Joint Mathematics Meetings MAA Contributed Papers

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Diego Convention Center and San Diego Marriott Hotel and Marina, San Diego, CA
January 9-12, 2013 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1086

Associate secretaries:

Georgia Benkart, AMS benkart@math.wisc.edu
Gerard A Venema, MAA venema@calvin.edu

MAA Contributed Papers

• Actuarial Education
  • Robert Buck, Slippery Rock University robert.buck@sru.edu
  • Thomas Wakefield, Youngstown State University
• Adding Modern Ideas to an Introductory Statistics Course, I
  • Brian T. Gill, Seattle Pacific University bgill@spu.edu
  • Scott Alberts, Truman State University
  • Andrew Zieffler, University of Minnesota
• Adding Modern Ideas to an Introductory Statistics Course, II
  • Brian T. Gill, Seattle Pacific University bgill@spu.edu
  • Scott Alberts, Truman State University
  • Andrew Zieffler, University of Minnesota
• Assessing the Effectiveness of Online Homework
  • Jason Aubrey, University of Missouri aubreyja@missouri.edu
  • John Travis, Mississippi College
  • Joanne Peeples, El Paso Community College
• Bridging the Gap: Designing an Introduction to Proofs Course
  • Sarah L. Mabrouk, Framingham State University smabrouk@framingham.edu
• Communicating Mathematics, I
  • Brian Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  • Elizabeth Thoren, University of California Santa Barbara
• Communicating Mathematics, II
  • Brian Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  • Elizabeth Thoren, University of California Santa Barbara
• Communicating Mathematics, III
  • Brian Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  • Elizabeth Thoren, University of California Santa Barbara
• Communicating Mathematics, IV
  • Brian Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  • Elizabeth Thoren, University of California Santa Barbara
• Computational Modeling in the Undergraduate Curriculum
  • Kurt Matthew Bryan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology bryan@rose-hulman.edu
  • Joseph Eichholz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
  • Jeffrey Leader, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
• Developmental Mathematics Education, I
  • J. Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University jwcraw@ship.edu
  • Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University
• Developmental Mathematics Education, II
  • J. Winston Crawley, Shippensburg University jwcraw@ship.edu
  • Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University
• Effective Strategies and Programs for Mentoring Women and Minorities in Mathematics, I
  • Jenna Price Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University jenna@coes.latech.edu
  • Jessica M. Deshler, West Virginia University
  • Elizabeth A. Burroughs, Montana State University
• Effective Strategies and Programs for Mentoring Women and Minorities in Mathematics, II
• Fostering Mathematical Habits of Mind, I
  • Kien H. Lim, University of Texas at El Paso kienlim@utep.edu
  • Ayşe A. Şahin, DePaul University
  • Holly Hirst, Appalachian State University
• Fostering Mathematical Habits of Mind, II
  • Kien H. Lim, University of Texas at El Paso kienlim@utep.edu
  • Ayşe A. Şahin, DePaul University
  • Holly Hirst, Appalachian State University
• the History of Geometry, Its Applications, and Their Uses in the Classroom
  • Amy Shell-Gellasch, Hood College shell-gellasch@hood.edu
  • Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University
• How Assessment Results Changed our Program
  • Miriam Harris-Botzum, Lehigh Carbon Community College mharrisbotzum@lccc.edu
  • Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University
• Innovative Ideas for Courses in the First Two Years, I
  • Andrew Granville Bennett, Kansas State University bennett@math.ksu.edu
• Innovative Ideas for Courses in the First Two Years, II
  • Andrew Granville Bennett, Kansas State University bennett@math.ksu.edu
• Innovative Ideas for Courses in the First Two Years, III
  • Andrew Granville Bennett, Kansas State University bennett@math.ksu.edu
• Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, I
  • David M. Strong, Pepperdine University David.Strong@pepperdine.edu
• Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, II
  • David M. Strong, Pepperdine University David.Strong@pepperdine.edu
• Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, III
  • David M. Strong, Pepperdine University David.Strong@pepperdine.edu
• Integrating the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 in the College Mathematics Curriculum, I
  • Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University bjgalluzzo@ship.edu
• Integrating the Mathematics of Planet Earth 2013 in the College Mathematics Curriculum, II
  • Ben Galluzzo, Shippensburg University bjgalluzzo@ship.edu
• Learning Centers: Problems and Creative Solutions
  • James M. Sobota, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse jsobota@uwlax.edu
  • Karoline Auby, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
  • Maighread McHugh, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Assessment and Outreach
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Angela Vierling-Claassen, Lesley University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Assorted Topics, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Abdramane Serme, CUNY
  • Zhanbo Yang, University of the Incarnate Word
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Assorted Topics, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Kumar Pial Das, Lamar University
  • Hideo Nagahshi, University of Guam
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Calculus
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Stephen Kokoska, Bloomsburg University
  • Michael Boardman, Pacific University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: History and Philosophy of Mathematics
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • J. Alan Alewine, McKendree University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Interdisciplinary Topics
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Sujin Kim, Savannah State University
  • Scott Beaver, Western Oregon University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics Education, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Sandra Richardson, Virginia State University
  • Martha Byrne, University of New Mexico
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics Education, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Rebecca Head, Bakersfield College
  • Agnes Rash, St. Joseph's University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics Education, III
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Lipika Deka, California State University, Monterrey Bay
  • Benjamin Atchison, Framingham State University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics and Technology, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • David Hecker, St. Joseph's University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Mathematics and Technology, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Ray Collings, Georgia Perimeter College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Modeling and Applications of Mathematics, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • John Diamantopoulos, Northeastern State University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Modeling and Applications of Mathematics, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Caroline Haddad, SUNY Geneseo
  • Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Modeling and Applications of Mathematics, III
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Kyle Riley, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
  • Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Probability and Statistics, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Michael A. Posner, Villanova University
  • Lerna Pehlivan, York University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Probability and Statistics, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Fei Xing, University of Tennessee
  • Chuck Wessell, Gettysburg College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Probability and Statistics, III
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Kimberly Presser, Shippensburg University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Algebra and Topology, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Jay Stine, Misericordia University
  • Ellie Abernethy, University of Tennessee
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Algebra and Topology, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Abdramane Serme, CUNY
  • Justin Peachey, Davidson College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Analysis
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Wei-Kai Lai, University of South Carolina Salkehatchie
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Applied Mathematics, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Ahad Dehghani, McGill University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Applied Mathematics, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • David Torain, Hampton University
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Applied Mathematics, III
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Salam Khan, Alabama A&M University
  • Eric Ruggieri, Duquesne University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Geometry and Linear Algebra
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Andrew Klimas, Xavier University of Louisiana
  • Judith Silver, Marshall University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Graph Theory and Combinatorics, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Josh Laison, Willamette University
  • Ron Taylor, Berry College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Graph Theory and Combinatorics, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Eric Gottlieb, Rhodes College
  • Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Graph Theory and Combinatorics, III
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Feryal Alayont, Grand Valley State University
  • John Villalpando, California Lutrheran University
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Number Theory, I
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Research in Number Theory, II
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Bernadette Tutinas, Goucher College
  • Nicholas Triantafillou, University of Michigan
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Teaching Introductory Mathematics
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Lynette Boos, Providence College
• MAA General Contributed Paper Session: Teaching Mathematics Beyond the Calculus Sequence
  • Stephen Davis, Davidson College stdavis@davidson.edu
  • Gizem Karaali, Pomona College
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University
  • Mark Mills, Central College
  • Horia I. Petrache, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
• Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
  • Carla D. Martin, James Madison University martincd@jmu.edu
  • Phil Gustafson, Mesa State College
  • Michael Monticino, University of North Texas
• Mathematics and Sports, I
  • R. Drew Pasteur, College of Wooster dpasteur@gmail.com
• Mathematics and Sports, II
  • R. Drew Pasteur, College of Wooster dpasteur@gmail.com
• Mathematics and the Arts: Practice, Pedagogy, and Discovery, I
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
• Mathematics and the Arts: Practice, Pedagogy, and Discovery, II
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
• Mathematics and the Arts: Practice, Pedagogy, and Discovery, III
  • Douglas Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
• Mentoring Graduate Students: Pathways to Success
  • Jenna Price Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University jenna@coes.latech.edu
  • Molly Fenn, North Carolina State University
• Philosophy, Mathematics, and Progress
  • Thomas Drucker, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater druckert@uww.edu
  • Dan Sloughter, Furman University
• Preparing Elementary School Mathematics Specialists
  • Steve Morics, University of Redlands steven_morics@redlands.edu
  • Klay T. Kruczek, Southern Connecticut State University
• Projects, Demonstrations, and Activities that Engage Liberal Arts Mathematics Students, I
  • Sarah Mabrouk, Framingham State University smabrouk@framingham.edu
• Projects, Demonstrations, and Activities that Engage Liberal Arts Mathematics Students, II
  • Sarah Mabrouk, Framingham State University smabrouk@framingham.edu
• Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
  • Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University rhah1@asu.edu
  • Stacy Brown, Pitzer College
  • Mike Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
• Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II
  • Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University rhah1@asu.edu
  • Stacy Brown, Pitzer College
  • Mike Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
• Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, III
  • Kyeong Hah Roh, Arizona State University rhah1@asu.edu
  • Stacy Brown, Pitzer College
  • Mike Oehrtman, University of Northern Colorado
• the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, I
  • Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Marymount University jdewar@lmu.edu
  • Thomas Banchoff, Brown University
  • Curtis Bennett, Loyola Marymount University
  • Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University
  • Edwin Herman, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Collegiate Mathematics, II
  • Jacqueline Dewar, Loyola Marymount University jdewar@lmu.edu
  • Thomas Banchoff, Brown University
  • Curtis Bennett, Loyola Marymount University
  • Pam Crawford, Jacksonville University
  • Edwin Herman, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
• Student Success in Quantitative Reasoning, I
  • Ray Collings, Georgia Perimeter College Ray.Collings@gpc.edu
• Student Success in Quantitative Reasoning, II
  • Ray Collings, Georgia Perimeter College Ray.Collings@gpc.edu
• Touch It, Feel It, Learn It: Tactile Learning Activities in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, I
  • Jessica M. Libertini, University of Rhode Island jessica@jhu.edu
  • Julie Barnes, Western Carolina University
• Touch It, Feel It, Learn It: Tactile Learning Activities in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, II
  • Jessica M. Libertini, University of Rhode Island jessica@jhu.edu
  • Julie Barnes, Western Carolina University
• Touch It, Feel It, Learn It: Tactile Learning Activities in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, III
  • Jessica M. Libertini, University of Rhode Island jessica@jhu.edu
  • Julie Barnes, Western Carolina University
• Transition from High School to College: Alternative Pathways
  • Gail Burrill, Michigan State University burrill@msu.edu
• Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, I
  • Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
• Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, II
  • Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
• Using Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics for Liberal Arts Courses, I
  • Julian F. Fleron, Westfied State University
  • Volker Ecke, Westfield State University
  • Philip K. Hotchkiss, Westfield State University photchkiss@westfield.ma.edu
  • Christine von Renesse, Westfield State University
• Using Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics for Liberal Arts Courses, II
  • Julian F. Fleron, Westfied State University
  • Volker Ecke, Westfield State University
  • Philip K. Hotchkiss, Westfield State University photchkiss@westfield.ma.edu
  • Christine von Renesse, Westfield State University
• Using Mobile Communication Devices for Mathematics Education
  • Lawrence Moore, Duke University lang@math.duke.edu
  • Lila Roberts, Clayton State University
• Writing the History of the MAA
  • Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia vkatz@udc.edu
  • Amy Shell-Gallasch, Hood College
  • Janet Beery, University of Redlands