.m. Two species competition in a periodic environment. J. M. Cushing* , University of Arizona
3:00 p.m. S-I-S Epidemic Models with Disease Induced Mortality in Periodic Environments. John E. Franke* , North Carolina State University
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu , Howard University
3:30 p.m. Periodic Versus Constant Harvesting Of Discretely Reproducing Fish Populations. Abdul-Aziz Yakubu* , Howard University
Michael Fogarty , National Marince Fisheries Service
4:00 p.m. Attractors for a periodic, discrete selection-migration model with partial dominance. James F. Selgrade* , North Carolina State University
Jordan West Bostic , North Carolina State University
James H. Roberds , USDA Forest Service
4:30 p.m. Impact of Harvesting in a Discrete-Time Predator-Prey Model. Shari Wiley* , Howard University
Abdul-Aziz Yakubu , Howard University
Michael Fogarty , National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
5:00 p.m. Dynamics of a discrete-time lottery model and its approximation by ODEs. Ryusuke Kon* , Department of Biology, Kyushu University
5:30 p.m. On a property of plane curves. Mohammad Javaheri* , Trinity College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Thomas M. Fiore , University of Chicago
Mark W. Johnson , Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
James M. Turner , Calvin College
W. Stephen Wilson , Johns Hopkins University
Donald Yau , Ohio State University at Newark
1:00 p.m. Classifying Spaces for Topological 2-Groups. John C. Baez* , U. C. Riverside
1:30 p.m. Morita theory and Azumaya objects in bicategorical contexts. Niles Johnson* , University of Chicago
2:00 p.m. Permutative and bipermutative categories revisited. J. Peter May* , The University of Chicago
2:30 p.m. Limits, derived functors, and homotopical category theory. Michael A. Shulman* , University of Chicago
3:00 p.m. Homotopical versions of Hall algebras. Julie Bergner* , University of California, Riverside
3:30 p.m. Some $Ext$ groups in motivic cohomology theory. Armira Shkembi* , Wayne State University
4:00 p.m. Some remarks on 2-completed motivic homotopy theory and the motivic $J$-homomorphism. Kyle M. Ormsby* , University of Michigan
4:30 p.m. Generating spaces for $S(n)$-acyclics. Aaron C Leeman* , University of Oregon
5:00 p.m. Completion of real Johnson-Wilson theory $E(n)$ yields fixed points of Morava $E$-theory. Maia Averett* , Mills College
5:30 p.m. Extensions of motives and cell bundles. Jack Morava* , Johns Hopkins University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Vladimir Shpilrain , The City College of New York
Yesem Kurt , Randolph College ykurt@randolphcollege.edu
1:00 p.m. Public-Key Cryptography from a (Theoretical) Cryptographer's Perspective. Jonathan Katz* , University of Maryland
2:00 p.m. Group Theory in Authenticated Key Establishment: What Assumption(s) Do We Make? Rainer Steinwandt* , Florida Atlantic University
2:30 p.m. Bilinear Groups and Algebraic Cryptography. Nelly Fazio* , City University of New York
3:00 p.m. An Identification Scheme for One-Time Private Key Systems (OTPK). Yesem Kurt* , Randolph College
3:30 p.m. Cryptanalysis of the shifted conjugacy authentication protocol. Alexander V Ushakov* , Stevens Institute of Technology
Jonathan Longrigg , University of Newcastle
4:00 p.m. Challenge Response Password Security Using Combinatorial Group Theory. Gilbert Baumslag , City College od CUNY
Benjamin Fine* , Fairfield University
Douglas Troeger , City College of CUNY
4:30 p.m. Authentication schemes. Dima Grigoriev , Institut de Recherche Mathématique, Campus de Beaulieu, Rennes, France
Vladimir Shpilrain* , The City College of New York
5:00 p.m.Discussion
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Alexander E. Litvak , University of Alberta alexandr@math.ualberta.ca
Dmitry Ryabogin , Kent State University
Artem Zvavitch , Kent State University
1:00 p.m. Variational formulas for the isotropic constant. Ralph Howard* , University of South Carolina
1:30 p.m. Remark on isotropic constant of projections of convex bodies. David Alonso-Gutiérrez , University of Zaragoza, Spain
Jesús Bastero , University of Zaragoza, Spain
Julio Bernués , University of Zaragoza, Spain
Paweł Wolff* , Case Western Reserve University
2:00 p.m. Local and Equatorial characterization of unit balls of subspaces of $L_p,p>0$ and properties of the generalized cosine transform. Jeffrey Schlaerth* , Kent State University
2:30 p.m. Erdélyi-Kober integrals on the cone of positive definite matrices and Radon transforms on Grassmann manifolds. Elena Ournycheva* , University of Pittsburgh at Bradford
3:00 p.m.Discussion
3:30 p.m. Quaternionic Busemann-Petty problem. Boris Rubin* , Louisiana State University
4:00 p.m. On embeddings of normed spaces in $L_{-k}$. Vladyslav Yaskin* , University of Alberta
4:30 p.m. Algorithmic approximation of convex polytopes by simpler convex polytopes. Shlomo Reisner* , University of Haifa, Haifa, Israel
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott M. Zuhair Nashed , University of Central Florida znashed@mail.ucf.edu
Otmar Scherzer , University of Innsbruck
1:00 p.m. Infinite dimensional duality and applications to equilibrium problems. Patrizia Daniele* , University of Catania, Italy
Sofia Giuffre' , D.I.M.E.T. Mediterranean University, Italy
Antonino Maugeri , University of Catania, Italy
1:30 p.m. Inverse Potential Theory on the Sphere. Willi Freeden* , Geomathematics Group, TU Kaiserslautern, Germany
2:00 p.m. On some mathematical aspects of the ill-posed determination of the Earth's interior. Volker Michel* , University of Siegen, Germany
2:30 p.m. Sparse Regularization with l-q Penalty Term. Otmar Scherzer* , University Innsbruck
3:00 p.m. Adaptive kernel methods using the balancing principle. Sergei V. Pereverzev* , Johann Radon Institute For Computational and Applied Mathematics, Austrian Academy of Sciences
3:30 p.m. Tikhonov Regularization Methods with General Data-Fit Term. Christiane Poeschl* , University of Innsbruck
4:00 p.m. Current Density based Electrical Impedance Tomography. Adrian Nachman , University of Toronto
Alexandru Tamasan* , University of Central FLorida
Alexandre Timonov , University of South Carolina Upstate
4:30 p.m. Nonsmooth Analysis in Infinite Dimensions with Applications to Stability of Variational Systems. Mordukhovich Boris , Wayne State University
Nguyen Mau Nam* , University of Texas-Pan American
5:00 p.m. A Hierarchy of Differential Approximations for Nonsmooth Operators and Variational Problems. M. Zuhair Nashed* , University of Central Florida
5:30 p.m. A Nonsmooth Feedback Solution for a Class of Quantum Control Problems. Qin Zhang* , North Carolina State University
Kazufumi Ito , North Carolina State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Aaron Lauda , Columbia University lauda@math.columbia.edu
Mikhail Khovanov , Columbia University
1:00 p.m. A categorification of quantum tangle invariants via quiver varieties. Ben Webster* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
1:25 p.m.Discussion
1:50 p.m. Towards a geometric categorification of the coloured Reshetikhin-Turaev sl(m) knot invariants. Sabin Cautis* , Rice University/MSRI
2:15 p.m. How to categorify dynamical zeta functions. Alexander Fel'shtyn* , University of Szczecin and Boise State University
2:40 p.m. Gram determinants of planar states and Lagrangian tangles. Jozef H. Przytycki* , George Washington University
3:05 p.m. Crossingless matchings and the Springer representation. Heather M. Russell* , University of Iowa
Julianna S. Tymoczko , University of Iowa
3:30 p.m. Plane diagrammatics and categorification. Radmila Sazdanovic* , The George Washington University
Mikhail Khovanov , Columbia University
3:55 p.m. Sheaves of modules over posets and Khovanov homology. Paul R Turner* , Heriot-Watt University/ Universite de Fribourg
Brent J Everitt , University of York
4:20 p.m.Discussion
4:45 p.m. Every modular category is the category of modules over an algebra. Hendryk Pfeiffer* , The University of British Columbia
5:10 p.m. Groupoidification. John C. Baez* , University of California, Riverside
5:35 p.m. A categorification of Hecke algebras. Alexander E Hoffnung* , University of California, Riverside
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Ram U. Verma , International Publications rverma@internationalpubls.com
1:00 p.m. Optimality Conditions and Efficiency in solving nonsmooth multiobjective programming problems. S K Mishra , Banaras Hindu University
R N Mohapatra* , University of Central Florida
Vinay Singh , Banaras Hindu University
2:00 p.m. Fixed point iterations. B. E. Rhoades* , Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
3:00 p.m. Hybrid Over-Relaxed Proximal Point Procedure and Generalized Yosida Regularization for First-Order Evolution Inclusions. Ram. U. Verma* , International Publications (USA)
4:00 p.m. Representability of Monotone Operators. M. D. Voisei* , Towson University
5:00 p.m. Input Identification to Linear Differential Systems. Gheorghe Morosanu* , Central European University, Budapest, Hungary
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Dan Bates , Colorado State University
Tsung-Lin Lee , Michigan State University
Sonja Petrovic , University of Illinois at Chicago
Zach Teitler , Texas A&M University zteitler@tamu.edu
1:00 p.m. Diagonal ideals of determinantal rings. Kuei-Nuan Lin* , Purdue University
1:30 p.m. Finite atomic lattices and resolutions of associated monomial ideals. Sonja Mapes* , Columbia University
2:00 p.m. A Numerical Local Dimension Test for Algebraic Sets. Andrew Sommese* , University of Notre Dame
2:30 p.m. Partial decomposition of radical ideals through numerical homotopy and lattice basis reduction. Dan Bates , Colorado State University
Jon Hauenstein , University of Notre Dame
Tim McCoy , Colorado State University
Andrew Sommese , University of Notre Dame
Christopher Peterson* , Colorado State University
3:00 p.m. Numerical primary decomposition. Anton Leykin* , University of Illinois at Chicago
3:30 p.m. On numerical-symbolic exact irreducible decomposition of cyclic-12. Rostam Sabeti* , Michigan State University
Tien-Yien Li , Michigan State University
4:00 p.m. Computational Algebraic Geometry for Mechanism Synthesis. Hai-Jun Su* , University of Maryland, Baltimore County
4:30 p.m. F,G,H,I Bases for Polynomial Rings and their Relations. Wenyuan Wu* , the Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University
5:00 p.m. Estimates for orders of derivatives in differential Nullstellensatz. Oleg Golubitsky , University of Western Ontario
Marina Kondratieva , Moscow State University
Alexey Ovchinnikov* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Agnes Szanto , North Carolina State University
5:30 p.m. p-adic Descartes' Bounds. Ashraf A Ibrahim* , Texas A&M University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Instructor Resources for Elementary Mathematics for Teachers. Scott J Baldridge* , Louisiana State University
Thomas H Parker , Michigan State University
1:15 p.m. Integrated, Multidisciplinary and Technology-Enhanced Science Education: The Next Frontier. Ivo D. Dinov* , University of California, Los Angeles
Nicolas Christou , University of California, Los Angeles
1:30 p.m. Inquiry-Based Learning: An Educational Reform Based Upon Content-Centred Teaching. M. Padraig McLoughlin* , Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
1:45 p.m. What Do MD & VA Teachers Believe About Mathematics and What Do They Know About Mathematics History? Danielle M Goodwin* , Vincennes University
2:00 p.m. The Hybrid Mathematics Class: The best of both worlds, or No Man's Land? Catherine A Matos* , Clayton State University
Mary Hudachek-Buswell , Clayton State University
2:15 p.m. Bluma's Method: A Different Way to Solve Quadratics. Richard Millman , Georgia Institute of Technology
Eric L Clark* , University of Kentucky
2:30 p.m. How redesigning freshman classes can impact a whole department. Tristan M Denley* , University of Mississippi
2:45 p.m. A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Mathematics: from concept to context. Wendy Hageman Smith* , Longwood University
3:00 p.m. Refocused Algebra versus POGIL: Chemistry's Solution and What Mathematics can Derive from it. Robert E. Wieman* , Virginia State University
3:15 p.m. What will students do for 1 point in the land of no bonus? Robin Leigh Blankenship* , Morehead State University
3:30 p.m. Problems encountered in trying to collaborate with mathematicians in the third world. Melvin Henriksen* , Harvey Mudd College
3:45 p.m. Building a high-performing mathematics program in the City of Baker using the Singapore mathematics curriculum. Scott J Baldridge* , Louisiana State University
Johnette Winfrey , The City of Baker School System
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Volatility Models of the Yield Curve. Victor Goodman* , Indiana University
1:15 p.m. Stochastic Optimization For Portfolio Selection Problem With Mean Absolute Negative Deviation Measure. Anton Abdulbasah Kamil* , Universiti Sains Malaysia
Adli Mustafa , Universiti Sains Malaysia
Khlipah Ibrahim , Universiti Sains Malaysia
1:30 p.m. Option Pricing in the Presence of Random Arbitrage Return. Jungmin Choi* , Florida State University
Max Gunzburger , Department of Computational Science, Florida State University
1:45 p.m. On the Convergence of Adaptive Stochastic Search Methods for Continuous Global Optimization. Rommel G. Regis* , Saint Joseph's University
2:00 p.m. Sensitivity analysis of asset flow differential equations and a new volatility approach. Ahmet Duran* , University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
2:15 p.m. Stable trading strategy involving several options. Anirban Dutta* , Western Michigan University
Qiji J. Zhu , Western Michigan University
2:30 p.m. A Turán Type Inequality for the Kummer Function Arising in Finance. Part I: The Application. Roger W. Barnard , Texas Tech University
Michael B. Gordy* , Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Board
Kendall C. Richards , Southwestern University
2:45 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m. A Turán Type Inequality for the Kummer Function Arising in Finance. Part II: The Verification. Roger W. Barnard , Texas Tech University
Michael B. Gordy , Federal Reserve Board
Kendall C. Richards* , Southwestern University
3:15 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. On Moment Conditions for Girsanov Theorem. See Keong Lee* , Universiti Sains Malaysia
3:45 p.m. A Markov state model for wake-sleep transitions. Badal Joshi* , Ohio State University
Janet Best , Ohio State University
4:00 p.m. An Exact Malliavin Weight for Variance Gamma and Normal Inverse Gaussian Processes: Sensitivity Analysis of European Style Options. Dervis Bayazit* , Florida State University
Craig A. Nolder , Florida State University
4:15 p.m. American Option Pricing under Stochastic Volatility. Hari P. Adhikari* , University of South Florida
4:30 p.m. Possible Evolutions of Financial Markets in a Keynesian Economy. James M. Haley* , Point Park University, Economics
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. An Identity Involving Generalized Fibonacci Numbers. Curtis N Cooper* , University of Central Missouri
1:15 p.m. Chebyshev's bias in function fields. Byungchul Cha* , Muhlenberg College
1:30 p.m. A Hecke Correspondence Theorem for Automorphic Integrals with Symmetric Rational Period Functions on the Hecke Groups. Wendell Ressler* , Franklin & Marshall College
1:45 p.m. New Lower Bounds for the Ihara Function $A(q)$. Laura L. Hall-Seelig* , University of Massachusetts, Amherst
2:00 p.m. On the Frequency of Anomalous Primes for Elliptic Curves. Penny C Ridgdill* , University of Massachusetts
2:15 p.m. Characterizing Limits of Analytic Continued Fractions. Kristen J Campbell* , Northern Illinois University
2:30 p.m. Brauer-Manin obstructions and Sha of genus-2 jacobians. Patrick Corn* , St. Mary's College of Maryland
2:45 p.m. Maximal subbundles in coding theory. Emma Previato* , Boston University
Drue Coles , Bloomsburg University
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. Characteristic classes and root numbers for motives associated to $\mathbf{GO}_n$. Asher N. Auel* , University of Pennsylvania
3:30 p.m. The search for base-2 Fibonacci pseudoprimes. Dominic W Klyve* , Carthage College
3:45 p.m. A Note on Disjoint Covering Systems of Congruences: Variations on a 2002 AIME Problem. John W. Hoffman , Youngstown State University
W. Ryan Livingston , Youngstown State University
Jared M. Ruiz* , Youngstown State University
4:00 p.m. Eichler Cohomology Theorem for Small Weights. M Knopp , Temple University
H. Mawi* , Temple University
4:15 p.m. On some fundamental properties and applications of continued fractions to coding theory. Ahlam E Tannouri* , Morgan State University
Sam F Tannouri , Morgan State University
4:30 p.m. On integer polynomials that are small at a given cubic irrational. Kiryl I Tsishchanka* , DePaul University
4:45 p.m. Weyl Group Multiple Dirichlet Series for Type C. Jennifer Beineke* , Western New England College
Ben Brubaker , MIT
Sharon Frechette , College of the Holy Cross
5:00 p.m. A Refinement of Stark's Conjecture Over Complex Cubic Number Fields. Tian Ren* , Queensborough Community College, The City University of New York
Robert Sczech , Rutgers University - Newark
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Florence S. Gordon , New York Institute of Technology fgordon@nyit.edu
Laurette B. Foster , Prairie View A&M University
Yajun Yang , Farmingdale State College
Ray E. Collings , Georgia Perimeter College
1:00 p.m. A Data-Based Project to Enhance the Teaching of Functions in College Algebra. Murray H. Siegel* , Central Arizona College
1:20 p.m. Revitalizing College Algebra: A Success Story. Kimberly Muller* , Lake Superior State University
1:40 p.m. Infusing Real-Life Opportunities, Questions, and Concepts into the Mathematics Curriculum. Erick B Hofacker* , University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Kathryn Ernie , University of Wisconsin - River Falls
2:00 p.m. Getting Students to DIGMath: Dynamic Interactive Graphics in College Algebra. Sheldon P. Gordon* , Farmingdale State College
2:20 p.m. Technology driven investigations for Intermediate Algebra for Business Majors. Wendiann R Sethi* , Seton Hall University
2:40 p.m. Three Interesting Projects for College Algebra. Rich West* , Francis Marion University
3:00 p.m. A math teacher sees the light: Photonics labs in an algebra class. June I. Decker* , Three Rivers Community College
3:20 p.m. Make College Algebra More Meaningful for Non-Calculus-Bound Majors. Xuhui Li* , California State University - Long Beach
3:40 p.m. Social Science Applications in an Applied College Algebra Course. Lisa S. Yocco* , Georgia Southern University
4:00 p.m. Making First Year Mathematics More Relevant To Science Students: Connecting mathematics and science courses. Jose H. Giraldo* , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
4:20 p.m. How mathematics can contribute to solving the problems facing the world; Building civic engagement into mathematics courses as a way to motivate and inspire students. Victor J. Donnay* , Bryn Mawr College
4:40 p.m. College Algebra in Context: A Learner-centered Approach Incorporating Data-driven Activities Related to Social Issues. Michael T Catalano* , Dakota Wesleyan University
5:00 p.m. Focusing on Algebraic Understanding using a Student-Centered Questioning Framework. Jennifer J. Kosiak* , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Jon Hasenbank , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
5:20 p.m. Mathematical readiness of incoming college freshmen. Marko Kranjc* , Western Illinois University
5:40 p.m. News Ways to compare NFL players, using Model Building. Jacqueline Brannon Giles* , HCC Central College, Houston, Texas
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Dorothy W. Anway , University of Wisconsin, Superior danway@uwsuper.edu
Patricia B. Humphrey , Georgia Southern University
Christopher J. Lacke , Rowan University
1:00 p.m. Statistics Resources in a "Math for Practical Arts" Course. Mary R Parker* , Austin Community College
Hunter D Ellinger , Exemplar Technologies
1:20 p.m. The Challenges and Benefits of Using e-books and Web Companion Sites to Organize Statistics Resources on the Web for Statistics Education. Deborah Lurie* , Saint Joseph's University
1:40 p.m. Utilizing Web-based Statistical Resources in Teaching Nontraditional Undergraduate Students in Online Learning Environments. Michael Miner* , American Public University System
Darcel Ford , Strayer University
2:00 p.m. A collection of resources for use in teaching statistics, including assessments, group activities, in and out of class calculator simulations, and several applets to demonstrate statistical concepts. Rob Eby* , Blinn College - Bryan Campus
2:20 p.m. Two Applets for Teaching IID Sampling, Sampling Distributions, and the Central Limit Theorem. Mark H. Inlow* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
2:40 p.m. Interactive Tools for exploring the standard normal curve and more. Susan M Barton* , WVU Tech
3:00 p.m. Should Statistics Tables be Banned from the Curriculum? Robin H Lock* , St. Lawrence University
3:15 p.m.Discussion
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott William O. Martin , North Dakota State University william.martin@ndsu.edu
Bernard L. Madison , University of Arkansas
1:00 p.m. "Pair-Quizzes": An Instructional and an Evaluative Tool in Mathematics Classes. Harrison W. Straley* , Wheaton College
Lauren Dupee , Wheaton College
1:20 p.m. Students' understanding of slope and direction fields in a non-traditional differential equations class. Samer S Habre* , Lebanese American University
1:40 p.m. Designing Benchmarks for Assessing Undergraduate Students' Mathematics Performances in General Education. Xuhui Li* , California State University Long Beach
2:00 p.m. Outcomes Based Assessment of Student Learning in Mathematics. Ronald M. Brzenk* , Hartwick College
2:20 p.m. An Examination of the Mathematics and Technology Attitude Scale(MTAS): Implication to Assessment of Undergraduate Mathematics. Jerry Obiekwe* , The University of Akron-Wayne College
2:40 p.m. Basic Skills Exam in College Algebra. Karla Marie Childs* , Pittsburg State University
3:00 p.m. Calculus Assessment: Then and Now. Sarah V. Cook* , Washburn University
3:20 p.m. Assessment Across the Curriculum; Varying Strategies for Varying Situations. J Winston Crawley* , Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
James E Hamblin , Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
3:40 p.m. Evolution of a Capstone Course for Prospective High School Mathematics Teachers. Michael D. Bice* , California State University, Stanislaus
4:00 p.m. Challenges of Assessing Mathematics Content Courses Designed Specifically for Middle Childhood Education Majors. Joy Moore* , Xavier University
4:20 p.m. Assessment working instead of working for assessment. Heather Coughlin* , California State University, Stanislaus
4:40 p.m. Assessing Quantitative Literacy Using a Wide Range of News Stories. Milo Schield* , W. M. Keck Statistical Literacy Projet
5:00 p.m. A Control versus treatment evaluation of the chemistry in calculus project at William and Mary. George Rublein* , College of William and Mary
5:20 p.m. Assessment of the undergraduate mathematics program. Melvin A Nyman* , Alma College
Robert Molina , Alma College
5:40 p.m. Portfolio Assessment of General Education Mathematics. Rich West* , Francis Marion University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Thomas Philip Wakefield , Slippery Rock University
Larry Lewis , Spalding University
Kyle Riley , South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
Jim Fulmer , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
1:00 p.m. 10 Questions about Numbers: A College Algebra Writing Assignment. Elliott S. Elliott* , University of Tennessee at Martin
1:15 p.m. Why is One Usually First? Sandra J Schroeder* , Ohio Northern University
1:30 p.m. Are You In Or Out? Mathematical Lessons From Fashion Design. Jeff A Suzuki* , Brooklyn College
1:45 p.m. The Continuous Birthday Problem. Dale K Hathaway* , Olivet Nazarene University
2:00 p.m. Discovering Bernoulli Number Identities via Euler-Maclaurin Summation. Hieu D Nguyen* , Rowan University
2:15 p.m. The Role of External Consultants as Part of a Departmental Self Study. Kyle L Riley* , SD School of Mines & Technology
2:30 p.m. Reconstructing graphs given only a few marked cards. Michael D. Barrus* , University of Illinois
Douglas B. West , University of Illinois
2:45 p.m. Promoting Responsibility and Cooperation Through the Use of Discussion Boards. Janet L. Braunstein* , United States Military Academy at West Point
3:00 p.m. Visualizing Continuity and Differentiability of Functions of Two Variables. Tom McMillan , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Jim Fulmer* , University of Arkansas at Little Rock
3:15 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. Studying Affect in Undergraduate Mathematics: Efforts to Clarify Students' Experiences of Learning Mathematics. Marja-Liisa Hassi* , Universiy of Colorado at Boulder
Sandra Laursen , University of Colorado at Boulder
3:45 p.m. Teacher versus Student Motivation: Who wins the game? Laura J Schmidt* , University of Wisconsin-Stout
4:00 p.m. Pre/post tests for undergraduate mathematics. Jacob Sloujitel* , Globe Institute of Technology
4:15 p.m. Geometry: the hardest course? H A Dye* , McKendree University
4:30 p.m. An Examination of the Social Class Backgrounds of California's Mathematics Professors. Chris Pavone , California State University, Chico
Sophy Huck , California State University, Chico
Megan K O'Connor , Western Michigan University
Carol A Wilson* , California State University, Sacramento
Elizabeth Zapata , California State University, Chico
4:45 p.m. Traditional vs. Online Homework in College Algebra. Kimberly Jordan Burch* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Yu-Ju Kuo , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. The Role of the Sampling Distribution in Student Learning of Inferential Statistics. Barbara Bennie* , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
5:15 p.m. Elementary Statistics: To Lecture or Not To Lecture? That is the question. Pamela K Wovchko* , West Virginia Wesleyan College
5:30 p.m. Teaching Technology to First Year Students. Luz M. DeAlba* , Drake Universtiy
5:45 p.m. The Kean STEM Scholarship Program: Successes in Recruitment and Retention of Math and Science Majors. Pablo Zafra , Kean University
Louis M Beaugris* , Kean University
Kikombo Ngoy , Kean University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
William Goldbloom Bloch , Wheaton College
James Henderson , University of Pittsburgh-Titusville
1:00 p.m. Stabilizing vibrating beams with point-load damping. Richard J. Marchand* , Slippery Rock University
Timothy J. McDevitt , Elizabethtown College
1:15 p.m. Duplication, Trisection, and Quadrature by Cheating. Charlie Smith* , Park University
1:30 p.m. Digital Signal Processing in the Service of Mathematics Courses. Mohamed Allali* , Chapman University
1:45 p.m. Waring's Problem in Number Fields. Ala' Jamil Alnaser* , Kansas State University
2:00 p.m. Ghosts of Departed Errors: Berkeley's Mathematical Objections to the Calculus of Newton and Leibniz. Eugene C. Boman* , Penn State, Harrisburg campus
2:15 p.m. Estimating Relatedness Using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Techniques. Jennifer K Angelosante* , Western Washington University
Amy Anderson , Western Washington University
2:30 p.m. Arbitrary Roughness. Elijah Miguel Allen* , Armstrong Atlantic State Univeristy
2:45 p.m. The Evolution of Cooperation on Random Networks. Stephen Devlin* , University of San Francisco
Thomas Treloar , Hillsdale College
3:00 p.m. Toughness Extended to Infinite Graphs. Kevin K Ferland* , Bloomsburg Univeristy of PA
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Jose Maria Menendez , University of Arizona
Anand L. Pardhanani , Earlham College
1:00 p.m. Mathematics From Work and Home: Lessons Learned. José María Menéndez* , The University of Arizona
1:15 p.m. Optimizing data returned by pop up satellite tags. Joseph B. Liddle* , University of Alaska Southeast
Michael Musyl , University of Hawaii, Pelagic Fisheries Research Programme, Kewalo Research Facility/NOAA.
1:30 p.m. Mathematical Models for Call Options on Stocks. Nicole Stawasz* , King's College
1:45 p.m. Examples of Embedded Minimal Spheres without Area Bounds. Joel I. Kramer* , The Johns Hopkins University
2:00 p.m. Partial Fraction Decomposition Extensions. Kevin E. Charlwood* , Washburn University
2:15 p.m. Models of Undergraduate Computational Science Curricula. Ignatios Vakalis* , Computer Science Department
2:30 p.m. Chances of a Cruise Ship Birthday Match. David T. Atkinson* , Olivet Nazarene University
2:45 p.m. Synthetic Mathematical Thought. Timothy G Hall* , PQI Consulting
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Thomas Koshy , Framingham State College tkoshy@frc.mass.edu
Thomas Moore , Bridgewater State College moore@bridgew.edu
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Kenneth M. Golden , University of Utah golden@math.utah.edu
David M. Holland , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences-NYU
Deborah L. Sulsky , University of New Mexico
1:00 p.m. Observations and Modeling of Ice Sheet - Ocean Interaction. David M Holland* , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences
1:30 p.m. Polar Ice Sheets: Observations and Models. Kenneth Jezek* , The Ohio State University
2:00 p.m. Sea Ice Modeling in the GCM Context. Elizabeth C. Hunke* , Los Alamos National Laboratory
2:30 p.m. Sunlight, water, and ice: The sea ice-albedo feedback in a changing climate. Donald K Perovich* , ERDC - Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
3:00 p.m. Sea ice thickness and kinematics. Ron Kwok* , CA
3:30 p.m. Sea Ice: Fracture and Frictional Sliding on Small and Large Scales. Erland M Schulson* , Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
4:00 p.m. Modeling Sea-Ice Mechanics. Deborah Sulsky* , University of New Mexico
Kara Peterson , University of New Mexico
Giang Nguyen , University of Sydney
Howard Schreyer , University of New Mexico
4:30 p.m. An optmization approach to modeling sea-ice dynamics. Esteban G. Tabak* , Courant Institute of Math. Science, New York University
Helga S. Huntley , University of Delaware, College of Marine & Earth Science
5:00 p.m. Climate change and the peculiar Antarctic ocean. Thorsten Markus* , NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Refocusing the courses below calculus: The view from the Dean's office. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sheldon P. Gordon , Farmingdale State College
Bruce C. Crauder , Oklahoma State University
Judi H. Morrel , Butler University
Rhonda Mandel , SUNY Oswego
Reggie K. U. Luke , Middlesex County College
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Power of Three: How the public, private, and academic sector need to work together to restore education in America. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jim Whaley , Siemens Foundation
Lydia M. Logan , Institute for a Competitive Workforce
Alexander J. Hahn , University of Notre Dame
Max Warshauer , Texas State University-San Marcos
Wendy Hawkins , Intel Foundation
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 1:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
1:15 p.m. Multiplicity of positive solutions for an even-order nonhomogeneous boundary value problem. Britney Hopkins* , Baylor University
1:30 p.m. Basic results and stability criteria for set valued differential equations on time scales. S. Sivasundaram* , Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
1:45 p.m. A numerical solution for a nonlinear integro-differential equation in a population model. Mohsen Razzaghi* , Mississippi State University
2:00 p.m. A Mass, a Spring, and a String. Don Hinton , University of Tennessee
Maeve L McCarthy* , Murray State University
2:15 p.m. Stability of Perturbed Almost Periodic Ordinary Differential Equations. Zhivko S. Athanassov* , Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
2:30 p.m. Poisson stability and chaos of relay systems. Marat Akhmet* , Middle East Technical University
2:45 p.m. A periodically forced, cubic-like, single neuron equation with multiple attractors. Robert J Decker* , University of Hartford
V W Noonburg , University of Hartford
3:00 p.m. Regular Bursting Emerging from Synaptically Coupled Elliptic Bursters. Jianzhong Su , University of Texas at Arlington
Humberto Perez* , University of Texas at Arlington
3:15 p.m. The Ultimate $N$-Body Algorithm: Parameter-Free, Adaptive, and Parallel. C. David Pruett* , James Madison University
William H. Ingham , Department of Physics and Astronomy, James Madison University
3:30 p.m.Break
3:45 p.m. Existence and uniqueness of traveling waves in a class of unidirectional lattice differential equations. Aaron Hoffman , Boston University
Benjamin Kennedy* , Gettysburg College
4:00 p.m. On singular solutions of Clairaut-type differential equations. M Affouf* , Kean University
4:15 p.m. Uniqueness Implies Existence and Uniqueness Conditions for a Class of $(k+j)-$Point Boundary Value Problems for $n$th Order Differential Equations. Paul W Eloe* , University of Dayton
Johnny Henderson , Baylor University
4:30 p.m. On the Aizerman Problem for Second-Order Systems with Multiple Delays. Dmitry Altshuller* , Crane Aerospace & Electronics
4:45 p.m. An application of the left-definite spectral theory to the Jacobi differential equation for non-classical parameters. Andrea Bruder* , Baylor University
5:00 p.m. Existence of Bounded Monotonic Solutions of Second Order Differential Equations. Lianwen Wang , University of Central Missouri
Rhonda McKee* , University of Central Missouri
5:15 p.m. Uniqueness Implies Existence for Nonlinear Focal-Like Boundary Value Problems. Jeffrey A Ehme* , Spelman College
Aprillya Lanz , Virginia Military Institute
5:30 p.m. Continuability and Boundedness of Solutions of Differential Equations Without Bounded Assumption on Nonlinear Functions. Brittney N Hinds* , University of Central Missouri
5:45 p.m. Circuit Approach to Modeling Neurons: New Dynamical Structures and Chaotic Behavior. Tyler Y Takeshita* , University of Northern Colorado
Adrienne Amador , Kenyon College
6:00 p.m. Newton-like Methods for Convex-Concave Functions via the Method of Generalized Quasilinearization. Cesar Martinez Garza* , Pennsylvania State University - Berks Campus
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:00 p.m. The MP axiom of intensionality: connecting types and sets. Sandro Skansi* , Department of Philosophy, University of Zagreb
2:30 p.m. Some theories concerning deontic implications of proof for belief. Billy Joe Lucas* , Philosophy Department, Manhattanville College
3:00 p.m. Canonicity in symmetric generalized Galois Logics. Katalin Bimbo* , Department of Philosophy, University of Alberta
J. Michael Dunn , School of Informatics, Indiana University
3:30 p.m. Non-isomorphic automorphism groups of short recursively saturated models of PA. Erez Shochat* , St. Francis College
4:00 p.m. Automorphisms of certain filters of $\mathcal{L}^{\ast }(V_{\infty })$. Rumen D. Dimitrov* , Western Illinois University
4:30 p.m. Coding Turing degrees in geometric objects. W. Calvert* , Murray State University
V.S. Harizanov , The George Washington University
A. Shlapentokh , East Carolina University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Andrew C.-F. Liu , University of Alberta
Tanya Thompson , ThinkFun, Inc.
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Michael K. May , Saint Louis University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel David L. Housman , Goshen College
Richard A. Gillman , Valparaiso University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Capital Boardroom, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Martha J. Siegel , Towson University
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota-Duluth
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Future federal science and technology budgets. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Kei Koizumi , AAAS
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. From the trenches: Middle school teachers look at their training. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Florence D. Fasanelli , AAAS
George M. Rosenstein , Franklin & Marshall College
Beth Cole , St. Patrick Episcopal School
Michelle Johncock , Edmund Burke School
Brieta Dougherty-Brill , Maya Angelou Public Charter School
Marcia Cole , Clark Elementary School
Hyman Bass , University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Come see the MAA Dolciani Mathematical Center, the Halmos Carriage House, and the River of Bricks; bus service from the Marriott.
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. The Story of Maths (Part II). Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Robin Wilson , The Open University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Keith H. Weber , Rutgers University keith.weber@gse.rutgers.edu
Michelle J. Zandieh , Arizona State University
Karen A. Marrongelle , Portland State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel Diana M. Thomas , Montclair State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
4:15 p.m. Studying Voting Paradoxes Through Representation Theory. Gregory Minton* , New York, NY
4:30 p.m. Dice Voting: A Deterministic Method for Aggregating Pairwise Preferences. Eric A Gilson* , University of Rochester
Chelsey A Cooley , North Carolina State University
William M Ella , University of Mary Washington
Micheal L Follett , Lafayette College
Lorenzo Traldi , Lafayette College
4:45 p.m. Clubs, Beliefs, and Entrapment. Scott Duke Kominers* , Harvard University
5:00 p.m. Uncertainty Quantification: Improved Stochastic Finite Element Approach. Oleg Roderick* , Argonne National Laboratory / Portland State University
Mihai Anitescu , Argonne National Laboratory
Paul Fischer , Argonne National Laboratory
5:15 p.m. Rational behavior in response to pandemic influenza, and consequences for control. Timothy C Reluga* , Pennsylvania State University
5:30 p.m. An Optimal Strategy for Energy Allocation in a Multiple Resource Environment. Anthony Tongen* , James Madison University
D Brian Walton , James Madison University
Deena Hannoun , James Madison University
Leslie Hindman , James Madison University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Taylor Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Samuel M. Rankin, III , AMS
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Actuarial education; cosponsored by ACTEX, CAS, and SOA. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Robert E. Buck , Slippery Rock University
Bettye Anne Case , Florida State University
Kevin E. Charlwood , Washburn University
Steve P. Paris , Florida State University
James W. Daniel , University of Texas at Austin
Ken Guthrie , Society of Actuaries
Bryan Hearsey , Lebanon Valley College
Emily Kessler , Society of Actuaries
Hwa Chi Liang , Washburn University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Wilson Rooms A/B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8216, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Wolfgang Doeblin---A Mathematician Rediscovered. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Mathematics and love: A poetry reading. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott JoAnne Growney , Silver Spring, MD
Sarah Glaz , University of Connecticut
Karren LaLonde Alenier , Chevy Chase, MD
Patrick Bahls , University of North Carolina, Ashville
Judith Baumel , Adelphi University
Marion Deutsche Cohen , Arcadia University
Jennifer Crow , West Falls, NY
Kathryn DeZur , SUNY Technical College at Delhi
Ruth Favro , Lawrence Technological University
Sarah Glaz ,
Emily Grosholz , Pennsylvania State University
JoAnne Growney ,
Bob Grumman , Port Charlotte, FL
Charlotte Henderson , A K Peters. Ltd.
Rosanna Iembo , University of Calabria
Israel Lewis , Silver Spring, MD
Kaz Maslanka , D3 Technologies
Wilmer Mills , University of North Carolina
Wendy Mnookin , Emerson College
Kyoko Mori , George Mason University
Deanna Nikaido , Baltimore, MD
Becky Dennison Sakellariou , Kifissia, GR
Elizabeth Anne Socolow , Evergreen Forum
Alissa Valles , San Francisco, CA
John Vieira , Potomac, MD
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. State of a M.A.D. Union. Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Leon Woodson* , Morgan State University
Wednesday January 7, 2009, 8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other friends of Project NExT are invited. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. Nathan Hale Room, Wardman Tower, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Gaston N'Guerekata , Morgan State University
Alexander A. Pankov , Morgan State University
Guoping Zhang , Morgan State University hyzgp73@yahoo.com
Xuming Xie , Morgan State University
Zhijun Qiao , University of Texas Pan American
7:30 a.m. Stability of a combustion front. Yuri Latushkin* , University of Missouri
8:30 a.m. Standing Wave of the discrete nonlinear Schroedinger equations with growing potentials. Guoping Zhang* , Morgan State University
Alexander Pankov , Morgan State University
9:00 a.m. Bilinear equations, integrable semi-discretization, and novel numerical computations of the Camassa-Holm equation. Bao-Feng Feng* , The University of Texas-Pan American
Yasuhiro Ohta , Kobe University, Japan
Ken-ichi Maruno , The University of Texas-Pan American
9:30 a.m. On a Method of Resolution of Controllability Problems for a Semilinear Heat Equation: Application to the Sentinels. Gisele Massengo Mophou* , Université des Antilles et de la Guyanne(Campus de Fouillole)
Ousseynou Nakoulima , Universite des Antilles et de la Guyane(Campus de Fouillole)
10:00 a.m. Stepanov-like almost automorphy and monotone evolution equations. Gaston M. N'Guerekata* , Morgan State University
Alexander Pankov , Morgan State University
10:30 a.m. Traveling Wave Solutions for a Modified Fisher PDE Having Square-Root and Linear Reaction Terms. Ronald E. Mickens* , Clark Atlanta University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott James G. McLaughlin , West Chester University
Nancy J. Wyshinski , Trinity College nancy.wyshinski@trincoll.edu
7:30 a.m. Some Types of Multi-Dimensional Continued Fractions. Khrystyna Kuchmins'ka* , Pidstryhach Institute of Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics of NAS of Ukraine
8:30 a.m. Sequential Closures of Continued Fractions. Douglas Bowman* , Northern Illinois University
9:00 a.m. Classifying Sequential Closures of $q$-continued Fractions. D Bowman , Northern Illinois University
K J Campbell* , Northern Illinois University
9:30 a.m. Nearest Square Continued Fractions, and Related Results. Keith R. Matthews , Univ. Of Queensland, Brisbane, and Australian Nat'l Univ., Canberra
John P. Robertson* , Actuarial and Economic Services Division, National Council on Compensation Insurance, Boca Raton, FL
Jim White , Australian National University, Canberra
10:00 a.m. Polynomial Continued Fractions and Iterated Function Systems. Eugen Andrei Ghenciu* , University of Alaska Fairbanks
10:30 a.m. Some new Families of Tasoevian- and Hurwitzian Continued Fractions. James G Mc Laughlin* , West Chester University, PA
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College jdauben@att.net
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Deborah Kent , Hillsdale College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott William B. Jacob , University of California Santa Barbara
Paul J. Sally , University of Chicago
Ralf J. Spatzier , University of Michigan
Michael Starbird , University of Texas at Austin starbird@math.utexas.edu
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott John B. Conway , George Washington University conway@gwu.edu
Sherwin Kouchekian , University of South Florida
William T. Ross , University of Richmond
8:00 a.m. Nehari's problem and matrix $A_2$. Alexander L Volberg* , Michigan State University, University of Edinburgh
Peter Yuditskii , Univ. of Linz, Austria, MSU
8:30 a.m. Toeplitz kernels and Polya sets. Alexei Poltoratski* , Texas A&M University
9:00 a.m. Asymptotics of polynomials orthogonal over planar regions with analytic boundary. Erwin Miña-Díaz* , University of Mississippi
Peter Dragnev , Indiana-Purdue University Fort Wayne
9:30 a.m. Toeplitz-Composition Algebras with Several Generators. Tom Kriete , University of Virginia
Barbara MacCluer , University of Virginia
Jennifer Moorhouse* , Colgate University
10:00 a.m. Multiplication Operators on the Bloch Space of a Bounded Homogeneous Domain. Robert F. Allen* , George Mason University
10:30 a.m. Hypercyclic Operators with a Prescribed Spectrum. Nathan S. Feldman* , Washington & Lee University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jay A. Shapiro , George Mason University jshapiro@gmu.edu
David E. Dobbs , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shane P. Redmond , Eastern Kentucky University
Joe A. Stickles , Millikin University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott David Saunders , University of Delaware
David Harvey , Harvard University
David Joyner , U.S. Naval Academy wdjoyner@gmail.com
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Thomas M. Fiore , University of Chicago
Mark W. Johnson , Penn State Altoona mwj3@psu.edu
James M. Turner , Calvin College
W. Stephen Wilson , Johns Hopkins University
Donald Yau , Ohio State University at Newark
8:00 a.m. The Homotopy Theory of n-fold Categories. Thomas M. Fiore* , University of Chicago
Simona Paoli , University of Haifa
Dorette Pronk , Dalhousie University
8:30 a.m. Defining the units of equivariant ring spectra. Rekha Santhanam* , Johns Hopkins University
9:00 a.m. Orientations and $p$-adic Analysis. Barry John Walker* , Northwestern University
9:30 a.m. Level structures, Igusa tower and topological modular forms. Valentina Joukhovitski* , University of Michigan
10:00 a.m. The homology of topological modular forms. Paul Thomas Pearson* , University of Rochester
10:30 a.m. Unstable module presentations for the cohomology of real projective spaces. David Pengelley* , New Mexico State University
Frank Williams , New Mexico State University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Bryan L. Shader , University of Wyoming bshader@uwyo.edu
Luz M. DeAlba , Drake University
Leslie Hogben , Iowa State University
In-Jae Kim , Minnesota State University
8:00 a.m. Spectra of Matrix Patterns. Leslie Hogben* , Iowa State University & American Institute of Mathematics
8:30 a.m. Spectra of Matrices Applied to Dynamical Models of Infectious Disease. Pauline van den Driessche* , University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
9:00 a.m. Spectral properties of nonnegative and eventually nonnegative matrices. Judith J. McDonald* , Washington State University
9:30 a.m. Should I stay or should I go? On the evolution of dispersal. Sebastian J. Schreiber* , University of California, Davis
10:00 a.m. Eigenvalues and the scrambling index for stochastic matrices. Mahmud Akelbek , Weber State University
Steve Kirkland* , University of Regina
10:30 a.m. Low Rank Perturbations and Inertias of Full Symmetric Sign Patterns. Charles Waters , Minnesota State University, Mankato
In-Jae Kim* , Minnesota State University, Mankato
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Erhan Bayraktar , University of Michigan
Tim Siu-Tang Leung , Johns Hopkins University timleung@jhu.edu
Birgit Rudloff , Princeton University
8:00 a.m. The Recent Financial Turmoil and Related Research Problems. Steven Kou* , Columbia University
8:30 a.m. Stability and equilibria of financial markets. Gordan Zitkovic* , University of Texas at Austin
9:00 a.m. Stock Market Insider Trading in Continuous Time with Imperfect Dynamic Information. Albina Danilova* , Carnegie Mellon University
9:30 a.m. A Markov Model for the Dynamics of a Limit Order Book. Sasha F Stoikov* , Cornell
Rama Cont , Columbia
Rishi Talreja , Columbia
10:00 a.m. No Arbitrage Conditions For Simple Trading Strategies. Hasanjan Sayit* , Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Erhan Bayraktar , University of Michigan
10:30 a.m. A note on admissible strategies for general stochastic processes and applications. Sara Biagini , Universita' di Perugia.
Mihai Sirbu* , University of Texas at Austin
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Annalisa Crannell , Franklin & Marshall College annalisa.crannell@fandm.edu
Suzanne Sindi , Brown University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Valentina S. Harizanov , George Washington University
Jozef H. Przytycki , George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Edward Castillo, Jr , University of California Irvine ecastill@math.uci.edu
James M. Rath , University of Texas at Austin organism@ices.utexas.edu
Sarah A. Williams , University of California Davis saw@email.unc.edu
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Differential Tannakian categories. Alexey Ovchinnikov* , University of Illinois at Chicago
8:15 a.m. Motivic Zeta-Functions for Curves with Group Actions. Justin D Mazur* , Indiana University
8:30 a.m. On splice quotients of the form ${z^n=f(x,y)}$. Elizabeth A. Sell* , Millersville University
8:45 a.m. K3 Surfaces and Modular Parametrizations. Ursula A Whitcher* , University of Washington
9:00 a.m. Translation Covers Among Triangular Billiards Surfaces. Jason P. Schmurr* , Oregon State University
9:15 a.m. Birational Geometry of the Moduli Space of Curves with Marked Points. David Jensen* , University of Texas at Austin
9:30 a.m.Break
9:45 a.m. Weighted Homogeneous Polynomials and the Jacobian in Two Variables. James Price* , Purdue University
10:00 a.m. Bounded Category of an Exact Category. Seshendra Pallekonda* , King's College
10:15 a.m. Localization Formulae in odd $K$-theory. Florentiu Daniel Cibotaru* , University of Notre Dame
10:30 a.m. Solving Polynomial Systems on a Parallel Computer with PHCpack and PHClab. Yun Guan* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Jan Verschelde , University of Illinois at Chicago
10:45 a.m. Some syzygies of the generators of the ideal of a border basis scheme. Mark E Huibregtse* , Skidmore College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Reduced Decompositions with Few Repetitions and Permutation Patterns. Daniel Daly* , University of Denver
8:15 a.m. Subsets of finite groups exhibiting additive regularity. Todd M. Gutekunst* , King's College
8:30 a.m. On the Erdos- Sos and Komlos Sos Conjecture for graphs without a K(2,s). Suman Balasubramanian* , Mississippi State University
Edward Dobson , Mississippi State University
8:45 a.m. The Critical Independence Number of a Graph and an Independence Decomposition. Craig Larson* , Virginia Commonwealth University
9:00 a.m. Extremal Functions of Forbidden Double Permutation Matrices. Jesse T. Geneson* , Harvard University Math Department
9:15 a.m.Break.
9:30 a.m. Secondary Domination Graphs of Tournaments. Kim A.S. Factor , Marquette University
Larry J. Langley* , University of the Pacific
9:45 a.m. Extending Generating Functions to $S_k \wr S_n$. Andrew G Niedermaier* , University of California - San Diego
10:00 a.m. The Hall-Paige conjecture in non-associative contexts. Kyle Pula* , University of Denver
10:15 a.m. Non-embeddable Quasi-residual Menon Designs. Tariq A Alraqad* , Northern State University
Mohan Shrikhande , Central Michigan University
10:30 a.m. Enumerating Rook Paths and Queen Paths. Martin J. Erickson* , Truman State University
10:45 a.m. The Rainbow Index of a Graph. Futaba Okamoto* , University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Gary Chartrand , Western Michigan University
Ping Zhang , Western Michigan University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m. Dean Knots. Brandy J Guntel* , The University of Texas at Austin
8:15 a.m. Surgery equivalence invariants of generalized colored knots. Steven D Wallace* , Macon State College
8:30 a.m. Circular thin position for knots. Manjarrez-Gutierez Fabiola* , UC Davis
8:45 a.m. The bridge number of knots and links which differ from a split link by a rational tangle replacement. Scott A Taylor* , Colby College
9:00 a.m. The growth of the quantum hyperbolic invariants of the figure eight knot. Heather M Molle* , The University of Iowa
9:15 a.m. On knot Floer homology of satellite $(1,1)$ knots. Philip J.P. Ording* , Medgar Evers College, CUNY
9:30 a.m. Three Manifold Cobordisms and Homotopy Lie Algebras. Benjamin J Cooper* , University of California, San Diego
9:45 a.m. High Distance knots in 3-manifolds. Marion Moore* , University of California at Davis
Matt Rathbun , University of California at Davis
10:00 a.m. Relative Critical Sets: structure and application. Jason E Miller* , Truman State University
10:15 a.m. Pictures of the second homotopy module of a two-complex. Katherine S. Byler Kelm* , California State University, Fresno
10:30 a.m. The Space of Regular Polygons. Angela L Pile* , Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Florence S. Gordon , New York Institute of Technology fgordon@nyit.edu
Laurette B. Foster , Prairie View A&M University
Yajun Yang , Farmingdale State College
Ray E. Collings , Georgia Perimeter College
8:00 a.m. Engaging Precalculus Students in the Complete Process of Mathematical Modeling. Paula Shorter* , Rockhurst University
Mairead Greene , Rockhurst University
Zdenka Guadarrama , Rockhurst University
8:20 a.m. Involving Students in Conceptual Learning in College Algebra and Pre-Calculus. Joyati Debnath* , Winona State University
8:40 a.m. Elementary Modeling Across the Two-Year College Curriculum. Alice Eiko Pierce* , Georgia Perimeter College
Ray E. Collings , Georgia Perimeter College
9:00 a.m. Teaching Modeling College Algebra for 2000 students: Garnering support from Faculty and Administrators. Bill Haver* , Virginia Commonwealth University
Kim Shannon , Virginia Commonwealth University
9:20 a.m. Teaching Modeling College Algebra for 2000 students: Providing Professional Development and Course Materials for Instructors. Ed Eades* , Virginia Commonwealth University
Bill Haver , Virginia Commonwealth University
9:40 a.m. Changing the Culture: Professional Development for an Activity-Based Modeling Approach to Teaching College Algebra. Barbara E Edwards* , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
10:00 a.m. Students' Conceptual Understanding and Attitudes in an Activity-Based Modeling Approach to Teaching College Algebra. Stephanie Bowers* , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Barbara E Edwards , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Charisse Hake , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Gulden Karakok , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Ching-chia Ko , Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
10:20 a.m. Implementation of Refocused College Algebra at Howard University. J F McGowan* , Howard University
10:40 a.m. "I'd rather be approximately right than precisely wrong": moving beyond mathematicians' natural obsession with the exact in college algebra. Suzanne I Dorée* , Augsburg College (Minneapolis, MN)
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott J. Winston Crawley , Shippensburg University jwcraw@ship.edu
Kimberly Presser , Shippensburg University
8:00 a.m. Building Bridges to College Mathematics. Dora Cardenas Ahmadi* , Morehead State University
8:20 a.m. "Rock Math" - Helping Under-prepared Students make the Transition to College Mathematics. Robert E. Burks Jr.* , United States Military Academy
8:40 a.m. Females in mathematics: Why aren't they persisting? And what can we do to encourage them to stay? Carla V. Gerberry* , Purdue University
9:00 a.m. Combination of Formative and Summative Assessment Instruments in Elementary Algebra Classes at the College. Euguenia V. Peterson , Richard J. Daley College
M. Vali Siadat* , Richard J. Daley College
9:20 a.m. Some thoughts from teaching math for business course. Yun Lu* , Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
9:40 a.m. RASM Reconstruction of the Developmental Mathematics Program. Clyde L. Greeno* , MALEI Mathematics Institute
10:00 a.m. Statistics: The Key to College Success for Educationally Under-Prepared Students. John F Loase* , Concordia College-NY Mathematics Chair
10:20 a.m. Integration of the Keystone Methodology with Computer Technology. Cyrill Oseledets , Richard J. Daley College
Vali Siadat , Richard J. Daley College
Ming-Jer Wang* , Richard J. Daley College
10:40 a.m. Successfully Transitioning Under-Prepared First-Year Pre-Calculus Students. Joy Moore* , Xavier University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Douglas E. Norton , Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
8:00 a.m. Mathematical Photo Scavenger Hunt. Dale K Hathaway* , Olivet Nazarene University
8:20 a.m. On the beauty of mathematics. Olya V Sahakyan* , Armenian State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan
8:40 a.m. Cracking Open the Books: Encouraging Undergraduates to Interact with Mathematic(al) Texts. Jeffrey P. Smith* , Otterbein College
9:00 a.m. Newton and Fibonacci: Estimating The Golden Ratio. Michelle Y Penner* , Central Virginia Community College
9:20 a.m. Mathematics of Southern Appalachian Folk Pottery. Michelle Krolikowski* , Piedmont College
Elizabeth C Rogers , Piedmont College
9:40 a.m. Recreating a Decagonal Star Polygon Design. B Lynn Bodner* , Monmouth University
10:00 a.m. On Ricochet Compositions for N-gons. Gary R. Greenfield* , University of Richmond
10:20 a.m. A Brief Study of Designs on the Surfaces of Some Swing-Hinged Dissections. Reza Sarhangi* , Towson University
10:40 a.m. The symmetry of M.C. Escher's {\em Circle Limit IV} pattern and related patterns. Douglas Dunham* , University of Minnesota Duluth
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Murphy Waggoner , Simpson College murphy.waggoner@simpson.edu
Chuck Straley , Wheaton College
8:00 a.m. Semi Inquiry-Based Learning in Undergraduate Real Analysis. Jialing Dai* , The University of the Pacific
8:20 a.m. How to Stop a British Ship: Projectile Motion, the Revolutionary War, and West Point. Doug M Fletcher* , United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Gary Kramlich , 82d Airborne Division, Fort Bragg, NC
8:40 a.m. Inquiry-based learning in a discrete mathematics with graph theory course. Feryal Alayont* , Grand Valley State University
9:00 a.m. Discussion and Revisiting of Calculus Concepts to Gain Understanding of Main Concepts. Jose H. Giraldo* , Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi
9:20 a.m. Calculus Field Trips. Despina Prapavessi* , Diablo Valley College
Karen Edwards , Diablo Valley College
C. Samuel Needham , Diablo Valley College
9:40 a.m. Midwest Math-in: 24 Hours of Math. Benjamin J. Galluzzo* , University of Iowa
10:00 a.m. Escalating Writing Assignments in Calculus 1. Brian P Kelly* , Bryant University
10:20 a.m. Developing Future Secondary Teachers' Mathematics Knowledge (for Teaching) with Student Presentations. Erica L Johnson* , St. John Fisher College
10:40 a.m. Implementing SENCER ideals into an introductory statistics course. Katarzyna Potocka* , Ramapo College of New Jersey
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Lawrence D'Antonio , Ramapo College of New Jersey
Stephen Szydlik , University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
Stan VerNooy , College of Southern Nevada
Carlos Bovell , Mercer Community College
8:00 a.m. A few new approaches to teach remedial math in the college. Haishen Yao* , CUNY Queensborough Community College
8:15 a.m. Bilingual and English language learners understanding and solving mathematics problems. Heather Cavell , University of Arizona
Liana Dawson , University of Arizona
Kathleen Ross , University of Arizona
Belin Tsinnajinnie* , University of Arizona
8:30 a.m. Coordinating Tutoring with the Calculus I Classroom. Sharon S Emerson-Stonnell* , Longwood University
Robert D Markey , Longwood University
8:45 a.m. Engagement Across the Disciplines. Laura J Schmidt* , University of Wisconsin-Stout
Eileen M Zito , University of Wisconsin-Stout
9:00 a.m. What is mathematics and what kind of answers will satisfy this question? Carlos R. Bovell* , Northern Burlington County Regional High School
9:15 a.m. What if Your PreCalculus Student Asks a Good Question? Stan VerNooy* , College of Southern Nevada
9:30 a.m. The WiVaM Consortium REU-RET. Colin L Starr* , Willamette University
Inga Johnson , Willamette University
9:45 a.m. Is Mathematics an Exact Science? Lawrence A. D'Antonio* , Ramapo College of New Jersey
10:00 a.m. A Moment of Truth: Teaching an Honors Seminar Course. Stephen D Szydlik* , University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
10:15 a.m. Tiings, Compositions, and Generalizations. Ralph P. Grimaldi* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
10:30 a.m. Making Effective Use of the Uniform Distribution in an Introductory Probability Theory Course. Paul S. Rossi* , College of Saint Elizabeth
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Keith Promislow , Michigan State University kpromisl@math.msu.edu
8:00 a.m. Intercalation dynamics in rechargeable batteries. Martin Z. Bazant* , Stanford University
8:30 a.m. Non-linear Dynamics of Transport and Mechanical Properties in PEM Fuel Cells. Jay Benziger* , Princeton University
9:00 a.m. Proton Conduction in Polymer Electrolyte Membranes. Keith S. Promislow* , Michigan State University
9:30 a.m. Existence of positive solutions to a nonlinear PDE system, modeling fuel cell dynamics near a triple phase boundary. Arian Novruzi* , University of Ottawa, Canada
Al-Arydah Mo'Tassem , University of Ottawa
10:00 a.m. Simulation of Microstructures in Energy Conversion Systems. Katsuyo Thornton* , Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Michigan
10:30 a.m. Gamma convergence for Functionalized Energies. Yang Li* , Michigan State University
Keith S Promislow , Michigan State University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:20 a.m.-4:30 p.m. This session has several parts that will be listed separately by time in this program. All presentations are open to all JMM participants. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
8:30 a.m. Functions with strongly unique best approximates are dense in vector valued approximation. Martin Bartelt* , Christopher Newport University
John Swetits , Old Dominion University
8:45 a.m. Statistical Learning Methods for Uniform Approximation Bounds in Multiresolution Spaces. Mark A. Kon , Boston University
Louise A. Raphael* , Howard University
9:00 a.m. On Smoothness of Nonlinear Subdivision Schemes. Esfandiar Nava-Yazdani* , Drexel University
9:15 a.m. A generalization of a result of G. Pólya and its application to a continuous extension of the de la Vallée Poussin means. Alfred S. Cavaretta , Kent State University
Terence G. Hanchin* , Kent State University
9:30 a.m. Statistical Approximation for Stochastic Processes. George A Anastassiou* , University of Memphis
Oktay Duman , TOBB Economics and Technology University
Esra Erkus-Duman , Gazi University
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Vector Field Decomposition on the Sphere using Radial Basis Functions. Edward J Fuselier* , United States Military Academy
Grady B Wright , Boise State University
10:15 a.m. A context for Sylvester's theorem on sums of shifted monomial powers. Alfred S. Cavaretta* , Kent State University
Terence Hanchin , Kent State University
10:30 a.m. Approximating Bessel Functions of the First Kind Using Super-Gaussians. Patricia Mellodge* , University of Hartford
S. S. Townsend , University of Hartford
10:45 a.m. Applying expansion techniques of multivariate expansion base method and extended Hensel construction to cryptography. Maki Iwami* , Osaka University of Economics and Law
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:30 a.m. A Family of Orbits in the Newtonian Three-Body Problem. Elizabeth A Zollinger* , HIram College
8:45 a.m. Explicit Symplectic Integration of Compact Lie Poisson Systems. Steven Benzel* , Berry College
9:00 a.m. Three-dimensional equilibrium crystal shapes with corner energy regularization. Antonio Mastroberardino* , Penn State Erie
Brian J Spencer , University at Buffalo
9:15 a.m. Quadrature-rule type approximations to the quasicontinuum method. Yanzhi Zhang* , Florida State University
Max Gunzburger , Florida State University
9:30 a.m. A 3-D Nonlinear Anisotropic Elastodynamic Model for Rapid Enlargement of Intracranial Saccular Aneurysms. Janet Chen Daniel , James Madison University
Anthony Tongen , James Madison University
Paul G Warne , James Madison University
Debra Polignone Warne* , James Madison University
9:45 a.m.Break
10:00 a.m. Relaxed Matching for Stabilization of Mechanical Systems. David A Long* , North Carolina State University
Anthony M Bloch , University of Michigan
Jerrold E Marsden , California Institute of Technology
Dmitry V Zenkov , North Carolina State University
10:15 a.m. Stability Results for a Multilayer Mead-Markus Beam. Aaron A. Allen* , Iowa State University
Scott W. Hansen , Iowa State University
10:30 a.m. Numerical Results for Energy Decay in Thermoelastic Beams. Tim McDevitt* , Elizabethtown College
10:45 a.m. F dot ds...Simple Calculus, Deep Physics. Lawrence S. Braden* , St. Paul's School
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Park Tower Suite 8219, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. The future of school mathematics education. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Scott J. Baldridge , Louisiana State University
Daniel Chazan , University of Maryland
Solomon A. Garfunkel , COMAP
Kristin Umland , University of New Mexico
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. On Nash, Brouwer, and other nonconstructive proofs. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Christos Papadimitriou* , University of California Berkeley
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. Computable Structure Theory. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Barbara Csima* , University of Waterloo
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Paul Fendley , University of Virginia
Slava Krushkal , University of Virginia krushkal@virginia.edu
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Directing undergraduate research. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel Aparna W. Higgins , University of Dayton
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Educating about the state of the planet and sustainability while enhancing calculus. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Thomas J. Pfaff , Ithaca College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form and function in college algebra. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona and Harvard University
Patti Frazer Lock , St. Lawrence University
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Patricia D. Shure , University of Michigan
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m. Finding Explicitely the Value Function for an Optimal Control Problem. Jesus A. Pascal* , American University of Nigeria
9:15 a.m. Optimal quadrature formulae related to solutions of initial boundary value problems. Anna S Bulanova* , University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Sergei A Avdonin , University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dmitri A Ovsyannikov , Saint Petersburg State University
9:30 a.m. Convexity in Hamilton-Jacobi theory with measurable dependent time. Lingyan Huang* , Louisiana State University
9:45 a.m. Variational characterizations of the yield set of a polycrystal: some model cases. Marian Bocea* , North Dakota State University
10:00 a.m. Multiobjective optimization and nonlinear programming. Qingxia Li* , Louisiana State University
Peter Wolenski , Louisiana State University
10:15 a.m. A Distribution Approach to (Bi)Simulation Relations for Nonlinear Control Systems. Laura Munteanu* , The State University of New York, College at Oneonta
10:30 a.m. Controlling the Motion of Charged Particles in a Vacuum Electromagnetic Field from Boundary. Luis R Suazo* , University of Central Arkansas
Weijiu Liu , University Of Central Arkansas
10:45 a.m. Tracking control of nonlinear systems with uncertainties in the presence of hysteresis and saturation. Dinesh B Ekanayake* , Texas Tech University
Ram V Iyer , Texas Tech University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott Keith H. Weber , Rutgers University keith.weber@gse.rutgers.edu
Michelle J. Zandieh , Arizona State University
Karen A. Marrongelle , Portland State University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. Technology in statistics education. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Patricia B. Humphrey , Georgia Southern University
Chris J. Lacke , Rowan University
Michael A. Posner , Villanova University
Patricia B. Humphrey ,
John D. McKenzie , Babson College
Paul L. Myers , Woodward Academy
Chris J. Lacke ,
Michael A. Posner ,
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. Title to be announced. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. Designing and teaching a geometry course for preservice secondary mathematics teachers. Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel James E. Hamblin , Shippensburg University
William O. Martin , North Dakota State University
Todd D. Oberg , Illinois College
William E. Fenton , Bellarmine University
Angela M. Hodge , North Dakota State University
Barbara E. Reynolds , Cardinal Stritch University
Thomas Q. Sibley , St. John's University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Set theoretic methods in model theory. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Jouko Väänänen* , University of Amsterdam, ILLC
Thursday January 8, 2009, 10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. Geometreks. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Ivars Peterson* , MAA
Thursday January 8, 2009, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
10:30 a.m. Planar Algebras and knots. Emily Peters* , University of California, Berkeley
Scott Morrison , Microsoft, Station Q
Noah Snyder , University of California, Berkeley
10:30 a.m. Embedded minimal surfaces with finite topology. Christine Breiner* , Johns Hopkins University
10:30 a.m. Bockstein basis and resolution theorems in extension theory. Vera Tonic* , University of Oklahoma
10:30 a.m. State Complexes and Special Cube Complexes. Valerie J. Peterson* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
10:30 a.m. Noise Tolerant Planar Curve Matching Using Invariants. Kathleen M Iwancio* , North Carolina State University
10:30 a.m. Reconstructing free surfaces for a flow of ideal fluid around supercavitating wedges. Yuri Antipov , Louisiana State University
Anna Zemlyanova* , Louisiana State University
10:30 a.m. Some results on approximate liftings. Weihua Li* , University of New Hampshire
Don Hadwin , University of New Hampshire
10:30 a.m. Prior Knowledge and Calculus Performance. Jana R. Talley* , University of Oklahoma
10:30 a.m. An uncoupled EMP formulation of a Bianchi I scalar field cosmology. Jennie D'Ambroise* , University of Massachusetts Amherst
10:30 a.m. Yang Mills functional on a deformed Heisenberg $C^{\ast}$-algebra. Sooran Kang* , University of Colorado, at Boulder
10:30 a.m. Weighted $L^{2}$ Estimates for Dissipative Nonlinear Wave Equations with Space-Time Dependent Potential. Maisa M Khader* , University of Tennessee
10:30 a.m. The Effect of Diffusion on Calcium Oscillations. Nessy Tania* , University of Utah
James P. Keener , University of Utah
10:30 a.m. A New Approach to Killing Forms. Audrey Malagon* , Emory University
10:30 a.m. A geometric and combinatorial construction of the Springer representation. Heather M. Russell* , University of Iowa
Julianna S. Tymoczko , University of Iowa
10:30 a.m. Homogenizing the Acoustics of Cancellous Bone. Ana Vasilic* , University of Delaware
10:30 a.m. The Mechanics and Dynamics of DNA as an Elastic Rod. Eva M Strawbridge* , University of California, Davis
Thursday January 8, 2009, 11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Martha J. Siegel , Towson University
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota-Duluth
Thursday January 8, 2009, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. The Hoffman-Wielandt inequality revisited. Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Earl R. Barnes* , Morgan State University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. Can we make the Second Incompleteness Theorem coordinate free? Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Albert Visser* , Utrecht University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Joseph W. Dauben , Lehman College jdauben@att.net
Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia
Patti Hunter , Westmont College
Deborah Kent , Hillsdale College
1:00 p.m. Saving the phenomena: limits from Maclaurin to Cauchy. Robert E. Bradley* , Adelphi University
1:30 p.m. Euler, Lagrange and Cauchy: Three perspectives on the "Euler Identity". C Edward Sandifer* , Western Connecticut State University
2:00 p.m. Andrew Ellicott: mathematician, surveyor, teacher. Florence D Fasanelli* , AAAS
2:30 p.m. Edwin Abbott and the mathematics of Flatland. William Lindgren* , Slippery Rock University
Joan Richards , Brown University
3:00 p.m. Elliptic Functions via Invariant Theory: Cayley's partial anticipation of the Weierstrass $\wp $-function. Adrian Rice* , Randolph-Macon College
3:30 p.m. Teacher and Mentor: Gösta Mittag-Leffler's influence on the Swedish mathematical community through his role as professor at Stockholms högskola. Laura E. Turner* , University of Aarhus
4:00 p.m. What Led Ronald Fisher to the Concept of Randomization? A Re-Examination. Nancy S. Hall* , University of Delaware
4:30 p.m. Integral Equations: a "Revolution" in Mathematics in the early 20th Century? William T Archibald* , Simon Fraser University
Rossana Tazzioli , Universit'{e} de Lille I, Lille, France
5:00 p.m. The Center Problem in Complex Dynamics, 1913-1942. Daniel S. Alexander* , Drake University, Department of Mathematics & Computer Sciences
5:30 p.m. The real inventor of the computer. Sanford L Segal* , University of Rochester
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott William B. Jacob , University of California Santa Barbara
Paul J. Sally , University of Chicago
Ralf J. Spatzier , University of Michigan
Michael Starbird , University of Texas at Austin starbird@math.utexas.edu
1:00 p.m. Inquiry Based Learning at University of Michigan. Ralf J Spatzier* , University of Michigan
1:30 p.m. Two very different Inquiry Based Learning courses at the University of Michigan. Morton Brown* , University of Michigan
2:00 p.m. Upper-level undergraduate IBL mathematics classes at the University of Chicago. John D. Boller* , University of Chicago
2:30 p.m. Real Analysis---an inquiry-based approach. Carol S Schumacher* , Kenyon College
3:00 p.m. Restraint and Coverage: A Characterization of Instructor Change. Stan T Yoshinobu* , Cal State Dominguez Hills
3:30 p.m. Student-to-Student Discussions: The Roles of the Instructor and Students in Discussions in an Inquiry-Oriented Transition to Proof Course. Stephanie R Nichols* , Anoka-Ramsey Community College
4:00 p.m. Inquiring about Inquiry: Progress on Research and Evaluation Studies of Inquiry-Based Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics at Four Campuses. Sandra L. Laursen* , University of Colorado, Boulder
Marja-Liisa Hassi , University of Colorado, Boulder
4:30 p.m. Incorporating Inquiry-Based Learning in the Calculus Sequence: A Most Challenging Endeavour. M. Padraig McLoughlin* , Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
5:00 p.m. IBL in Freshman Calculus at the University of Chicago. Diane Herrmann* , University of Chicago
5:30 p.m. Guided Discovery: Teaching Mathematics/Transforming Lives. Michael Starbird* , The University of Texas at Austin
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott John B. Conway , George Washington University conway@gwu.edu
Sherwin Kouchekian , University of South Florida
William T. Ross , University of Richmond
1:00 p.m. "Fingerprints" of the Two Dimensional Shapes and Lemniscates. Peter Ebenfelt , UCSD La Jolla
Dima Khavinson* , University of South Florida
Harold S. Shapiro , Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm
1:30 p.m. One to one compressions of composition operators and the Klein-Gordon equation. Hakan Hedenmalm , Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden
Alfonso Montes-Rodriguez* , Universidad de Sevilla
2:00 p.m. Examples in Bergman and Hardy Spaces. John R. Akeroyd* , University of Arkansas
2:30 p.m. Multiplicative isometries and isometric zero-divisors. Alexandru Aleman , Lund University
Peter L. Duren , University of Michigan
Maria J. Martin* , University of Michigan
Dragan Vukotic , Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
3:00 p.m. On some bilinear symmetric forms and meromorphic continuation of analytic functions. Vasiliy A. Prokhorov* , University of South Alabama
Dmitri V. Prokhorov , University of South Florida
3:30 p.m. Zeros of certain kernel functions in the Fock space. Catherine Beneteau* , University of South Florida
Brent Carswell , Allegheny College
Sherwin Kouchekian , University of South Florida
4:00 p.m. Invariant Subspaces and Composition Operators. Manuel Ponce-Escudero* , Universidad de Sevilla
Alfonso Montes-Rodríguez , Universidad de Sevilla
Stanislav Shkarin , Queen's University Belfast
4:30 p.m. Weighted composition operators on the Bloch space in $\mathbb C^n$. Robert F. Allen , George Mason University
Flavia Colonna* , George Mason University
5:00 p.m. Compact approximation of integral operators with applications to composition operators. Pekka J. Nieminen* , University of Helsinki
5:30 p.m. Extremals for the families of commuting spherical contractions and their adjoints. Stefan Richter* , University of Tennessee
Carl Sundberg , University of Tennessee
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Stephanie Edwards , Hope College sedwards@hope.edu
Rich L. Stankewitz , Ball State University
1:00 p.m. Boundaries of Bounded Fatou Components of Quadratic Maps. Ross Flek , Graduate Center, CUNY
Linda Keen* , Graduate Center and Lehman College, CUNY
1:30 p.m. A Generalized Version of the McMullen Domain. Elizabeth D Russell* , Boston University
2:00 p.m. Singular Perturbations of Complex Polynomials. Sebastian M Marotta* , University of the Pacific
2:30 p.m. Holomorphic Motions and Hénon Maps. Philip P. Mummert* , Taylor University
3:00 p.m. Approximable Quasidisks. Ngin-Tee Koh* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
3:30 p.m. Convex combinations of harmonic mappings. Michael Dorff* , Brigham Young University
Magdalena Woloszkiewicz , Brigham Young University
4:00 p.m. discrete conformal flows in circle packing. Ken Stephenson* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Elias Wegert , University of Freiberg, Germany
David Bauer , University of Freiberg, Germany
4:30 p.m. Multiplier Sequences for Generalized Laguerre Bases. Tamas Forgacs , California State University, Fresno
Andrzej Piotrowski* , University of Alaska Southeast
5:00 p.m. Behavior of $\int \exp(rz-b(r))dr$ for Smooth $b$: Connections with the Szegö Projection Operator. Jennifer Halfpap* , University of Montana
5:30 p.m. Weighted homogeneous pluripotential theory. Malgorzata S Stawiska* , University of Kansas
Maritza M. Branker , Niagara University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Jay A. Shapiro , George Mason University jshapiro@gmu.edu
David E. Dobbs , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Shane P. Redmond , Eastern Kentucky University
Joe A. Stickles , Millikin University
1:00 p.m. Derivations, formal fibers and bad Noetherian rings. Bruce M Olberding* , New Mexico State University
1:30 p.m. On the $t$-spectrum of a Noetherian domain. Evan Houston* , University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Abdeslam Mimouni , King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
2:00 p.m. Seminormality and Weak Normality. Marie A Vitulli* , University of Oregon
2:30 p.m. On n-absorbing ideals of commutative rings. David F. Anderson , The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Ayman R Badawi* , American University Of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
3:00 p.m. Some characterizations of generalized GCD domains. Hwankoo Kim* , Department of Information Security, Hoseo University, Korea
3:30 p.m. Krull-dimension of a power series ring over a nonSFT-domain. Byung Gyun Kang* , Pohang University of Science and Technology
Phan Thanh Toan , Pohang University of Science and Technology
4:00 p.m. Elasticity of Krull Domains with Infinite Class Groups. Benjamin R Lynch* , University of Tennessee
4:30 p.m. Block diagonalization and 2-unit sums of matrices over Prufer domains. Peter Vamos , University of Exeter
Sylvia Wiegand* , University of Nebraska
5:00 p.m. Cut Vertices and Zero-Divisor Graphs. M. Axtell* , University of St. Thomas
J. Stickles , Millikin University
5:30 p.m. Generalized Boolean rings, idealizations, and zero-divisor graphs. Ryan E. Clark* , University of Tennessee Knoxville
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Paul Fendley , University of Virginia
Slava Krushkal , University of Virginia krushkal@virginia.edu
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Sean Lawton , Instituto Superior Tecnico slawton@math.ist.utl.pt
Elisha Peterson , United States Military Academy
1:00 p.m. Metabelian SL(n,C) representations of knot groups. Hans U. Boden* , McMaster University
Stefan Friedl , University of Warwick
1:30 p.m. Characteristic subsurfaces, character varieties and Dehn fillings. Marc Culler* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Steve Boyer , Université du Québec à Montréal
Peter B Shalen , University of Illinois at Chicago
Xingru Zhang , State University of New York at Buffalo
2:00 p.m. 3-manifolds whose character varieties are not Lagrangian. S Adam Sikora* , SUNY Buffalo
2:30 p.m. Bers slices are Zariski dense. David Dumas* , University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard P. Kent , Brown University
3:00 p.m. Deformations of maximal representations in the real symplectic group. Steven Bradlow , Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois
Oscar Garcia-Prada , CSIC, Madrid
Peter Gothen* , Centro de Matematica da Universidade do Porto
3:30 p.m. Ergodicity of subgroups of mapping class groups on $\mathsf{SU}(2)$-character varieties. William M. Goldman* , University of Maryland
Eugene Z. Xia , National Center for Theoretical Science (South), National Cheng-Kung University
4:00 p.m. Dynamics of the modular group action on certain character varieties of the two generator free group. William M. Goldman , University of Maryland College Park
Greg McShane , Laboratoire Emile Picard Universite Paris Paul Sabatier, France
George Stantchev , Center for Scientific Computation and Mathematical Modelling, University of Maryland College Park, USA
Ser P. Tan* , National University of Singapore
4:30 p.m. Cohomology of SL(2,C) character varieties of surface groups and the action of the Torelli group. Georgios D. Daskalopoulos , Brown University
Richard A. Wentworth* , Johns Hopkins University and the University of Maryland
5:00 p.m. The topology of the moduli of free group representations. Sean Lawton* , University of Maryland
Carlos Florentino , Instituto Superior Tecnico
5:30 p.m. Trace Diagram Recurrences and Central Functions of SL(2,C)-Character Varieties. Elisha Peterson* , United States Military Academy (West Point)
Sean Lawton , Instituto Superior Técnico
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott David Saunders , University of Delaware
David Harvey , Harvard University
David Joyner , U.S. Naval Academy wdjoyner@gmail.com
1:00 p.m. Siegel modular forms in Sage. Craig Citro , University of California -- Los Angeles
Alexandru Ghitza , University of Melbourne
Nathan C. Ryan* , Bucknell University
Nils-Peter Skoruppa , Universitat Siegen
1:30 p.m. Nilpotent Orbits Associated to Coxeter Cells. Steven Glenn Jackson , The University of Massachusetts Boston
Alfred G. Noël* , The University of Massachusetts Boston
2:00 p.m. Coding theory and combinatorics in Sage. David Joyner* , US Naval Academy
Robert Miller , University of Washington, Seattle
2:30 p.m. Numerical analysis tools for LLL lattice basis reduction. Gilles Villard* , CNRS, University of Lyon, France
3:00 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. Ultra-Sparse Matrix Reduction to Reduced Row-Echelon Form for matrices over $GF(2)$. Gregory V Bard* , Fordham University
Robert Miller , The University of Washington
4:00 p.m. Modular ranks of the adjacency matrices of strongly regular graphs arising from semifields. Qing Xiang* , University of Delaware
4:30 p.m. On matrix rank modulo small primes. B David Saunders* , University of Delaware
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott Darren Glass , Gettysburg College dglass@gettysburg.edu
Amy E. Ksir , United States Naval Academy
1:00 p.m. Fields of moduli of three point covers. Andrew S Obus* , University of Pennsylvania
1:30 p.m. Cartier operator on Kummer covers of the projective line. Arsen Elkin* , Colorado State University
2:00 p.m. Abelian formulas for cyclic curves. Emma Previato* , Boston University
Shigeki Matsutani , Sagamihara, Japan
2:30 p.m. Admissible group actions on curves. David Harbater* , University of Pennsylvania
Julia Hartmann , RWTH Aachen
Daniel Krashen , University of Georgia
3:00 p.m. Minimal-genus $G$-actions. Robert Guralnick , University of Southern California
Michael Zieve* , Rutgers University
3:30 p.m. Katz Gabber covers of curves with extra automorphisms. Ted Chinburg* , University of Pennsylvania
Frauke M. Bleher , University of Iowa
Peter Symonds , University of Manchester
4:00 p.m. Bounding the Number of Group Actions on a Surface of Fixed Genus. Aaron D Wootton* , University of Portland
J W Anderson , University of Southampton
4:30 p.m. Decomposing Jacobian varieties using automorphism groups. Jennifer Paulhus* , Kansas State University
5:00 p.m. Automorphism groups of cyclic curves defined over finite fields of any characteristics. Rakinawasan Sanjeewa* , Oakland University
Tanush Shaska , Oakland University
5:30 p.m. Class numbers of function fields. Jing Long Hoelscher* , University of Arizona
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott Gaston N'Guerekata , Morgan State University
Alexander A. Pankov , Morgan State University
Guoping Zhang , Morgan State University hyzgp73@yahoo.com
Xuming Xie , Morgan State University
Zhijun Qiao , University of Texas Pan American
1:00 p.m. Well-posedness in Sobolev space of an unsteady crystal growth problem. Xuming Xie* , Morgan State University
1:30 p.m. Optical solitons with time-dependent dispersion, nonlinearity and attenuation. Anjan Biswas* , Delaware State University
2:00 p.m. Nonlinear dynamical phenomena in mesoscale modeling of polycrystals. Maria Emelianenko* , George Mason University
David Kinderlehrer , Carnegie Mellon University
Dmitry Golovaty , University of Akron
2:30 p.m. A numerical study of optical soliton-like structures resulting from the nonlinear Schrödinger equation with square-root law nonlinearity. Dawn Alisha Lott* , Delaware State University
Anjan Biswas , Delaware State University
3:00 p.m. Peakon Equations. Zhijun George Qiao , UTPA
X Li* , UTPA
3:30 p.m. Pseudo Almost Automorphic Solutions to the $N$-Dimensional Heat Equation with $S^p$-Pseudo Almost Automorphic Coefficients. Toka Diagana* , Howard University
4:00 p.m. Rigidity of Landau's solutions to the Navier-Stokes equations. Hongjie Dong* , Brown University
4:30 p.m. Dynamics of super-Gaussian Optical Solitons by Collective Variables Method. Patrice Green* , Delaware State University
Dawn Lott , Delaware State University
Anjan Biswas , Delaware State University
5:00 p.m. Soliton perturbation theory for the phi-four equation. Ryan Sassaman* , Delaware State University
Anjan Biswas , Delaware State University
5:30 p.m. Quenching phenomena due to a concentrated nonlinear source in $\mathbb{R}^{N}$. Patcharin Tragoonsirisak* , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
6:00 p.m. {$C^{(n)}$-Almost Automorphic Solutions of Some Nonautonomous Differential Equations}. Valerie N. Nelson* , Morgan State University
Gaston M. N'Guerekata , Morgan State University
Khalil Ezzinbi , Universite Cadi Ayyad, Faculte des Sciences Semlalia
6:25 p.m. Spherical Averaged Endpoint Strichartz Estimate for the Two-dimensional Schrödinger Equation with Inverse Square Potential. I-Kun Chen* , University of Maryland, College Park
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Bryan L. Shader , University of Wyoming bshader@uwyo.edu
Luz M. DeAlba , Drake University
Leslie Hogben , Iowa State University
In-Jae Kim , Minnesota State University
1:00 p.m. Spectrally arbitrary patterns over finite fields. Elizabeth J Bodine* , Washington State University
1:30 p.m. Potentially Nilpotent Full Sign Patterns. I.-J. Kim , Minnesota State University, Mankato
D. D. Olesky , University of Victoria
B. L. Shader , University of Wyoming
P. van den Driessche , University of Victoria
H. van der Holst , Eindhoven University of Technology
K. N. Vander Meulen* , Redeemer University College
2:00 p.m. Minimum Rank of Various Matrix Patterns. Shaun M Fallat* , University of Regina
2:30 p.m. Minimum rank of graph powers. Richard Brualdi , University of Wisconsin, Madison
Louis Deaett , University of Wisconsin, Madison
Luz DeAlba , Drake University
Jason Grout* , Iowa State University
In-Jae Kim , Minnesota State University, Mankato
Steve Kirkland , University of Regina
Raphael Loewy , Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
Judith McDonald , Washington State University
Pauline van den Driessche , University of Victoria
Amy Yielding , Washington State University
3:00 p.m. Minimum rank of skew-symmetric matrices described by a graph. Colin Garnett* , University of Wyoming
3:30 p.m. Discovery of Principles of Nature from Mathematical Modeling of DNA Microarray Data: Computational Prediction and Experimental Verification. Orly Alter* , University of Texas at Austin
4:00 p.m. On $m$-convertible matrices. Adam H Berliner* , University of Wisconsin - Madison
4:30 p.m. Graph-theoretic criteria for injectivity and unique equilibria in biochemical reaction networks. Gheorghe Craciun* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
5:00 p.m. Signed Domination Number of a Matrix. Adam Berliner , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Richard A Brualdi* , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Louis Deaett , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Kathleen P Kiernan , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Seth Myer , University of Wisconsin - Madison
Michael Schroeder , University of Wisconsin - Madison
5:30 p.m.Problem Session
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott Erhan Bayraktar , University of Michigan
Tim Siu-Tang Leung , Johns Hopkins University timleung@jhu.edu
Birgit Rudloff , Princeton University
1:00 p.m. Smooth Fit Principle for Impulse Control of Multi-dimensional Diffusion Processes. Xin Guo* , UC Berkeley
Guoliang Wu , Dept of Math, UC Berkeley
1:30 p.m. Regularity of the American put price in exponential Lévy models. Erhan Bayraktar , University of Michigan
Hao Xing* , University of Michigan
2:00 p.m. Formulas for Stopped Diffusion Processes with Stopping Times based on Drawdowns and Drawups. Libor Pospisil , Columbia University
Jan Vecer , Columbia University
Olympia Hadjiliadis* , Brooklyn College, C.U.N.Y.
2:30 p.m. Exponential Hedging with Optimal Stopping and Static-dynamic Hedging. Tim S.T. Leung* , Johns Hopkins University
3:00 p.m. Volatility Derivatives on Time-Changed Levy Processes. Roger Lee* , University of Chicago
Peter Carr , Bloomberg LP and NYU Courant Institute
3:30 p.m. A Stochastic Volatility Alternative to SABR. Chris Rogers , University of Cambridge
Luitgard Veraart* , University of Karlsruhe
4:00 p.m. A Hilbert transform approach to options pricing. Liming Feng* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
4:30 p.m. Time Changed Markov Processes in Unified Credit-Equity Modeling. Rafael Mendoza* , Northwestern University
Vadim Linetsky , Northwestern University
Peter Carr , New York University, Courant Institute
5:00 p.m. An information reduction model for credit risk based on level crossings of a diffusion. A Deniz Sezer* , University of Calgary
5:30 p.m. Credit Portfolio Optimization. Jack Kim* , Stanford University
Kay Giesecke , Stanford University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Daniel Goroff , Harvey Mudd College dgoroff@mac.com
Daniel Ullman , George Washington University
1:00 p.m. The Mathematical Redistricting Problem. Daniel H Ullman* , The George Washington University
1:20 p.m. The Law and Policy of Redistricting. Richard Pildes* , NYU School of Law
1:40 p.m. A Proposal for Redistricting Reform: A Model State Constitutional Amendment. Sam Hirsch* , Jenner & Block LLP
2:10 p.m. The Promises and Perils of Optimal Redistricting. Micah Altman* , Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University
2:30 p.m. The Redistricting Problem: Second-Order Bias. Michael P McDonald* , George Mason University
3:00 p.m. Lessons from a Court-Appointed Nonpartisan Redistricter. Nathaniel Alfred Persily* , Columbia University
3:20 p.m. Partisan Fairness in Districting. Andrew Gelman* , Dept of Statistics and Dept of Political Science, Columbia Univ
David Epstein , Dept of Political Science, Columbia Univ
3:40 p.m. Empirical Consequences of Redistricting in the U.S. James M Snyder* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
4:20 p.m. A Fair Division Solution to the Problem of Redistricting. Zeph Landau* , Berkeley Quantum Information & Computation Center, University of California, Berkeley
Ilona Yershov , City College of New York
Oneil Reid , City College of New York
4:40 p.m. A Measure of Bizarreness. Christopher P. Chambers , California Institute of Technology
Alan D Miller* , California Institute of Technology
5:00 p.m. A New Approach to Measuring the Racial Impact of Redistricting. Jonathan N. Katz* , California Institute of Technology
Andrew Gelman , Columbia University
Gary King , Harvard University
5:30 p.m. Drivers of redistricting trends. Michael S Teitelbaum* , Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
5:50 p.m. Will contiguous redistricting create competitive races for legislative elections? Richard B. Freeman* , harvard university
6:10 p.m. Reflections upon almost 30 years involvement with redistricting. Charles R Hampton* , The College of Wooster and Calvin College
6:30 p.m. Continuing Discussion of the Redistricting Problem. Daniel L. Goroff* , Harvey Mudd College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Valentina S. Harizanov , George Washington University
Jozef H. Przytycki , George Washington University przytyck@gwu.edu
1:00 p.m. Non-right-orderable $3$-manifold groups. Rachel Roberts* , Washington University in St Louis
John Shareshian , Washington University in St Louis
1:30 p.m. Computability theoretic aspects of ordered groups. David Reed Solomon* , University of Connecticut
2:00 p.m.Discussion
2:30 p.m. Real Computability and Manifolds. Wesley Calvert , Murray State University
Russell Miller* , Queens College & The Graduate Center, C.U.N.Y.
3:00 p.m. A geometrical approach to the braid conjugacy problem. Ivan A. Dynnikov* , Moscow State University
3:30 p.m. Countable groups and their orderings. Jennifer Chubb* , George Washington University
4:00 p.m. Palindromes and orderings in Artin groups. Florian L Deloup* , Institut de Mathématiques, Université de Toulouse III, France
4:30 p.m. Compactness of the space of left orders. Mieczyslaw K. Dabkowski* , UTD
Malgorzata A. Dabkowska , UTD
Valentina S. Harizanov , GWU
Jozef H. Przytycki , GWU
Michael A. Veve , GWU
5:00 p.m. Limit points in the space of left orderings of a group. Adam J Clay* , University of British Columbia
Dale P O Rolfsen , University of British Columbia
5:30 p.m. Pseudotrees under the interval topology. Jennifer Anne Brown* , California State University, Channel Islands
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Edward Castillo, Jr , University of California Irvine ecastill@math.uci.edu
James M. Rath , University of Texas at Austin organism@ices.utexas.edu
Sarah A. Williams , University of California Davis saw@email.unc.edu
1:00 p.m.Networking Meet & Greet for Scientific Computing Community
2:00 p.m.Discussion
2:30 p.m. Computational Methods in Coastal Engineering. Jerry L. Bona* , University of Illinois at Chicago
3:00 p.m. Low Mach Number Modeling of Type Ia Supernovae. Ann S Almgren* , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
John B Bell , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Andy J Nonaka , Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Mike Zingale , Stony Brook University
3:30 p.m. Numerical methods and software for hazardous free-surface geophysical flows. David L George* , USGS Cascades Volcano Observatory
4:00 p.m. Linear Algebra Challenges in Parallel Circuit Simulation. Erik G. Boman , Sandia National Laboratories
David M. Day , Sandia National Laboratories
Robert J. Hoekstra , Sandia National Laboratories
Heidi K. Thornquist* , Sandia National Laboratories
4:30 p.m. Scalable Solution Methods via Optimal Control Reformulation. Denis Ridzal* , Sandia National Labs
Pavel Bochev , Sandia National Labs
5:00 p.m. Generalized Finite Element Methods, Meshless Methods, and Quadrature. John E. Osborn* , University of Maryland at College Park
5:30 p.m. Goal-Oriented Error Estimation and Multilevel Preconditioning for the Poisson-Boltzmann Equation. Stephen D. Bond* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Burak Aksoylu , Louisiana State University
Eric C. Cyr , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Michael J. Holst , University of California at San Diego
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Teaching a course in the history of mathematics. Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel V. Frederick Rickey , U.S. Military Academy
Victor J. Katz , University of the District of Columbia
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. An introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Jeffrey Ehme , Spelman College
Colm A. Mulcahy , Spelman College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Beyond formulas and algorithms: Teaching a conceptual/thematic single variable calculus course. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Shahriar Shahriari , Pomona College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. The Schur Aggregation and Ill Conditioned Linear System. Abdramane Serme* , BMCC - The City University of New York
Lucio M.G. Prado , BMCC- The City University of New York
1:15 p.m. Jacobi-Gauss quadrature and near-optimal Lebesgue constants. Akil Narayan* , Brown University
1:30 p.m.Break
1:45 p.m. A new spectral-element method in polar and spherical geometries. Yuen-Yick Kwan* , Center for Computational Science, Tulane University
Jie Shen , Purdue University
2:00 p.m. On the stability of a numerical scheme for a system of ordinary differential equations with a large skew-symmetric component. Katharine F Gurski* , Howard University
Stephen O'Sullivan , University College Dublin
2:15 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m. Approximation by Bivariate Linear Splines for Adaptive Mesh Generation. Edmond Nadler* , Eastern Michigan University
2:45 p.m. Higher Order Convergence of an SDG method for Scalar Conservation Laws. Yangsuk Ko* , California State University, Bakersfield
3:00 p.m. Developing 3rd, 4th and 5th order Difference Techniques on a Singular Perturbation Problem and Their Stability Comparison. F. Olcay Ilicasu* , Rowan University
David H Schultz , UW-Milwaukee (Prof. Emeritus)
Bakhadirzhon Siddikov , Ferris State University
3:15 p.m. A fast inversion algorithm for linearized diffuse optical tomography with large data sets. Gunay Dogan* , NIST
George Biros , Georgia Tech
3:30 p.m. On the orthogonal expansion of functions on the cylinder. Jeremy Wade* , University of Oregon
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. On Seymour's Second Neighborhood Conjecture. James N Brantner* , Erskine College
1:15 p.m. Structure and Randomness in Additive Combinatorics. Philip Matchett Wood* , Rutgers University
Linh Tran , Rutgers University
Van Vu , Rutgers University
1:30 p.m. The diameter of random spanning trees in a given graph. Fan Chung , UC San Diego
Paul K Horn* , UC San Diego
Linyuan Lu , University of South Carolina
1:45 p.m. Towards a general tree decomposition theory for matroids. Jeremy M. Aikin* , Louisiana State University
James Oxley , Louisiana State University
2:00 p.m. Universal Cycles on Simple Graphs. Emma E. Snively* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
Bill Kay , University of South Carolina
Greg Brockman , Harvard College
2:15 p.m. The Gale-Berlekamp Switching Game. Garry S Bowlin* , Binghamton University
2:30 p.m. On $\gamma$-labeling almost-bipartite 2-regular graphs. Ryan Bunge* , Illinois State University
Saad El-Zanati , Illinois State University
Charles Vanden Eynden , Illinois State University
2:45 p.m. Elements of Finite Order in the Riordan Group. Marshall M Cohen* , Morgan State University
3:00 p.m. Enumeration of the distinct shuffles of permutations. Camillia Smith* , Department of Mathematics
3:15 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. Haar Graphs For Groups That Are Non-Cyclic. Charlie A. McIntosh* , Wesleyan University
3:45 p.m. Further results on labeling the $r$-path with a condition at distance two. John P. Georges , Trinity College
David W. Mauro* , Trinity College
Yan Wang , Millsaps College
4:00 p.m. Selectivity Schur Numbers for a Finite Number of Colors. Daniel Schaal* , South Dakota State University
Mike Bergwell , Southeast Technical Institute
Scott Jones , Milliman Inc.
4:15 p.m. A Deletion-Contraction Theorem for Internally 4-connected Graphs. Carolyn B Chun* , Louisiana State University
James Oxley , Louisiana State University
Dillon Mayhew , Victoria University of Wellington
4:30 p.m. Isomorphic components of direct products of bipartite graphs. Richard Hammack* , Virginia Commonwealth University
4:45 p.m. The incidence game chromatic number. John Y. Kim* , MIT
5:00 p.m. Binary rank and path invariance for reductions of signed graphs. Nathan K Pflueger* , Stanford University
5:15 p.m. Super-exponential families of nonisomorphic matroids having the same Tutte polynomial. Ken Shoda* , The George Washington University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. On Anticipating Linear Stochastic Differential Equations. Julius N Esunge* , Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
Hui-Hsiung Kuo , Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA
1:15 p.m. Time discretization of Markov chains: kick it up a notch. Bogdan Doytchinov* , Elizabethtown College
1:30 p.m. Evolution systems of measures for non-autonomous stochastic differential equations with Lévy noise. Robert D Wooster* , University of Connecticut
1:45 p.m. On Mean Advantage Over Inferiors Ordering and Weighted Distributions. Broderick Oluyede* , Georgia Southern University
Norou Diawara , Old Dominion University
2:00 p.m. Measurement Errors in the Generalized Poisson-Poisson Regression Model. Mavis Pararai* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
2:15 p.m. Tests for the Equality of the Means in the Analysis of Clustered Count Data. K K Saha* , Central Connecticut State University
2:30 p.m. All-pairwise Comparisons for populations with Unequal Error Variances. Hong Li* , Bowling Green State University
2:45 p.m. Image Reconstruction in Multi-Channel Model under Gaussian Noise. Veera Holdai* , Wayne State University/Salisbury University
Alexander Korostelev , Wayne State University
3:00 p.m. A Spectral Look at the Serial test of Randomness. Abbas M. Alhakim* , Clarkson University
3:15 p.m.Break
3:30 p.m. A Hypothesis Test for Evaluating the Spectral Purity of Fuzzy Clusters. Rhonda D. Phillips* , Virginia Tech
Layne T. Watson , Virginia Tech
Randolph H. Wynne , Virginia Tech
3:45 p.m. The Generalized MLE With Interval-Censored And Masked Competing Risks Data. Jiaping Wang* , SUNY at Binghamton
Qiqing Yu , SUNY at Binghamton
George George Y. C. Wong , Strang Cancer Prevention Center
4:00 p.m. Spatial Analysis of Archaeological Sites Associated with Subsistence Resources in Coastal South Central Alaska. Joseph B. Liddle* , University of Alaska Southeast
Aron Crowell , Arctic Studies center, Smithsonian Institution, Anchorage Alaska.
Mark Matson , Matanuska-Susistna Bourough, Palmer, Alaska.
4:15 p.m. On the Two-Sided Power Distribution. Amol Kapila* , Brown University
Stephanie Sapp , Johns Hopkins University
4:30 p.m. Statistical Analysis of Aggregated, Spatiotemporally Clustered Proportions. Boubakari Ibrahimou* , Department of Epidemiology & Biostatistics/ University of South Florida
4:45 p.m. Rainflow Cycles Counting Method to Assess Time Series Models for Terrain Profiles. Jinfeng Wei* , Maryville University of St. Louis
T.C. Sun , Wayne State University
5:00 p.m. Proving the 100 Swiss Francs conjecture. Mingfu Zhu* , Clemson University
Shuhong Gao , Clemson University
Guangran Jiang , Department of Computer Science, Zhejiang University
5:15 p.m. Omnibus Sequences. Greg Brockman* , Harvard College
Sunil Abraham , The University of Oxford
5:30 p.m. Nonparametric statistics applied on simulated data and some Gene Expression data. Akram M. Almohalwas* , Central Michigan University
5:45 p.m. A Computational Model for Functional Mapping of Genes that Regulate HIV Drug Therapy and Virus Load. William W. Hager , University of Florida Gainesville
Jiangtao Luo* , Department of Mathematics, University of Florida, Gainesville
Rongling Wu , Institute of Food and Agrcultural Sciences, University of Florida, Gainesville
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Residual Solvability of One-relator Groups. Delaram Kahrobaei* , City Univesity of New York
1:15 p.m. New classification of $2$-generated $p$-groups of class $2$. Arturo Magidin* , University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Robert F Morse , University of Evansville
Azhana Ahmad , Universiti Teknologi Malaysia
1:30 p.m. Hyperbolic groups which fiber in infinitely many ways. Taralee Mecham* , University of Oklahoma
Antara Mukherjee , University of Oklahoma
1:45 p.m. Cartesian Products of Sets Satisfying the Central Sets Theorem. Neil Hindman* , Howard University
Dona Strauss , University of Leeds
2:00 p.m. The probability that a product of $n$ group elements is equal to a rearrangement of itself. Thomas Langley* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
David Levitt , Carnegie Mellon University
Joseph Rower , California Lutheran University
2:15 p.m. Singleton doubly-twisted conjugacy classes in free groups. P. Christopher Staecker* , Messiah College
2:30 p.m. The Structure of Finite Groups with conditions on fixed-point-free Automorphims. Gary L Walls* , Southeasern Louisiana University
2:45 p.m. On $n$-Scorza groups. Luise-Charlotte Kappe* , State University of New York at Binghamton
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. The point-pushing subgroup of the punctured mapping class group is not realizable by diffeomorphisms. Mladen Bestvina , University of Utah
Thomas Church* , University of Chicago
Juan Souto , University of Michigan
3:30 p.m. The development of Sylow $p$-subloops in finite Moufang loops. Stephen M Gagola III* , The University of Arizona
3:45 p.m. Characterizing Subgroups Satisfying the Strong Frattini Argument in a Direct Product. Joseph Evan* , King's College
4:00 p.m. A note on irreducible, infinite Coxeter groups. Dongwen Qi* , Georgia Southwestern State University
4:15 p.m. Quasi-Multiplicative Bases for the Center of the Iwahori--Hecke Algebra of Type $A_n$. Andrew Francis , University of Western Sydney
Lenny Jones* , Shippensburg University
4:30 p.m. On an algorithm for low dimensional group homology. Josh Roberts* , University of Kentucky
4:45 p.m. Centers of cyclotomic Sergeev superalgebras. Oliver Ruff* , University of Toledo
5:00 p.m. On the Covering Number of Small Alternating Groups. Luise-Charlotte Kappe , State University of New York at Binghamton
Joanne L Redden* , Elmira College
5:15 p.m. $IA$-automorphisms of center by metabelian groups. Margaret H. Dean* , Borough of Manhattan Community College / CUNY
Marcos Zyman , Borough of Manhattan Community College / CUNY
Katalin A. Bencsáth , Manhattan College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Oscillation of sublinear Emden--Fowler dynamic equations on time scales. Allan C. Peterson* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lynn H. Erbe , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Baoguo Jia , Univesity of Nebraska-Lincoln
1:15 p.m. The Dynamic Lyapunov Equation on Time Scales:. Alice A. Ramos* , Baylor University, Waco, TX
1:30 p.m. Homoclinic Orbits for a 2n$^{th}$ Order Nonlinear Difference Equation. Heidi Berger* , Simpson College
1:45 p.m. Adaptive Control in the Nabla Setting. Billy J Jackson* , Valdosta State University
2:00 p.m. Nonhyperbolic Dynamics for Competitive Systems in the Plane and Global Period-doubling Bifurcations. Senada Kalabusic* , University of Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2:15 p.m. The use of formative assessment in university level mathematics courses. Judith C Stull* , Temple University
2:30 p.m. Symmetric functions and difference equations with asymptotically periodic solutions. Richard T Guy* , Wake Forest University
Kenneth S Berenhaut , Wake Forest University
2:45 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m. Morphing Lord Brouncker's Continued Fraction for pi into the product of Wallis. Thomas J Osler* , Rowan University
3:15 p.m. Weakly Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems on Time Scales. Rebecca Burton Kalhorn* , North Carolina State University
Jesus Rodriguez , North Carolina State University
3:30 p.m. Equations of convolution type with monotone coefficients. Kenneth S. Berenhaut , Wake Forest University
Nathaniel G Vish* , Wake Forest University
3:45 p.m. Some conditions for convergence and subsequential convergence of regularly generated sequences. Ibrahim Canak* , Adnan Menderes University
Umit Totur , Adnan Menderes University
4:00 p.m. Treating Power Series Through Topoliogical Concepts. Mokhtar Aouina* , Jackson State University
Mohammad Khadivi , Jackson State University
4:15 p.m. Reverse Sharp Inequalities for the Sequence-to- Function Hausdorff Transformation. Constantine Georgakis* , DePaul University
4:30 p.m. Sequence Design in Wireless Communication. Corneliu Alexandru Bodea* , University of Richmond
Matthew F Der , University of Richmond
Calina Anamaria Copos , University of Richmond
David O'Neal , University of Richmond
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. Park Tower Suite 8219, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Order in the Conjugacy Poset of a Reductive Monoid. Ryan K Therkelsen* , North Carolina State University
1:15 p.m. MV-pairs. Elena Vinceková* , Mathematical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
Silvia Pulmannová , Mathematical Institute, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia
1:30 p.m. A topology on lattice ordered groups. Homeira Pajoohesh* , Medgar Evers College, CUNY
1:45 p.m. Natural Poset Extensions of the Lattice of Integer Partitions. Michael E Detlefsen* , Slippery Rock University
2:00 p.m. Some result in Lattices. Omid Ghayour* , Shahid Chamran University
Mehrdad Namdari , Shahid Chamran University
M. Motamedi , Chamran University
2:15 p.m.Break
2:30 p.m. Commutative semifields via Dembowski-Ostrom polynomials. Pamela Kosick* , University of Delaware
Robert S. Coulter , University of Delaware
2:45 p.m. Square-Vinegar Signature Scheme. Crystal Clough* , University of Cincinnati
3:00 p.m. ESSENCE: A Family of Cryptographic Hashing Algorithms. Jason Worth Martin* , James Madison University
3:15 p.m. Rational and irrational series over the free group. Aaron Lauve* , Texas A&M University
Christophe Reutenauer , University of Quebec at Montreal
3:30 p.m. The Limits of the Attack on SFLASH. Daniel C Smith* , Indiana University
3:45 p.m.Break
4:00 p.m. On Certain Towers of Extensions by Antiderivatives. V Ravi Srinivasan* , University of Oklahoma
4:15 p.m. Hilbert's Seventeenth Problem in Valued Fields. Laurel Miller-Sims* , McMaster University
4:30 p.m. Solving an Intellectual Property Problem via A System of Polynomial Equations over GF(2). Gregory V Bard* , Fordham University
4:45 p.m. Further Remarks on Fibration and Cofibration in Module Theory. C. Joanna Su* , Providence College
5:00 p.m. Homology of a chain complex over p-complete abelian groups. Ruth E Vanderpool* , University of Oregon
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m. Spatial Bounds on the Effective Complex Permittivity for Time-Harmonic Waves in Random Media. Lyubima Boteva Simeonova* , University of Utah
David C. Dobson , University of Utah
1:15 p.m. Calculation of the EM Fields for scattering from Large Cavities. Weiwei Zhang* , King's College
1:30 p.m. Existence and uniqueness of the critical wave number for the asymmetric planar Bénard problem. Matthew Glomski* , Marist College
1:45 p.m. Quantum Non-Singularity of Spacetimes with Higher Order Diverging Differential Curvature Invariants. Deborah A. Konkowski* , U.S. Naval Academy
Thomas M. Helliwell , Harvey Mudd College
2:00 p.m. Collinear four-body problem. Tiancheng Ouyang , Provo, UT
Duokui Yan* , Provo, UT
2:15 p.m. Four-order acousto-optic diffraction for Bragg incident light. Deborah A Koslover* , University of Texas at Tyler
Ron Pieper , University of Texas at Tyler
2:30 p.m.Break
2:45 p.m. A new family of periodic orbits with singularities in the 2D n-body problem. Skyler C. Simmons* , Brigham Young University
Duokui Yan , Brigham Young University
Tiancheng Ouyang , Brigham Young University
3:00 p.m. Type Ia Supernova Luminosity Data and the LTB Model: A Well-posedness Problem. Christopher J. Winfield* , UW-Oshkosh
3:15 p.m. Long's Equation in Terrain Following Coordinates. Mayer Humi* , Worcester Polytechnic Institute(WPI)
3:30 p.m. An algorithm for seismic imaging and amplitude correction derived from scattering theory. Bogdan G. Nita* , Montclair State University
3:45 p.m. Inverse problem of heat conduction, reconstruction of the temperature profile. Elchin E Jafarov* , Univ Alaska Fairbanks
Dmitry J Nicolsky , Univ Alaska Fairbanks
Victor S Mikhaylov , Univ Alaska Fairbanks
Vladimir E Romanovsky , Univ Alaska Fairbanks
4:00 p.m. Parameter Determination for Subsurface Fluid Flow Modeling. Benjamin J. Galluzzo* , University of Iowa
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m. Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott Jerome S. Epstein , Polytechnic University jerepst@att.net
1:00 p.m.Introduction, Jerome Epstein
1:05 p.m. Using "real world problems" to guide mathematics learning: Challenges in instructional practice and research. Joan Ferrini-Mundy* , National Science Foundation
Karen Marrongelle , National Science Foundation
1:40 p.m.Discussion
2:15 p.m. The Calculus Concept Inventory -- New Data. Correlation with Teaching Methodology. Jerome Epstein* , The STEM Center for Research in Educational Assessment and Teaching Enhancement
2:40 p.m. Guided Inquiry and Mathematical Sophistication. Jennifer Earles Szydlik* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Carol E. Seaman , University of North Carolina at Greensborro
3:00 p.m. An Electronic Classroom Model for Mathematics Content Courses: Influences on K-12 Classroom Teaching. Brooke Evans* , Metropolitan State College of Denver
Patricia McKenna , Metropolitan State College of Denver
3:20 p.m.Break
3:45 p.m. Embedded Assessments of Discovery-Based Learning. Susan D. Nickerson* , San Diego State University
Cassondra Brown , San Diego State University
4:05 p.m. Assessing the Effectiveness of Inquiry-Oriented Teaching in the Context of TA Professional Development. Ian Whitacre* , San Diego State University
Susan D Nickerson , San Diego State University
4:25 p.m. Teaching Calculus Coherently. Tevian Dray* , Oregon State University
4:45 p.m. Student Proof Scheme Development in an Introductory Proof Course. Todd CadwalladerOlsker* , California State University, Fullerton
Nicole Engelke , California State University, Fullerton
5:05 p.m. Guided Discovery in a Discrete Mathematics Course for Middle School Teachers. Reva Kasman* , Salem State College
5:25 p.m. Comparisons of Guided Discovery and Problem Based Learning. Marie P. Sheckels* , University of Mary Washington
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:35 p.m. Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott Douglas E. Norton , Villanova University
1:00 p.m. The Four R's in Math Education: Reading, WRiting, ARithmetic, and Rhyme. Karen D. Ivy* , New Jersey City University
1:20 p.m. Potential literature and group theoretical poetry. Patrick Bahls* , University of North Carolina, Asheville
1:40 p.m. Playing with Poetry: using mathematics to discover new verses. JoAnne Growney* , Silver Spring, MD (emerita professor Bloomsburg University, PA)
2:00 p.m. Fractal Gardens. Anne M. Burns* , Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus
2:20 p.m. Weaving Mathematics. Susan McBurney* , Western Springs, Illinois
2:40 p.m. Cut My Cote: When Geometry Met Fashion. Jeff A Suzuki* , Brooklyn College
3:00 p.m. Symmetry Groups of Chokwe Sona Drawings. Darrah P. Chavey* , Beloit College, Beloit, Wisc.
3:20 p.m. Modeling Heraldry using Shape Grammars. Barbara Ashton* , Borough of Manhattan Community Collge , CUNY
3:40 p.m. Group Theory Art. Hayden Harker* , Vassar College
4:00 p.m. How long was Vermeer's studio? Helmer Aslaksen* , National University of Singapore
Aditya Liviandi , National University of Singapore
4:20 p.m. The Golden Ratio in the Arts: A Skeptic's Inquiry. John F. Putz* , Alma College
4:40 p.m. Albrecht Dürer's Trochoidal Woodcuts. Andrew J Simoson* , King College
5:00 p.m. Complex Visualizations and Sculpture: An interdisciplinary project for undergraduates. Zdenka Guadarrama* , Rockhurst University
5:20 p.m. Parameters, Patterns, and the Phase Plane. Douglas E Norton* , Villanova University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott Murphy Waggoner , Simpson College
Chuck Straley , Wheaton College
1:00 p.m. Deepening Mathematical Concepts through Presentations and Writing Research Findings. Joyati Debnath* , Winona State University
1:20 p.m. Using Discussion Boards to Enhance Understanding in Mathematics Courses. Edwin P Herman* , University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point
1:40 p.m. Using Peer Reviews in Proof-Based Mathematics Courses. Ryan J Zerr* , University of North Dakota
Jessica M Zerr , University of North Dakota
2:00 p.m. Thoughts on a modified moore method course in undergraduate analysis. Alex Meadows* , St. Mary's College of Maryland
2:20 p.m. The Role of an Inquiry-Based Classroom in Promoting Deep Learning for Mathematics Majors: A Case Study. Mairead Greene* , Rockhurst University
2:40 p.m. Writing in Undergraduate Mathematics: From Special Topics Course to an Integrated Approach. Jeffrey W. Clark* , Elon University
3:00 p.m. Does Service-Learning Make Sense When I Hate Math? Rachelle M Ankney* , North Park University
3:20 p.m. Learning Through Generalization: Using First Semester Calculus Concepts to Teach Multivariable Calculus. Thomas W Milligan* , University of Central Oklahoma
3:40 p.m. Why Should I Take Statistics? - Let's "Talk". Sarah L Mabrouk* , Framingham State College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Thomas B. Fox , University of Houston-Clear Lake
Jay L. Schiffman , Rowan University
Russell Blyth , Saint Louis University
Ximena Catepillan , Millersville University
1:00 p.m. Problem-Centered Learning in Mathematics Education. Tracey Keck* , WSSU
1:15 p.m.Break
1:30 p.m. Circluar Insights into Geometry. Jeffery T McLean* , University of St. Thomas
1:45 p.m. A Project-Oriented Undergraduate Course in Discrete Geometry. Bill Wood* , Hendrix College
2:00 p.m. The Sheffer B-Type 1 Orthogonal Polynomial Sequences. Daniel Joseph Galiffa* , University of Central Florida
2:15 p.m. Examining the box topology on the Cartesian product of connected spaces. Jeremy D Hauze* , Kings College
2:30 p.m. Ancient Inca Mathematics. Ximena Catepillan* , Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Waclaw Szymanski , West Chester University of Pennsylvania
2:45 p.m. Recent Developments in Derivative-Free Optimization. Rommel G. Regis* , Saint Joseph's University
3:00 p.m. Discovering Theorems in Abstract Algebra using GAP. Russell D Blyth* , Saint Louis University
Julianne G Rainbolt , Saint Louis University
3:15 p.m. Developing Conceptual Underpinnings of the Derivative in courses before Calculus. Thomas B Fox* , University of Houston-Clear Lake
3:30 p.m. Do the Ends Justify the Lengths? Actin Polymer Length Distribution. Csilla Szabo* , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Donald Drew , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
3:45 p.m. Group Work: Motivation, Challenges, and How to Make it Work. Theresa Lynn Jeevanjee* , Fontbonne University
4:00 p.m. Retention Programs for Women in STEM Fields with a Significant Mathematical Emphasis. Elizabeth K. Mauch* , Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
4:15 p.m. Multipliers for the Lower Central Series of Strictly Upper Triangular Matrices. Louis A. Levy* , North Carolina State University
4:30 p.m. Generalizations of Varignon's and Steiner's Theorems to Simplexes Using Set Partitions. John D Pesek* , University of Delaware
4:45 p.m. A Geometric Complexity Problem in a Length Space. David W Shoenthal* , Longwood University
5:00 p.m. A Cunning Trap Must be Set! Maria C. Walpole* , Kings College
5:15 p.m. Group Presentations, Cayley Graphs, & Markov Processes. Peter T Olszewski* , City University of New York
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m. Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott William L. Briggs , University of Colorado at Denver William.Briggs@cudenver.edu
1:00 p.m. Good Choices for Great Careers in the Mathematical Sciences. Mac Hyman* , Los Alamos National Laboratory
2:00 p.m. Career Preparation of Mathematics and Statistics Students through Interdisciplinary Research and Consulting. Matthias K Gobbert* , University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Nagaraj K Neerchal , University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2:30 p.m. Opportunities in Mathematics at the National Institutes of Health. Arthur S Sherman* , National Institutes of Health
3:00 p.m. How to Thrive as a Mathematician at a Small College. Kurt M. Bryan* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
3:30 p.m. Job Opportunities for Mathematics students in the Navy Labs. Angela Mejeur* , Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division
4:00 p.m. Being Applied in a Pure World. Keith E Howard* , Mercer University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. Beyond T.A. training: Calculus curriculum development by graduate teaching assistants. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Timothy Lucas , Pepperdine University
Joseph A. Spivey , Wofford College
Jack Bookman , Duke University
Paul L. Bendich , Pennsylvania State University
Abraham D. Smith , Duke University
Rann Bar-On , Duke University
Timothy Lucas ,
Joseph A. Spivey ,
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. Math Club in a Box. Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott Kay B. Somers , Moravian College
Elizabeth Mayfield , Hood College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. What is the right job for me? Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott Gail D. L. Ratcliff , East Carolina University
Deanna Haunsperger , Carleton College
Magnhild Lien , California State University Northridge
David C. Manderscheid , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Carol S. Wood , Wesleyan University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 1:15 p.m.-4:55 p.m. Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:15 p.m. Bifurcations in an SEIQR Model for Childhood Diseases. David J Gerberry* , Purdue University
1:30 p.m. Average Distance and the Cantor Set. Christopher C Leary* , SUNY Geneseo
1:45 p.m. An Integral Projection Model Analysis for an Endangered Plant. Joseph Briggs , North Carolina State University
Kathryn Dabbs* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Daniel Riser-Espinoza , Swarthmore College
2:00 p.m. Predicting viscoelastic properties of the arterial wall. Kasey Crompton , University of South Carolina
Andrew Davis , Clarkson University
Satoru Ito* , NC State University
Amanda Olsen , LaGrange College
Gregory Morton , Morehouse College
Daniela Valdez , NC State University
Mette Olufsen , NC State University
2:15 p.m. A Mathematical Model of Erythropoiesis Subject to Malaria Infection. Jeremy J. Thibodeaux* , University of Central Oklahoma
2:30 p.m. A Mathematical Model for the Nociceptive Withdrawal Response of Rats. Deena M Hannoun* , James Madison University
Joseph Schutte , James Madison University
Anthony Tongen , James Madison University
Corey Cleland , James Madison University
2:45 p.m. Exploring Male Dimorphism in the Dung Beetle using a Discrete-time Stochastic Population Model. D Brian Walton* , James Madison University
Anthony Tongen , James Madison University
Phillip Andreae , Emory University
Adam Falk , Grand Valley State University
Sarah Mecholsky , Agnes Scott College
Theresa Klinkhammer , Saint Mary's College
3:00 p.m.Break
3:15 p.m. Modeling MicroRNA Targets via Clustering of mRNA Microarray Data. Frederick A. Adkins* , Indiana University of Pennsylvania
3:30 p.m. Mathematical models of kleptoparasiting behavior. Jan Rychtar* , The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Mark Broom , University of Sussex, UK
3:45 p.m. On the forest transient dynamics in the Perfect Plasticity Approximation model. Nikolay S. Strigul* , Stevens Institute of Technology
4:00 p.m. Modeling frequency-dependent selection in a population of fish. Sheree L. Arpin* , Framingham State College
J. M. Cushing , University of Arizona
4:15 p.m. Extracting information from genotype data of closely related individuals. Giulio Genovese* , Dartmouth College
4:30 p.m. Horizontal Gene Transfer of Kinetic Network in Aquifer media. Mahbubur M Rahman* , University of North Florida
4:45 p.m. Interaction of tumor with its microenvironment : A mathematical model. Yangjin Kim* , Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University
Avner Friedman , Mathematical Biosciences Institute, Ohio State University
Julie Wallace , Human Cancer Genetics, Ohio State University
Fu Li , Human Cancer Genetics, Ohio State University
Michael Ostrowski , Human Cancer Genetics, Ohio State University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m. Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. Mathematics and public policy. Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott Philippe M. Tondeur , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Vernon J. Ehlers , U. S. Congressman, Michigan
Jerry McNerney , U. S. Congressman, California
Douglas N. Arnold , University of Minnesota
Daniel Ullman , George Washington University
Philippe Tondeur ,
Thursday January 8, 2009, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their applications. Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel Thomas Koshy , Framingham State College
Thursday January 8, 2009, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Developing departmental self-studies. Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel Donna L. Beers , Simmons College
Richard A. Gillman , Valparaiso University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. The story of a mathematical friendship. Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott Steven Strogatz* , Cornell University
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Marshall Ballroom Foyer, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Thursday January 8, 2009, 7:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. Marshall Ballrooms North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott
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