Joint Mathematics Meetings Program by Day

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
San Diego Convention Center and Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, San Diego, CA
January 10-13, 2018 (Wednesday - Saturday)
Meeting #1135

Associate secretaries:

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

Friday January 12, 2018

• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Joint Meetings Registration
  Exhibit Hall B1, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Applied Mathematics, I
  Room 19, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 7:30 a.m.
    Index theory and K-theory of Topological insulators.
    Ralph M Kaufmann, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University
    Dan Li*, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University
    Birgit Wehefritz-Kaufmann, Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics and Astronomy, Purdue University
    (1135-82-963)
  • 7:45 a.m.
    Free damage propagation with memory.
    Eyad Said*, Department Of Mathematics, Louisiana State University.
    Robert Lipton, Department Of Mathematics, Louisiana State University.
    Prashant Jha, Department Of Mathematics, Louisiana State University.
    (1135-74-414)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Collapse events of two-color optical beams.
    Alexey Sukhinin*, University of Vermont
    (1135-78-131)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Mott moving boundary problem of metal oxidation.
    Maxim Zyskin*, University of Nottingham
    (1135-35-3060)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Rigidity Percolation in Composite Materials.
    Samuel B. Heroy*, UNC Chapel Hill
    Dane Taylor, SUNY Buffalo
    F. Bill Shi, UNC Chapel Hill
    M. Gregory Forest, UNC Chapel Hill
    Peter J. Mucha, UNC Chapel Hill
    (1135-70-1197)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    An Acoustic Eigenvalue Problem and Its Application to Electrochemistry.
    Jeffrey K Landgren*, University of North Georgia
    Gerhard Strohmer, University of Iowa
    (1135-76-1908)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Witten Laplacian method for Bose Einstein Condensation.
    Assane Lo*, University of Wollongong in Dubai
    (1135-82-1064)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    A delay differential equation model of activation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase.
    Lake R Ritter*, Kennesaw State University
    (1135-92-1429)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A population balance model to optimize chemotherapy infusion rate.
    Parul Verma*, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    Reshma Kalyan Sundaram, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay
    Doraiswami Ramkrishna, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
    (1135-35-2033)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Pattern formation - on the modeling of multi-constituent inhibitory systems.
    Chong Wang*, George Washington University
    Yanxiang Zhao, George Washington University
    Xiaofeng Ren, George Washington University
    (1135-35-2103)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Computational Model of Electrode-induced Microenvironmental Effects on pH Measurements Near a Cell Membrane.
    Jamie Prezioso*, Case Western Reserve University
    Daneila Calvetti, Case Western Reserve University
    Erkki Somersalo, Case Western Reserve University
    Rossana Occhipinti, Case Western Reserve University
    Walter Boron, Case Western Reserve University
    (1135-92-2975)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Oscillations and Macropatterning in Electroless Silver Deposition on Copper.
    Vanessa Danielle Machuca*, Pomona College
    (1135-92-3234)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    When solutions of the Laplace equation are not smooth. How much degeneracy is needed?
    Timur Akhunov*, Binghamton University
    Lyudmilla Korobenko, Reed College
    Cristian Rios, University of Calgary
    (1135-35-2578)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Existence of weak solutions to refraction problems in negative refractive index materials.
    Eric C. Stachura*, Haverford College
    (1135-35-177)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Email Center
  Exhibit Hall B1, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Experiences and Projects in Business, Industry, and Government (BIG)
  Room 15A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Allen Butler, Wagner Associates
  Bill Fox, Naval Post Graduate School wpfox@nps.edu
  

  • 7:40 a.m.
    CARVER 2.1: Weighting Methods.
    William P. Fox*, Naval Postgraduate School
    Robert Burks, Naval Postgraduate School
    Bradley Greaver, Fort Bragg, NC
    Leo Raabe, NPS
    Reed Kitchen, NPS, Monterey, CA
    Steven Powell, NPS
    Gregory Spence, NPS
    (1135-I1-366)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Modeling the Human Terrain.
    Robert E Burks*, Naval Postgraduate School
    Peter Wilcox, Naval Postgraduate School
    Jeff Appleget, Naval Postgraduate School
    (1135-I1-786)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    A Mathematician, Engineer, and Brain Surgeon Walk into a Bar: Collaborating with Biomedical Engineers and Neuroscientists in the Study of Epilepsy.
    Paul E. Fishback*, Grand Valley State University
    (1135-I1-316)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Capturing Equations for Automated Scoring---Typed or Handwritten.
    James H Fife*, Educational Testing Service
    (1135-I1-538)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Emerging Data Science and Mathematics in Classroom -- A PIC Math Approach.
    Aihua Li*, Montclair State University
    (1135-I1-1137)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Data Analytics Competitions: The New PIC Math Classroom for Teaching Data Science.
    Tracy A Bibelnieks*, University of Minnesota Duluth
    (1135-I1-3226)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Improving Student Surveys With Natural Language Processing (NLP).
    Patrick Kuiper*, United States Military Academy
    Karoline Hood, United States Military Academy
    (1135-I1-2744)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Strategies for finding and incorporating projects from BIG in an undergraduate classroom.
    Uma Ravat*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1135-I1-1651)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Preparation for Industrial Careers in Mathematics at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology.
    Joseph A Eichholz*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1135-I1-1497)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Vector Space Embeddings of Words.
    Shirley L Yap*, California State University East Bay
    (1135-I1-1140)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Commutative Algebra
  Room 13, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 7:45 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Powers of ideals associated to graphs.
    Nursel Erey*, North Dakota State University
    (1135-13-2683)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Isomorphisms of Idea-Based Zero-Divisor Graphs.
    Jesse Gerald Smith*, Maryville College
    (1135-13-2677)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Zero-Divisor Graphs on Commutative Rings Without Identity.
    David F. Anderson, University of Tennessee
    Darrin Weber*, University of Evansville
    (1135-13-2104)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Commutative Algebra in the Graded Category with an Application to Equivariant Cohomology Rings.
    Mark N. Blumstein*, Colorado State University
    (1135-13-2688)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Properties of the secondary Hochschild homology.
    Jacob Laubacher*, St. Norbert College
    (1135-16-1110)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Ya. S. Krylyuk "The Poisson Conjecture and its connection to the classical invariant theory" (Preliminary Report).
    Ya. S. Krylyuk*, De Anza College, Cupertino, CA
    (1135-13-211)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Completions of Noncatenary Local Integral Domains.
    Chloe I. Avery, UCSB College of Creative Studies
    Caitlyn Booms*, University of Notre Dame
    Timothy M. Kostolansky, Williams College
    S. Loepp, Williams College
    Alex Semendinger, Williams College
    (1135-13-209)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    How Noncatenary Can a Local UFD Be?
    Chloe I. Avery, UCSB College of Creative Studies
    Caitlyn Booms, University of Notre Dame
    Timothy M. Kostolansky, Williams College
    S. Loepp, Williams College
    Alex Semendinger*, Williams College
    (1135-13-210)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Completions of Noncatenary Local UFDs.
    Chloe I. Avery*, UCSB College of Creative Studies
    Caitlyn Booms, University of Notre Dame
    Timothy M. Kostolansky, Williams College
    S. Loepp, Williams College
    Alex Semendinger, Williams College
    (1135-13-213)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Atoms in Quasi-local Atomic Domains.
    Kevin Bombardier*, University of Iowa
    (1135-13-2851)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Kappa-Slender Modules.
    Rad Dimitric*, CUNY-CSI
    (1135-16-907)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A structure theorem for length sets in local quaternion orders.
    Nicholas R Baeth*, University of Central Missouri
    Daniel Smertnig, Karl Franzens University of Graz
    (1135-16-240)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Stabilizer Codes over Local Frobenius Rings.
    Heide Gluesing-Luerssen, University of Kentucky
    Tefjol Pllaha*, University of Kentucky
    (1135-81-2821)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Operator Algebras and Function Spaces
  Room 18, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 7:45 a.m.
    A mixed hyponormality-contractivity condition.
    George R. Exner*, Bucknell University
    (1135-47-398)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Generalized composition operators on Weighted Hilbert Spaces of Analytic Functions.
    Waleed K. Al-Rawashdeh*, Montana Tech
    (1135-47-2770)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Nonlinear $*$-Lie Derivations of Standard Operator Algebras.
    Wu Jing*, Fayetteville State University
    (1135-47-1044)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Canonical operator on the space of formal series.
    Xiao-Xiong Gan*, Morgan State University
    (1135-47-305)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Matrix Characterization of Boundary Representations of Positive Matrices in the Hardy Space.
    John E. Herr*, Butler University
    Eric S. Weber, Iowa State University
    Palle E. T. Jorgensen, University of Iowa
    (1135-42-2061)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Carleson measures and Douglas' question on the Bergman space.
    Anthony Vasaturo*, University of Toledo
    Zeljko Cuckovic, University of Toledo
    (1135-47-411)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Necessary Condition for the Hyponormality of Toeplitz Opetators on the Weighted Bergman Space.
    Krishna Subedi*, The University of Toledo
    Zeljko Cuckovic, The University of Toledo
    (1135-30-1031)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: On some spectral properties of triangular band matrices.
    Arnab Patra*, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Riddhick Birbonshi, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Parmeshwary Dayal Srivastava, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    (1135-47-79)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Closed range composition operator on $BMOA$.
    Kevser Erdem*, University of Arkansas
    Maria Tjani, University of Arkansas
    (1135-47-2194)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Algebraic Combinations of Composition and Differentiation Operators on Analytic Function Spaces.
    Soumyadip Acharyya*, Embry - Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide
    Timothy Ferguson, University of Alabama
    (1135-47-1179)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Linear maps on function spaces preserving inner functions.
    Javad Mashreghi*, Laval University
    Thomas Ransford, Universite Laval
    (1135-47-449)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Corona Problem for the Weight Dirichlet Space of Weight 1/2.
    Berhanu T Kidane*, University of North Georgia
    (1135-47-225)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    Sturm-Liouville Problems with Eigenvalue-Dependent Boundary Conditions.
    Casey Lynn Johnson*, Claremont Graduate University
    (1135-47-2300)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Topology and Geometry
  Room 12, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 7:45 a.m.
    The twisted rabbit problem via the arc complex.
    Justin Lanier, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Dan Margalit, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Rebecca R Winarski*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (1135-57-2763)
  • 8:00 a.m.
    Linear actions of $\mathbb{Z}/p \times \mathbb{Z}/p$ on $S^n \times S^n$.
    Jim Fowler*, The Ohio State University
    Courtney Thatcher, University of Puget Sound
    (1135-57-2818)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Relative Topological Complexity of a Pair of Spheres.
    Robert Short*, Lehigh University
    (1135-55-1736)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A new construction of exotic 4-manifolds.
    Jonathan Simone*, University of Virginia
    (1135-57-3228)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Compactifications of manifolds with boundary.
    Shijie Gu*, University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
    (1135-57-1539)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Distortion of surfaces in $3$--manifolds.
    Hoang Thanh Nguyen*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (1135-20-1465)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    An Algorithmic Property of Thompson's Group $F$.
    Nathan Corwin, Villanova University
    Gili Golan, Vanderbilt University
    Susan Hermiller, University of Nebraska
    Ashley Johnson*, University of North Alabama
    Zoran Sunic, Hofstra University
    (1135-20-2448)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Fuzzy Topological Spaces.
    Gezahagne Mulat Addis*, University of Gondar
    (1135-54-168)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    Constructing new geometries in the light of the Erlangen program.
    Sandipan Dutta*, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Debapriya Biswas, Indian institute of Technology Kharagpur
    (1135-51-78)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Spherical Geometry and the Least Symmetric Triangle.
    Laney Bowden, Colorado State University
    Andrea Haynes, Colorado State University
    Clayton Shonkwiler, Colorado State University
    Aaron Shukert*, Colorado State University
    (1135-51-2359)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    Combinatorial geometry in origami: the Kawasaki-Maekawa connection.
    Thomas C. Hull*, Western New England University
    (1135-05-946)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Dual Tetrahedra and Their Relation.
    Derege H Mussa*, Department of Mathematical Science, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
    (1135-51-452)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    A Topological and Algebraic Model for 3D Printing.
    Greg Dreifus*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Fred Cohen, University of Rochester, Department of Mathematics
    (1135-55-2335)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Applications of Differential Equations to Disease Modeling, II
  Room 29A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Libin Rong, Oakland University
  Elissa Schwartz, Washington State University
  Naveen K. Vaidya, San Diego State University nvaidya.anyol@gmail.com
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Negative density dependence can cause partial migration.
    Patrick De Leenheer*, Oregon State University
    (1135-92-2344)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Population dynamics of honeybee: Effects of Disease, Parasites, and Dispersal Behavior.
    Yun Kang*, Arizona State University
    K. Messan, Arizona State University
    G. DeGrandi-Hoffman, United States Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research
    C. Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
    (1135-34-2201)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Parameter Analysis for a a model for Tuberculosis Spread in India.
    Seema Nanda, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
    Yash Vyas*, Stanford University
    (1135-92-2788)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Dynamics of an Age-Structured SIR Epidemic Model.
    Yanyu Xiao*, Univeristy of Cincinnati
    (1135-92-2313)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Traveling waves in epidemic models: non-monotone diffusive systems with non-monotone incidence rates.
    Xiang-Sheng Wang*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    (1135-92-1014)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Optimal Control of Vaccination in an Epidemiological Model of Clostridium difficile Transmission.
    Brittany Stephenson*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Cristina Lanzas, North Carolina State University
    Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    Judy Day, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1135-49-1564)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algebraic, Discrete, Topological and Stochastic Approaches to Modeling in Mathematical Biology, II
  Room 29D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Olcay Akman, Illinois State University
  Timothy D. Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  Daniel Hrozencik, Chicago State University
  Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Knotting and Linking in Proteins.
    Kenneth C Millett*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1135-57-772)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Topological Approaches for Characterizing in Polymeric Materials the Local and Global Entanglement of Polymer Chains Relevant to Viscoelastic Mechanical Responses.
    Eleni Panagiotou*, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Ken Millett, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Paul Atzberger, Department of Mathematics, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1135-74-2216)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Detecting complexity and patterns in a scrambled genome.
    Nataša Jonoska*, University of South Florida
    Masahiko Saito, University of South Florida
    (1135-92-2511)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Reconstructing Stochastic Gene Regulatory Networks with Recurrent Neural Network Models Using Particle Swarm Optimization.
    Dan Hrozencik*, Chicago State University
    Olcay Akman, Illinois State University
    Devin Akman, University of Illinois
    Tim Comar, Benedictine University
    (1135-92-2998)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Maps between neural codes.
    Nora Youngs*, Colby College
    Carina Curto, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1135-92-2750)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The Geometry of the Sample Frequency Spectrum.
    Zvi H. Rosen*, UC Berkeley
    Anand Bhaskar, Facebook
    Yun S. Song, UC Berkeley
    (1135-92-2869)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Boundaries for Groups and Spaces, II
  Room 16B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Joseph Maher, CUNY College of Staten Island joseph.maher@csi.cuny.edu
  Genevieve Walsh, Tufts University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Boundaries of relatively hyperbolic groups under Dehn filling.
    Daniel Groves*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Jason Fox Manning, Cornell University
    Alessandro Sisto, ETH, Zurich
    (1135-20-769)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Groups with Menger Curve Boundary.
    Matt Haulmark*, Vanderbilt University
    (1135-57-1875)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Groups with Bowditch boundary a 2-sphere.
    Bena Tshishiku*, Harvard University
    Genevieve Walsh, Tufts University
    (1135-20-1871)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Quasi-Möbius maps on the Morse boundary.
    Ruth Charney, Brandeis University
    Matt Cordes, Technion
    Devin Murray*, Brandeis University
    (1135-20-1685)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    The quasi-isometry classification of certain hyperbolic right-angled Coxeter groups.
    Christopher Cashen, University of Vienna
    Pallavi Dani*, Louisiana State University
    Anne Thomas, University of Sydney
    (1135-20-1806)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Combinatorics and Geometry, II
  Room 7A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Federico Ardila, San Francisco State University
  Anastasia Chavez, MSRI and University of California, Davis
  Laura Escobar, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign lescobar@illinois.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Hilbert functions for Chow rings of uniform matroids and their q-analogues.
    Thomas Hameister, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison
    Sujit Rao, Cornell University
    Victor Reiner*, University of Minnesota
    Connor Simpson, Cornell University
    (1135-05-579)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    SCHEDULE CHANGE: A General Method to Determine Limiting Optimal Shapes for Edge-Isoperimetric Inequalities.
    Ellen Veomett*, Saint Mary's College of California
    Emmanuel Tsukerman, University of California Berkeley
    (1135-05-56)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hyperplane arrangements and birational geometry of elliptic fibrations.
    Jonathan Mboyo Esole*, Northeastern University
    (1135-14-2530)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: A parking function model for flow polytopes.
    Carolina Benedetti V.*, Universidad de los Andes
    (1135-05-1387)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The cohomology of abelian Hessenberg varieties.
    Martha Precup*, Northwestern University
    Megumi Harada, McMaster University
    (1135-05-2453)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Gamma-positivity of variations of Eulerian polynomials.
    John Shareshian, Washington University
    Michelle Wachs*, University of Miami
    (1135-05-3106)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Discrete Neural Networking and Applications, II
  Room 33A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Murat Adivar, Fayetteville State University
  Michael A. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu
  Youssef Raffoul, University of Dayton
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A Discrete Mathematical Model for the Aggregation of $\beta$-Amyloid.
    Saber Elaydi*, Trinity University
    (1135-39-2674)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Global asymptotic behavior of certain class of nonlinear nonautonomous difference equations.
    Vlajko L. Kocic*, Xavier University of Louisiana
    (1135-39-506)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Proposal for an Application of a Max-Type Difference Equation to Epilepsy.
    David M. Chan, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Candace M. Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth University
    Vlajko L. Kocic, Xavier University of Louisiana
    Stevo Stevic, Mathematical Institute of the Serbian Academy of Sciences
    (1135-39-453)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The Asymptotic Behavior of the Solutions of a kth-order Difference Equation.
    Chris D Lynd*, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA USA
    James Wright Sharpe, Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, PA USA
    (1135-39-123)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Nonstandarized Discretization Scheme In Volterra Integro-differential Equations that Preserves Uniform Asymptotic Stability.
    Youssef Naim Raffoul*, University of Dayton
    (1135-39-1200)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Dynamical Algebraic Combinatorics, I
  Room 16A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  James Propp, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
  Tom Roby, University of Connecticut
  Jessica Striker, North Dakota State University jessica.striker@ndsu.edu
  Nathan Williams, University of California Santa Barbara
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Root system chip-firing.
    Thomas A McConville*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Pavel Galashin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Sam Hopkins, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Alexander Postnikov, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1135-05-2224)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    The biCatalan Kreweras Complement.
    Emily Barnard*, Northeastern University
    (1135-05-1942)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Berenstein-Kirillov group and cactus groups.
    Michael Chmutov, University of Minnesota
    Max Glick*, The Ohio State University
    Pavlo Pylyavskyy, University of Minnesota
    (1135-05-1928)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Increasing Labelings and Generalized Promotion.
    Kevin Dilks*, North Dakota State University
    Jessica Striker, North Dakota State University
    Corey Vorland, North Dakota State University
    (1135-05-2446)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Rowmotion on trim lattices.
    Hugh Thomas*, UQAM
    Nathan Williams, UT Dallas
    (1135-06-2468)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Toggling antichains of posets.
    Michael Joseph*, Dalton State College
    (1135-05-1156)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Ergodic Theory and Dynamical Systems--to Celebrate the Work of Jane Hawkins, II
  Room 17B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Julia Barnes, Western Carolina University
  Rachel Bayless, Agnes Scott College
  Emily Burkhead, Duke University
  Lorelei Koss, Dickinson College koss@dickinson.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Sierpinski Mandelbrot Spiral.
    Eric Chang*, Boston University
    (1135-37-3055)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Parametrized Homeomorphic measures theorems on cubes.
    Vidhu S Prasad*, University of Massachusetts Lowell
    (1135-37-2494)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Möbius random law and infinite rank one maps.
    e. H. el Abdalaoui, University of Rouen, France
    Cesar E. Silva*, Williams College
    (1135-37-2532)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Matching for translated $\beta$-transformations.
    Henk Bruin*, University of Vienna
    (1135-37-580)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Variations on quantum ergodic theorems.
    Michael E. Taylor*, Mathematics Department, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (1135-37-511)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Advection diffusion, atmospheric modeling, and methane transport.
    Diane M. Taylor*, Santa Clara University
    Fotini K. Chow, University of California, Berkeley
    (1135-76-915)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Free Convexity and Free Analysis, I
  Room 29B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  J. William Helton, University of California, San Diego
  Igor Klep, University of Auckland igor.klep@auckland.ac.nz
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A non-commutative Julia inequality.
    John E. McCarthy*, Washington University
    James E. Pascoe, Washington University
    (1135-32-545)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Rectangular boundary representations and rectangular matrix convexity.
    Adam H. Fuller, Ohio University
    Michael Hartz*, Washington University in St. Louis
    Martino Lupini, California Institute of Technology
    (1135-46-1094)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Matrix Convex Sets Without Absolute Extreme Points.
    Eric Michael Evert*, UC San Diego
    (1135-46-1513)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Scaling and Inclusion of Matrix Convex Sets.
    Benjamin Passer*, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Orr Moshe Shalit, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    Baruch Solel, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology
    (1135-47-117)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Absolute extreme points and generators of matrix convex sets.
    Tom-Lukas Kriel*, University of Konstanz (Germany)
    (1135-47-1547)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Partial Matrix Convexity.
    Scott McCulllough*, University of Florida
    (1135-47-2592)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV
  Room 10, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Sloan Despeaux, Western Carolina University
  Jemma Lorenat, Pitzer College
  Clemency Montelle, University of Canterbury
  Daniel Otero, Xavier University otero@xavier.edu
  Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Partnership, Partition, and Proof: The Path to the Hardy--Ramanujan Partition Formula.
    Adrian Rice*, Randolph-Macon College
    (1135-01-378)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    G.H. Hardy: mathematical biologist.
    Stephan Ramon Garcia*, Pomona College
    (1135-01-683)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Charles Newton Little: America's first knot theorist.
    Jim Hoste*, Pitzer College
    Jozef Przytycki, George Washington University
    (1135-01-1271)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The editor as a scientific entrepreneur: Emile Borel and the promotion of new fields of investigation in mathematics.
    Caroline Ehrhardt*, Universite Paris 8, EA 1571: Centre de recherches historiques, histoire des pouvoirs, savoirs et sociétés
    (1135-01-1640)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    "Maybe from this profusion of formal logic... some useful idea will come": Lebesgue, Borel, Baire, and the birth of descriptive set theory.
    Johann D. Gaebler*, Oxford University
    W. Hugh Woodin, Harvard University, Department of Mathematics, Department of Philosophy
    (1135-01-1251)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Invidious Comparisons: The social and political shaping of the Fields Medal, 1936-1966.
    Michael J. Barany*, Dartmouth College
    (1135-01-1113)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on If You Build It They Will Come: Presentations by Scholars in the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, I
  Room 33C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  David Goldberg, Purdue University
  Phil Kutzko, University of Iowa philip-kutzko@uiowa.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discussion
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Tame Filling Functions for Diestel-Leader Groups.
    Anisah Nabilah Nu'Man*, Ursinus College
    (1135-20-3042)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Models of social advocacy on networks.
    Oyita Udiani*, National Institute for Mathematical & Biological Synthesis (NIMBioS)
    (1135-91-2813)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Modeling and computation of phase separation models.
    Saulo Orizaga*, Durham, North Carolina
    (1135-37-3080)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    NEW TIME: Versal Deformation Rings and Symmetric Special Biserial Algebras.
    David C. Meyer, University of Missouri
    Roberto C. Soto*, California State University, Fullerton
    Daniel J. Wackwitz, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
    (1135-16-2375)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Unique Factorization in Polynomial Rings with Zero Divisors.
    Ranthony A.C. Edmonds*, University of Iowa
    (1135-13-2165)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Information in the Digital Age of Science, III
  Room 9, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Patrick Ion, University of Michigan pion@umich.edu
  Olaf Teschke, zbMath Berlin
  Stephen Watt, University of Waterloo
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Discussion on the future of GDML and IMKT
  • 8:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Virtual research environments for computational mathematics: The OpenDreamKit project and the Math-in-the-Middle Approach to System Interoperability.
    Michael Kohlhase*, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany
    (1135-00-1456)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Cataloging of DLMF's Special Functions.
    Bruce R Miller*, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    (1135-33-1311)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Semantic Preserving Bijective Mappings of Mathematical Expressions between LaTeX and Computer Algebra Systems.
    Howard S. Cohl*, NIST
    (1135-68-804)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    The social machine of mathematics.
    Ursula H Martin*, University of Oxford
    (1135-00-879)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The arXiv: current status and future plans.
    Steinn Sigurdsson*, The Pennsylvania State University
    (1135-00-2302)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Seizure Prediction using Spectral Density Analysis on Pediatric EEGs.
    Michelle DeDeo*, Univ. of North Florida
    Maanasi Garg, Jacksonville, FL
    (1135-92-202)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Modeling of Natural Resources, I
  Room 30A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University henson@andrews.edu
  Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Optimal treatment schedule for a vineyard pest.
    Fabio A Milner*, Arizona State University
    Delphine Picart, Bordeaux, France
    Denis Thiery, INRA, Bordeaux, France
    (1135-92-1755)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Reduction of the operation cost via optimal control of an industrial wastewater biotreatment.
    Ellina Grigorieva*, Texas Woman's University
    Evgenii Khailov, Lomonosov Moscow State University
    (1135-49-379)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Remarks on the definition of $R_{0}$.
    Jim M Cushing*, Department of Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
    (1135-92-1460)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Assessing the effect of environmental disturbances on population recovery and persistence with application to marine mammals.
    Amy Veprauskas*, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Azmy S. Ackleh, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Ross A. Chiquet, University of Louisiana at Lafayette
    Tingting Tang, University of Notre Dame
    (1135-92-1724)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Population and vitellogenin dynamics of a honeybee colony influencing division of labor.
    Marisabel Rodriguez Rodriguez*, Arizona State University
    Yun Kang, Arizona State University
    Robert E. Page Jr., Arizona State University
    (1135-34-1815)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Structural and Practical Identifiability Issues of Immuno-Epidemiological Vector-Host Models with Application to Rift Valley Fever.
    Necibe Tuncer, Florida Atlantic University
    Hayriye Gulbudak, University of Lousiana at Lafayette
    Vincent Cannataro, Yale University
    Maia Martcheva*, University of Florida
    (1135-92-436)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Relativity and Geometric Analysis, I
  Room 31A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  James Dilts, University of California, San Diego jdilts@ucsd.edu
  Michael Holst, University of California, San Diego
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Towards Finite Element Methods over Manifolds via Coordinate Charts.
    Martin Licht*, University of California, San Diego
    Michael Holst, University of California, San Diego
    (1135-65-2781)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Developing Numerical Methods for Solving Geometrical PDEs on Manifolds with Arbitrary Spatial Topologies.
    Lee Lindblom*, University of California at San Diego
    (1135-83-2734)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    On Approximation of Certain Geometric Operators Between Sobolev Spaces of Sections of Tensor Bundles on Compact Manifolds Equipped With Rough Metrics.
    Ali Behzadan*, University of California, San Diego
    Michael Holst, University of California, San Diego
    (1135-58-2136)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    "The Null Distance and Spacetime Intrinsic Flat Convergence".
    Christina Sormani*, Lehman College and CUNY GC
    Carlos Vega, SUNY Binghamton
    (1135-83-522)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    On special Riemannian manifolds related to Bartnik's mass.
    Armando Jose Cabrera Pacheco, University of Tuebingen
    Carla Cederbaum*, University of Tuebingen
    Stephen McCormick, KTH Stockholm
    Pengzi Miao, University of Miami
    (1135-53-1858)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Algebras and Noncommutative Invariant Theory, I
  Room 17A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University
  James Zhang, University of Washington zhang@math.washington.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Poisson geometry of PI elliptic algebras.
    Chelsea Walton*, Temple University
    Xingting Wang, Temple University
    Milen Yakimov, Louisiana State University
    (1135-16-450)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quivers supporting graded Calabi-Yau algebras.
    Jason Gaddis*, Miami University
    Daniel Rogalski, University of California, San Diego
    (1135-16-593)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    An introduction to derivators.
    John M Zhang*, University of California, Los Angeles
    (1135-18-1404)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Invariant Theory of Reflection Groups.
    Anne V Shepler*, University of North Texas
    Victor Reiner, University of Minnesota
    (1135-16-3210)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    The enriched Grothendieck construction.
    Jonathan Beardsley, University of Washington, Seattle
    Liang Ze Wong*, University of Washington, Seattle
    (1135-18-273)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Toward Derived Hopf-Galois Extensions.
    Jonathan Beardsley*, University of Washington
    (1135-16-383)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations of Quantum Physics and Their Topological Solutions, I
  Room 30B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stephen Gustafson, University of British Columbia
  Israel Michael Sigal, University of Toronto im.sigal@utoronto.ca
  Avy Soffer, Rutgers University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Blow-up for the 2D cubic Zakharov-Kuznetsov equation.
    Luiz Gustavo Farah, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Brazil
    Justin Holmer*, National Science Foundation, USA
    Svetlana Roudenko, George Washington University, USA
    (1135-35-2485)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Symmetry Breaking in Density Functional Theory due to Dirac Exchange for a Hydrogen Molecule.
    Jeremy L. Marzuola*, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (1135-35-1054)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Yang-Mills-Higgs Equations on Riemann Surfaces of Higher Genus.
    Nicholas M Ercolani*, University of Arizona
    (1135-35-1405)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Boson gas at finite temperatures: Effect of pair excitation.
    Dionisios Margetis*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1135-81-99)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Excitation spectra of Bose gases.
    Chiara Boccato, University of Zurich
    Christian Brennecke, University of Zurich
    Serena Cenatiempo, GSSI, L' Aquila
    Benjamin Schlein*, University of Zurich
    (1135-81-1295)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Quantum Link Invariants, Khovanov Homology, and Low-dimensional Manifolds, I
  Room 30E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Diana Hubbard, University of Michigan
  Christine Ruey Shan Lee, University of Texas at Austin clee@math.utexas.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A bordered interpretation of Manolescu's unoriented skein exact triangle.
    David Shea Vela-Vick*, Louisiana State University
    Michael Wong, Louisiana State University
    (1135-57-1531)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Knot traces and concordance.
    Allison N. Miller*, University of Texas, Austin
    Lisa Piccirillo, University of Texas, Austin
    (1135-57-1349)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Strong functoriality for Khovanov-Floer theories.
    Adam R Saltz*, University of Georgia
    (1135-57-1077)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Left-orderable $3$-manifold groups, taut foliations and contact structures.
    Steve Boyer, UQAM
    Ying Hu*, UQAM/McGill
    (1135-57-2942)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Long flat virtual knots and its associated graded space.
    Karene Chu*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1135-57-1625)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Khovanov-Rozansky homology and Hilbert schemes.
    Eugene Gorsky*, University of California, Davis
    Andrei Negut, MIT
    Jacob Rasmussen, Cambridge University
    (1135-57-291)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Analysis of Numerical Methods of Partial Differential Equations, II
  Room 29C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Sara Pollock, Wright State University
  Leo Rebholz, Clemson University rebholz@clemson.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Transient Waves in Piezoelectric Media: Analysis, Simulation, and Control.
    Harbir Antil, George Mason University
    Thomas S Brown*, University of Delaware
    Francisco -Javier Sayas, University of Delaware
    (1135-65-264)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    A Phase Field Model for Nematic Liquid Crystal Droplets.
    Amanda E. Diegel*, Louisiana State University
    Shawn W. Walker, Louisiana State University
    (1135-65-774)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Discretely entropy stable discontinuous Galerkin methods.
    Jesse Chan*, Rice University
    (1135-65-476)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    A Synthetic Turbulence Generation Model for Wall-Bounded Shear Flows Based on Resolvent Analysis.
    Keith J Galvin*, Applied Physical Sciences Corp.
    (1135-35-2151)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    A Phase Field Model for Polycrystallization Processes in Binary Mixtures.
    R H Hoppe, University of Houston
    Rahul Kumar, University of Houston
    Natasha S Sharma*, University of Texas at El Paso
    James Winkle, University of Houston
    (1135-65-2371)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Numerical Studies of Navier-Stokes-alpha model.
    Monika Neda*, University of Nevada Las Vegas - UNLV
    Sean Breckling, US Air Force Institute of Technology
    (1135-65-1203)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Research in Improving Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Education: Examples Supported by the National Science Foundation's IUSE: EHR Program
  Room 3, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Ron Buckmire, NSF, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education rbuckmir@nsf.gov
  Sandra Richardson, NSF, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education
  Lee Zia, NSF, Directorate for Education & Human Resources, Division of Undergraduate Education
  Karen Keene, National Science Foundation
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    A National Consortium for Synergistic Undergraduate Mathematics via Multi-institutional Interdisciplinary Teaching Partnerships (SUMMIT-P).
    Susan L. Ganter*, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
    Jack Bookman, Duke University
    Rhonda Ellis, Norfolk State University
    Rebecca Segal, Virginia Commonwealth University
    (1135-AE-1873)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    CuratedCourses in Mathematics.
    Petra Bonfert-Taylor*, Thayer School of Engineering, Dartmouth College
    Sarah Eichhorn, Texas Institute for Discovery Education in Science, The University of Texas at Austin
    Jim Fowler, Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University
    David Farmer, American Institute of Mathematics
    (1135-AE-1352)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Teaching Experience for Undergraduates (TEU) Summer Program: an immersive experience in mathematics pedagogy for students from liberal arts colleges interested in exploring a career in teaching.
    Victor J. Donnay*, Department of Mathematics, Bryn Mawr College
    Ellie Goldberg, Director of Mathematics Education, Teaching Experience for Undergraduates at Brown University
    (1135-AE-1767)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Assessing the Impact of the Emporium Model on Student Persistence and Dispositional Learning by Transforming Faculty Culture.
    Kathy Cousins-Cooper*, North Carolina A&T State University
    Dominic P. Clemence, North Carolina A&T State University
    Katrina N. Staley, North Carolina A&T State University
    (1135-AE-2259)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Applied and Computational Mathematics: A New Degree for 21st Century Discovery and Innovation.
    Jeffrey C Humpherys*, Brigham Young University
    Tyler J Jarvis, Brigham Young University
    (1135-AE-3085)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Broadening the impact and evaluating the effectiveness of simulation-based curricula for introductory statistics.
    Nathan Tintle*, Dordt College
    (1135-AE-2965)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Stochastic Processes, Stochastic Optimization and Control, Numerics and Applications, II
  Room 30D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Hongwei Mei, University of Central Florida
  Zhixin Yang, Ball State University
  Quan Yuan, Ball State University
  Guangliang Zhao, GE Global Research dr.gzhao@gmail.com
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Optimal Stopping of Two-Time Scale Markovian Systems.
    Qing Zhang, The University of Georgia
    Caojin Zhang*, Wayne State University
    George Yin, Wayne State University
    (1135-93-626)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Ergodic Control of Linear-Quadratic Stochastic Systems.
    Hongwei Mei*, University of Kansas
    Jiongmin Yong, University of Central Florida
    (1135-60-3061)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Mean-Variance Defined Contribution Pension Management under Bounded Rationality.
    Zhixin Yang*, Ball State University
    Zhuo Jin, University of Melbourne
    (1135-60-1286)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Global stability for a system of HIV epidemic stochastic model with treatments.
    Olusegun Michael Otunuga*, Marshall University
    (1135-60-1066)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An almost sure central limit theorem for autoregressive processes.
    Adina Oprisan*, Canisius College
    (1135-60-1075)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Hölder inequality for norms of Gamma Wick products.
    Aurel I Stan*, The Ohio State University at Marion
    Florin Catrina, St. John's University
    (1135-60-331)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topological Data Analysis, II
  Room 6E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Henry Adams, Colorado State University henry.adams@colostate.edu
  Gunnar Carlsson, Stanford University
  Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson, CUNY College of Staten Island
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Dense Random Clique Complexes.
    Greg Malen*, Duke University
    (1135-55-2255)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Stable signatures for dynamic metric spaces via persistent homology.
    Woojin Kim, The Ohio State University. Mathematics Department.
    Facundo Memoli*, The Ohio State University. Mathematics Department.
    (1135-55-2831)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Complete Characterization of the 1-Dimensional Intrinsic Cech Persistence Diagrams for Metric Graphs.
    Lori Beth Ziegelmeier*, Macalester College
    (1135-55-2454)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Persistent Homology and Fractal Dimension.
    Benjamin Schweinhart*, Ohio State University
    (1135-55-1924)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Morse-Witten Theory for Real Operators.
    Gregory Henselman*, Princeton University
    (1135-55-2387)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    On the Structural Theorem of Persistent Homology.
    Killian Meehan, University of Missouri
    Andrei Pavlichenko, University of Missouri
    Jan Segert*, University of Missouri
    (1135-55-779)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Visualization in Mathematics: Perspectives of Mathematicians and Mathematics Educators, I
  Room 30C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Karen Allen Keene, North Carolina State University
  Mile Krajcevski, University of South Florida mile@mail.usf.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Nurturing Preservice Elementary Teachers' Creative Mathematical Thinking.
    Mara Alagic*, Wichita State University
    (1135-97-2680)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Kinesthetic Activities.
    Corinne A. Manogue*, Department of Physics, Oregon State University
    Tevian Dray, Dept of Mathematics, Oregon State University
    (1135-97-1948)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Automated Grading of Sketched Graphs in Introductory Calculus Courses.
    Paulina Chin*, Maplesoft
    Louise Krmpotic, Maplesoft
    (1135-97-1484)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Mathematical visualization using Wikki Stix, yarn, or pipe cleaners.
    Julie Barnes*, Western Carolina University
    (1135-97-276)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Assimilation, Accommodation, and Graphing in R3.
    Allison J Dorko*, Oklahoma State University
    (1135-97-319)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Visualization: Constructing what is "out there".
    Kevin C. Moore*, University of Georgia
    (1135-97-39)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  AMS-AWM Special Session on Women in Symplectic and Contact Geometry and Topology, I
  Room 33B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Bahar Acu, Northwestern University baharacu@gmail.com
  Ziva Myer, Duke University
  Yu Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Polyfold Lab Report.
    Katrin Wehrheim*, UC Berkeley
    (1135-58-1030)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    A Smith inequality for fixed point Floer cohomology.
    Jingyu Zhao*, Brandeis University
    (1135-54-1171)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Homological mirror symmetry for the genus 2 curve in an abelian variety and its SYZ mirror.
    Catherine Kendall Asaro Cannizzo*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1135-51-2020)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Rabinowitz Floer homology and mirror symmetry.
    Sara Venkatesh*, Columbia University
    (1135-51-1907)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Symplectic topology of singularities.
    Roberta Guadagni*, UPenn
    (1135-53-2547)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Arts and Mathematics: The Interface, III
  Room 1A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Douglas Norton, Villanova University douglas.norton@villanova.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Mathematical Art and Recreation Based on Kite Tiling Rosettes.
    Robert W Fathauer*, Tessellations Company
    (1135-F1-741)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    A Methodology for Creating Fractal Islamic Patterns.
    Phil Webster*, Phil Webster Design
    (1135-F1-2937)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Mathematics in Persian Art II.
    Samaneh G. Hamidi*, Brigham Young University
    (1135-F1-909)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Quantifying the Center of Attention (CA) for Describing Dance Choreography.
    Karl H. Schaffer*, De Anza College
    Joseph Thie, University of Tennessee
    Kasia Williams, Harvard-Westlake School
    (1135-F1-3149)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    A Truncated Octahedron in Dance, Art, Music, and Beyond.
    Debra K Borkovitz*, Wheelock College
    Karl Schaffer, De Anza College
    (1135-F1-1851)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Math as Design Engine: Leveraging mathematics to create 3D printed art.
    Laura Taalman*, James Madison University
    (1135-F1-2886)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Evolving Paintings with Sequences of Coordinate Transforms in 2D and 3D.
    Leo S Bleicher*, San Diego, CA
    (1135-F1-897)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Hypar Zonohedra.
    Eve Torrence*, Randolph-Macon College
    (1135-F1-1910)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Harnessing chaos for generative art and an unusual packing problem.
    Gary R Greenfield*, University of Richmond
    (1135-F1-235)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning, I
  Room 4, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
  Brian P. Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Creating an Inquiry-Based Experience Online.
    Mairead K Greene*, Rockhurst University
    (1135-D5-1324)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Fostering engagement and inquiry in a linear algebra class.
    Ekaterina Lioutikova*, University of Saint Joseph (CT)
    (1135-D5-1956)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    Experiment, conjecture and ...
    Daniel Dobbs*, Trine University
    (1135-D5-2441)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    It's the little differences.
    Ryan Gantner*, St. John Fisher College
    Erica Johnson, St. John Fisher College
    (1135-D5-2566)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Active First Semester Calculus.
    Benjamin Wilson*, Stevenson University
    (1135-D5-2024)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Is it still called a textbook if it is for an IBL course?
    Mona Mocanasu*, MSU Denver
    (1135-D5-1785)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Open Educational Resources and Inquiry-Based Learning: Bogart's Combinatorics through Guided Discovery Gets New Life.
    Mitchel T. Keller*, Washington and Lee University
    Oscar Levin, University of Northern Colorado
    Kent E. Morrison, American Institute of Mathematics
    (1135-D5-623)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    JIBLM -- yes, the IBL material you developed does count toward tenure!
    W. Ted Mahavier*, Lamar University
    (1135-D5-1182)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Using multivariable mathematical modeling activities to facilitate inquiry-based teaching and learning: the derivation of Ampere's Law.
    Gabriella Harris*, Towson University
    Kimberly Corum, Towson University
    (1135-D5-1019)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-9:40 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Mentoring
  Room 28E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Mentoring Students through Computational Science Research Projects: Report on the iPics S-STEM grant program.
    Thomas R Hagedorn*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, The College of New Jersey
    Monisha S Pulimood, Department of Computer Science, The College of New Jersey
    (1135-VE-154)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    The Effectiveness of a Mentoring Program at a Small Liberal Arts University.
    Ronald L Merritt*, Athens State University
    (1135-VE-55)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    EQUIPing freshmen STEM majors through the EQUIP program.
    Fumiko Futamura*, Southwestern University
    Alison Marr, Southwestern University
    (1135-VE-2408)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    A Peer Facilitation Model in Precalculus for Increasing Participation in STEM Fields.
    Emily Gismervig*, University of Washington Bothell
    Cinnamon Hillyard, University of Washington Bothell
    Kathryn Mitchell, University of Washington Bothell
    (1135-VE-2565)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    The Successes and Challenges of Creating a Community of Best Practices for Math Faculty.
    Elizabeth W Schott*, Florida SouthWestern State College
    Laurice L Garrett, Florida SouthWestern State College
    (1135-VE-2717)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Association for Women in Mathematics Mentoring Network - Supporting Female Mathematics Majors throughout their Undergraduate Career.
    Francesca Bernardi*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Katrina Morgan, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (1135-VE-3024)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Using Undergraduate Coach/Mentors in an Online Bridge Program for QR and STEM Preparation.
    James S Rolf, Yale University
    John Hall*, Yale University
    (1135-VE-3057)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Introductory Mathematics, I
  Room 28D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Using Activities based on Original Sources in a General Education Mathematics Course.
    Cynthia J Huffman*, Pittsburg State University
    (1135-VI-137)
  • 8:15 a.m.
    Desmos.com A free online graphing tool for developing classroom activities!
    Katie Pridemore*, Valencia College
    (1135-VI-217)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Cryptography as a gateway to core mathematics.
    Javad Namazi*, Fairleigh Dickinson University
    (1135-VI-282)
  • 8:45 a.m.
    Developing Percents Skills in College Students.
    Olaseni T. Fadipe*, Central Michigan University
    Katrina L Piatek-Jimenez, Central Michigan University
    (1135-VI-423)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: 1H3W for the Teaching of Beginning Algebra.
    Shumei C Richman*, Midlands Technical College
    (1135-VI-516)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Using the Coin Jumping Puzzle to Introduce Students to Polya's Four Phases of Problem Solving.
    Jay A Malmstrom*, Oklahoma City Community College
    (1135-VI-559)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Enhancing Student Engagement by Using Technology Based Interactive Teaching.
    Tumulesh K Solanky*, University of New Orleans
    (1135-VI-564)
  • 9:45 a.m.
    What is 1/2 plus 1/3 ?
    Rad Dimitric*, CUNY
    (1135-VI-918)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Helping and Advancing College Algebra Students.
    Heather Pierce*, Emmanuel College
    (1135-VI-1555)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    The Theme of Observation in a Geometry Course.
    James Morrow*, Mount Holyoke College
    (1135-VI-1570)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: The Importance and Joy of Teaching an "Ideas in Mathematics" Class.
    Igor V Minevich*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
    (1135-VI-1713)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    (Co)Sine clock.
    L. Franklin Kemp*, Collin College, Plano Texas
    (1135-VI-737)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  MAA Session on Philosophy of Mathematics as Actually Practiced
  Room 6D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Sally Cockburn, Hamilton College
  Thomas Drucker, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
  Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University (emerita) bgold@monmouth.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Eroding Foundation of Mathematics.
    David M Shane*, Methodist University
    (1135-A5-144)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    When Physicists Teach Mathematics.
    James Henderson*, Penn State Behrend
    (1135-A5-362)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Hardy, Bishop, and making hay.
    Daniel C. Sloughter*, Furman University
    (1135-A5-609)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Fictionalism, Constructive Empiricism, and the Semantics of Mathematical Language.
    Jae Yong John Park*, New York, NY
    (1135-A5-301)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Gian-Carlo Rota and the Phenomenology of Mathematics.
    Chandra Kethi-Reddy*, University of Central Florida
    (1135-A5-814)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Does Inclusivity Matter in Mathematical Practice?
    sarah-marie belcastro*, MathILy / Smith College
    (1135-A5-1883)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME), III
  Room 14B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stacy Brown, California State Polytechnic University
  Megan Wawro, Virginia Tech mwawro@vt.edu
  Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Instructors and students' uses of dynamic textbooks: What is new?
    Angeliki Mali*, School of Education, University of Michigan
    Vilma Mesa, School of Education, University of Michigan
    (1135-J5-2277)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Improving STEM Education Through Departmental Action Teams.
    Mary E. Pilgrim*, Colorado State University
    Daniel Reinholz, San Diego State University
    Joel Corbo, The University of Colorado
    (1135-J5-111)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    GTA Professional Development: Lessons Learned from a Non-STEM Department.
    Gabriela Maria Hernandez*, Colorado State University
    Mary E Pilgrim, Colorado State University
    (1135-J5-403)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Justification of an invariant relationship between two quantities: Coordinating quantities vs. steepness of tangent lines.
    Halil I. Tasova*, University of Georgia
    Kevin C. Moore, University of Georgia
    (1135-J5-1148)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    The ways the discourse around various teaching practices change as graduate teaching assistants engage with professional development.
    Hayley Milbourne*, San Diego State University
    Susan Nickerson, San Diego State University
    (1135-J5-2053)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Linear Algebra Students' Ability to Create a Meaningful Visualization of Objects.
    Deniz Kardes Birinci*, University of South Florida
    Mile Krajcevski, University of South Florida
    Ruthmae Sears, University of South Florida
    (1135-J5-2588)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    An Activity Theory Approach to Mediating the Development of Metacognitive Norms During Problem Solving.
    Emilie R Hancock*, University of Northern Colorado
    (1135-J5-618)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Capturing the Mathematical Content in College Algebra Instruction Through the Lenses of Three Observation Protocols.
    Claire Gibbons*, Oregon State University
    (1135-J5-2857)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Mathematics PhD students' interpretation of explanatory proofs.
    Eyob S Demeke*, California State University Los Angeles
    (1135-J5-333)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on The Advancement of Open Educational Resources, I
  Room 31C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Benjamin Atchinson, Framingham State University batchison@framingham.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Open Source in Teaching Statistics.
    D Scott Dillery*, Lindsey Wilson College
    (1135-P1-2663)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Asynchronous Online Office Hours with WeBWorK.
    K. Andrew Parker*, CUNY New York City College of Technology
    (1135-P1-2878)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    A new open-access, open-source linear algebra textbook.
    David Austin*, Department of Mathematics, Grand Valley State University
    (1135-P1-2123)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Using CuratedCourses to match OER to other OER.
    Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth
    Sarah Eichhorn, University of Texas at Austin
    David Farmer*, American Institute of Mathematics
    Jim Fowler, The Ohio State University
    (1135-P1-2433)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Open Textbooks at Grand Valley State University.
    Steven Schlicker*, Grand Valley State University
    (1135-P1-2570)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Ten Years in Ten Minutes: Surveying the OER Movement in Mathematics.
    Kent E Morrison*, American Institute of Mathematics
    (1135-P1-1964)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    How We Got From There to Here: An Open Source Introductory Real Analysis Text.
    Robert R Rogers*, SUNY Fredonia
    Eugene Boman, The Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg Campus
    (1135-P1-3182)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    Using OER's to Create a Pre-requisite Course for College Algebra.
    Jeff Zeager*, Lorain County Community College
    (1135-P1-2645)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    A 21st century Foundations text.
    Joseph E. Fields*, Southern Connecticut State University
    (1135-P1-2690)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations, I
  Room 14A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Christopher S. Goodrich, Creighton Preparatory School cgood@prep.creighton.edu
  Beverly H. West, Cornell University
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Inspiring engineers to study ordinary differential equations with open-ended modeling problems.
    Karoline Hood*, United States Military Academy (USMA)
    Paul Goethals, United Sates Military Academy (USMA)
    (1135-C5-153)
  • 8:20 a.m.
    Web based lectures for ODEs with Interactivity.
    Stephen H Sapertone*, George Mason University
    (1135-C5-280)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    What happens when you periodically force a nonlinear oscillator?
    James Walsh*, Oberlin College
    (1135-C5-425)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Standards-based grading for ordinary differential equations.
    Jakob Kotas*, University of Portland
    (1135-C5-903)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Verifying One-Dimensional Groundwater Flow with Incomplete Data.
    Michael A. Karls*, Ball State University
    (1135-C5-1438)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Differential Equations and the United States Census Data.
    Jean Marie Linhart*, Central Washington University
    (1135-C5-1504)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Slopes: An Interactive App for Exploring Differential Equations.
    Timothy A Lucas*, Pepperdine University
    (1135-C5-1579)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    An algorithm founded in intuition: Guiding students to reinvent Euler's Method.
    Justin Dunmyre*, Frostburg State University
    Nicholas Fortune, North Carolina State University
    Karen Keene, North Carolina State University
    Chris Rasmussen, San Diego State University
    (1135-C5-1668)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Teaching ODEs with dynamics.
    Alexander M. Gofen*, San Francisco, CA
    (1135-C5-1812)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Advances in Finite Element Approximation
  Room 11A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Constantin Bacuta, University of Delaware bacuta@udel.edu
  Ana Maria Soane, United States Naval Academy soane@usna.edu
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    Computational modeling of problems on domains with small holes.
    Ivo Babuska, University of Texas at Austin
    Ana Maria Soane*, United States Naval Academy
    Manil Suri, University of Maryland Baltimore County
    (1135-65-2920)
  • 8:25 a.m.
    New Finite Element Methods for 3D Anisotropic Singular Solutions.
    Hengguang Li*, Wayne State University
    (1135-65-1292)
  • 8:50 a.m.
    A multirate decoupling scheme for transient coupled surface-subsurface flows.
    Prince Chidyagwai*, Loyola University Maryland
    (1135-65-1329)
  • 9:15 a.m.
    Some Iterative Algorithms for Biot Equations and Applications in Biomechanics.
    Mingchao Cai*, Morgan State University
    Guoping Zhang, Morgan State University
    (1135-65-1807)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Saddle point least squares methods for first order systems.
    Constantin Bacuta*, University of Delaware
    Jacob Jacavage, University of Delaware
    (1135-65-2521)
  • 10:05 a.m.
    A Nonconforming Saddle Point Least Squares Approach for Elliptic Interface Problems.
    Jacob Jacavage*, University of Delaware
    Constantin Bacuta, University of Delaware
    (1135-65-776)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    Computable error estimates for finite element approximations of elliptic partial differential equations with rough stochastic data.
    Eric Joseph Hall*, University of Massachusetts Amherst
    H\r{a}kon Hoel, EPFL
    Mattias Sandberg, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Anders Szepessy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    Raul Tempone, KAUST
    (1135-65-546)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
  Project NExT Workshop
  Room 6F, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
  MAA Panel
  Teaching Mathematics Content to Prospective Elementary Teachers: Strategies and Opportunities
  Room 2, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Lynn C. Hart, Georgia State University lhart@gsu.edu
  Panelists:
  Christine Browning, Western Michigan University
  Ziv Feldman, Boston University
  Lynn C. Hart, Georgia State University
  Jennifer Holm, University of Alberta
  Susan Oesterle, Douglas College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Employment Center
  Exhibit Hall A, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:20 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Teaching Practices in Number Theory, II
  Room 15B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Patrick Rault, University of Arizona
  Thomas Hagedorn, The College of New Jersey hagedorn@tcnj.edu
  Mark Kozek, Whittier College
  

  • 8:20 a.m.
    Prime Sources: A Classroom-tested Student Project Approach to Learning Today's Number Theory through the Works of its Historical Masters.
    Janet Heine Barnett*, Colorado State University - Pueblo
    (1135-O5-2577)
  • 8:40 a.m.
    An Invitation to Integer Partitions.
    Brandt Kronholm*, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    (1135-O5-1975)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Using projects to teach number theory.
    Duff G. Campbell*, Hendrix College
    (1135-O5-3212)
  • 9:20 a.m.
    Number Theory: In Context and Interactive.
    Karl-Dieter Crisman*, Gordon College
    (1135-O5-2304)
  • 9:40 a.m.
    Making a Class Textbook in an IBL Number Theory Course.
    Kristin A. Camenga*, Juniata College
    (1135-O5-1448)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    From Oiler to Air-Dish: Guided Group Projects in Number Theory.
    Jordan Schettler*, San Jose State University
    (1135-O5-3000)
  • 10:20 a.m.
    An inquiry-based approach to elementary number theory via proofs without words.
    Tom Edgar*, Pacific Lutheran University
    (1135-O5-3137)
  • 10:40 a.m.
    Secret Mission Assignment: Teaching Number Theory Through Cryptography.
    Eva G Goedhart*, Lebanon Valley College
    (1135-O5-2238)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Grad School Fair
  Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical science graduate programs.
  Exhibit Hall B2, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  MAA Invited Address
  Toy models.
  Room 6AB, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Tadashi Tokieda*, Stanford University
  (1135-A0-156)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  0,1-Laws and pseudofiniteness of $\aleph_0$-categorical theories.
  Room 7B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Cameron Donnay Hill*, Wesleyan University
  (1135-03-842)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #1: Part B
  Introduction to Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Mathematics Courses
  Room 28A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Presenters:
  Catherine Beneteau, University of South Florida
  Jill E. Guerra, University of Arkansas Fort Smith
  Laurie Lenz, Marymount University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  MAA Minicourse #2: Part B
  Teaching Introductory Statistics Using the Guidelines from the American Statistical Association
  Room 28C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Presenters:
  Carolyn K. Cuff, Westminster College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.
  AMS Panel
  Historical Chief Editors of the Notices
  Room 1B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Frank Morgan, American Mathematical Society fmorgan@williams.edu
  Panelists:
  Harold Boas,
  Andy Magid,
  Frank Morgan, American Mathematical Society
  Hugo Rossi,
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
  Exhibits and Book Sales
  Exhibit Hall B1, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA Panel
  The New AP Calculus Curriculum - The First Round of Testing
  Room 2, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  James Sellers, Pennsylvania State University jxs23@psu.edu
  Panelists:
  Gail Burrill, Michigan State University
  Stephen Davis, Davidson College
  Ben Hendrik, College Board
  James Sellers, Pennsylvania State University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Applied Mathematics, III
  Room 28E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 9:45 a.m.
    Using Computational Bayesian Statistics to Analyze Parameters in a Differential Equation Model.
    Jacob S. Menix*, Western Kentucky University, Mathematics
    (1135-VN-2213)
  • 10:00 a.m.
    Predicting Androgen Resistance in Prostate Cancer Using a Kalman Filter.
    Duane C Harris*, Arizona State University
    Eric Kostelich, Arizona State University
    (1135-VN-2271)
  • 10:15 a.m.
    A Convex Realization for an Arbitrary Binary Code.
    Megan K Franke*, UCSB
    Samuel Muthiah, Westmont College
    (1135-VN-2274)
  • 10:30 a.m.
    A Numerical Study of the van Roosbroeck System for Semiconductors.
    Alan Ghazarians*, San Jose State University
    (1135-VN-2346)
  • 10:45 a.m.
    The Fibonacci-Type Sequence Revisited: A Geometric Progression.
    Anna Cui*, Jack Britt High School
    Zhenlu Cui, Fayetteville State University
    (1135-VN-220)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 9:55 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Project NExT Panel
  You Can Lead a Horse to Water... : Nurturing Motivation in the Classroom
  Room 6F, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Kyle Golenbiewski, University of North Alabama
  Emily Olson, Millikin University
  Marcos Ortiz, Grinnell College
  Scott Zinzer, Aurora University
  Panelists:
  Jacqueline Jensen-Vallin, Lamar University
  WITHDRAWN: Karen Saxe, Macalester College
  Suzanne Dorée, Augsburg University
  NEW: Steven Schlicker, Grand Valley State University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Non-elementary classification theory.
  Room 7B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Sebastien Vasey*, Harvard University
  (1135-03-193)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.
  AMS Invited Address
  Emergent phenomena in random structures and algorithms.
  Room 6AB, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Dana Randall*, Georgia Institute of Technology
  (1135-00-27)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.
  Radical Dash Prize Session
  Room 5A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stacey Muir, University of Scranton
  Janine Janoski, Kings College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  Wow, so many minimal surfaces!
  Room 6AB, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  André Neves*, University of Chicago
  (1135-00-34)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
  Proving analytic inequalities.
  Room 6AB, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Avi Wigderson*, Institute for Advanced Study
  (1135-68-3232)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.
  Current Events Bulletin
  Room 6E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  David Eisenbud, MSRI and UC Berkeley de@msri.org
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Materials and mathematics.
    Richard D. James*, University of Minnesota
    (1135-82-102)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    How complicated are polynomials in many variables?
    Craig L. Huneke*, University of Virginia
    (1135-13-3255)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    From Newton to Navier-Stokes, or how to connect fluid mechanics equations from microscopic to macroscopic scales.
    Isabelle Gallagher*, Ecole Normale Supérieure, Paris
    (1135-35-1693)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Cap Set Conjecture, the polynomial method, and applications (after Croot-Lev-Pach, Ellenberg-Gijswijt, and others).
    Joshua A. Grochow*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1135-05-2051)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
  MAA Lecture for Students
  HOW MANY DEGREES ARE IN A MARTIAN CIRCLE? And other human (and non-human) questions one should ask about everyday mathematics.
  Room 6C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  James Tanton*, Mathematical Association of America
  (1135-A0-159)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Advances in Operator Algebras, I
  Room 33A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt University
  Ian Charlesworth, University of California, Los Angeles
  Brent Nelson, University of California, Berkeley brent@math.berkeley.edu
  Sarah Reznikoff, Kansas State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Separable exact C$^\ast$-algebras non-isomorphic to their opposite algebras.
    Maria Grazia Viola*, Lakehead University
    (1135-97-2293)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A von Neumann-type inequality with universal C*-algebras.
    Kristin Courtney*, University of Virginia
    (1135-47-1455)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Maximal amenable subalgebras in $q$-Gaussian factors.
    Sandeepan Parekh*, Vanderbilt University
    Koichi Shimada, Kyoto University
    Chenxu Wen, University of California, Riverside
    (1135-46-1859)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Orthogonal free quantum group factors are strongly 1-bounded.
    Michael Brannan*, Texas A&M University
    Roland Vergnioux, University of Caen
    (1135-46-1494)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Basic examples of bi-free product.
    Wonhee Na*, Texas A&M University
    (1135-47-2196)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A weakly-defined derivation $\delta^D_w$ and kernels of $(\delta^D_w)^n$.
    Lara Ismert*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1135-47-2536)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Free transport for interpolated free group factors.
    Michael Hartglass*, Santa Clara University
    Brent Nelson, UC Berkeley
    (1135-46-2179)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Two new settings for examples of von Neumann dimension.
    Lauren C. Ruth*, University of California, Riverside
    (1135-46-1608)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    An angle between intermediate subfactors and its rigidity.
    Keshab Chandra Bakshi, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences
    Sayan Das, Vanderbilt University
    Zhengwei Liu*, Harvard University
    Yunxiang Ren, Tennessee state university
    (1135-46-1316)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    The geometry of conformal nets.
    James Tener*, UC Santa Barbara
    (1135-81-2035)
  • 6:30 p.m.
    Joint spectral distributions in finite von Neumann algebras.
    Ian Charlesworth, University of California --- San Diega
    Ken Dykema*, Texas A&M University
    Fedor Sukochev, University of New South Wales
    Dmitriy Zanin, University of New South Wales
    (1135-47-1995)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Dynamics, II
  Room 16A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Robert L. Benedetto, Amherst College
  Benjamin Hutz, Saint Louis University
  Jamie Juul, Amherst College jjuul@amherst.edu
  Bianca Thompson, Harvey Mudd College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Böttcher coordinates for one-dimensional superattracting germs over nonarchimedean fields.
    Joseph H Silverman*, Mathematics Department, Brown University
    Adriana Salerno, Department of Mathematics, Bates College
    (1135-37-181)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A non-archimedean $\lambda$-lemma and J-stability.
    Thomas Silverman*, Brown University
    (1135-37-1118)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Idempotent relations for periodic point counts over finite fields.
    Laura S. Walton*, Brown University
    (1135-11-568)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Bounded height in families of dynamical systems.
    Khoa Dang Nguyen*, University of Calgary
    (1135-11-1240)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Equidistribution and preperiodic points for families of rational maps.
    Niki Myrto Mavraki*, University of British Columbia
    Hexi Ye, Zhejiang University
    (1135-11-1801)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Sylvester sums of compound sequence semigroup complements.
    T. Alden Gassert*, Hobart and William Smith Colleges
    Caleb Shor, Western New England University
    (1135-14-2624)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Dynamical Belyi Maps.
    Jacqueline Anderson*, Bridgewater State University
    (1135-11-1782)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A finiteness theorem for specializations of dynatomic polynomials.
    David Krumm*, Colby College
    (1135-11-689)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Arboreal finite index for cubic polynomials.
    Andrew Bridy*, Texas A&M University
    Thomas J. Tucker, University of Rochester
    (1135-37-183)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Cubic and higher degree arboreal Galois representations.
    TJ Combs, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    Michelle Manes*, University of Hawaii at Manoa
    (1135-11-2809)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Combinatorial Commutative Algebra and Polytopes, II
  Room 16B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Robert Davis, Michigan State University davisr@math.msu.edu
  Liam Solus, KTH Royal Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A lower bound theorem for centrally symmetric simplicial polytopes.
    Steven Klee*, Seattle University
    Eran Nevo, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
    Isabella Novik, University of Washington
    Hailun Zheng, MSRI
    (1135-05-1358)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    The Dehn-Somerville relations and the Catalan matroid.
    Anastasia M Chavez*, University fo California, Davis
    Nicole Yamzon, San Jose State University
    (1135-05-537)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Uniqueness of Berline-Vergne's valuation.
    Federico Castillo, MSRI/University of Kansas
    Fu Liu*, University of California, Davis
    (1135-52-1102)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Combinatorial aspects of Non-crossing and $R$-polytopes.
    Carolina Benedetti V.*, Universidad de los Andes
    (1135-05-1385)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Schur-positivity of Gessel's tree symmetric function and the Catalan arrangement.
    Ira M. Gessel, Brandeis University
    Sean T. Griffin, University of Washington, Seattle
    Vasu V. Tewari*, University of Washington, Seattle
    (1135-05-1681)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Crystallizing the Schur Q-functions.
    Maria Monks Gillespie*, University of California, Davis
    Jake Levinson, University of Washington
    Kevin Purbhoo, University of Waterloo
    (1135-05-1283)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Betti numbers and anti-lecture hall compositions of random threshold graphs.
    Alexander Engström, Aalto University
    Christian Go, National University of Singapore
    Matthew T. Stamps*, Yale-NUS College
    (1135-05-975)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A random model for algebraic curves, with a threshold for Cohen-Macaulayness.
    Bruno Benedetti*, University of Miami
    (1135-05-2028)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Augmented Hilbert series of numerical semigroups.
    Jeske Glenn, University of Oregon
    Christopher ONeill*, University of California Davis
    Vadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State University
    Benjamin Sepanski, Baylor University
    (1135-05-591)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Partially Magic Labelings and the Antimagic Graph Conjecture.
    Maryam Farahmand*, UC Berkeley
    (1135-52-1984)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Diophantine Approximation and Analytic Number Theory in Honor of Jeffrey Vaaler, I
  Room 17B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Shabnam Akhtari, University of Oregon
  Lenny Fukshansky, Claremont McKenna College lenny@cmc.edu
  Clayton Petsche, Oregon State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The Convolution Square Root of $1$.
    Harold G Diamond*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1135-11-727)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fourier optimization and primes gaps.
    Emanuel Carneiro*, IMPA - Rio de Janeiro
    (1135-11-970)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Iteration in the Ideal Sieve.
    Sidney W. Graham*, Central Michigan University
    (1135-11-2144)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    New Trigonometric Extremal Problems Related to Pair Correlations.
    Hugh L. Montgomery*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (1135-11-1321)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Counting reducible polynomials.
    Robert Grizzard*, Lafayette College
    (1135-11-1954)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Height bounds under splitting conditions.
    Paul Fili*, Oklahoma State University
    Lukas Pottmeyer, Universitat Duisburg-Essen
    (1135-11-1973)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Multiplicatively dependent vectors of algebraic numbers.
    Cameron Stewart*, University of Waterloo
    Francesco Pappalardi, Universita Roma Tre
    Min Sha, University of New South Wales
    Igor Shparlinski, University of New South Wales
    (1135-11-1371)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Heights in Function Fields: An Application to the Geometry of Curves.
    Jeffrey Lin Thunder*, Northern Illinois University
    (1135-11-2118)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On parametric geometry of numbers.
    Wolfgang M. Schmidt*, University of Colorado at Boulder
    (1135-11-1238)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Applications of Orthogonality within Non-Archimedean and Human Contexts.
    Edward B. Burger*, Southwestern University
    (1135-11-1173)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Emergent Phenomena in Discrete Models
  Room 9, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology randall@cc.gatech.edu
  Andrea Richa, Arizona State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Distributed Algorithms in Biological Systems: The Diverse Architectures of Natural Computation.
    Theodore P. Pavlic*, Arizona State University
    (1135-92-2552)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Local Stochastic Algorithms for Compression and Shortcut Bridging in Programmable Matter.
    Andrea W. Richa*, Arizona State University
    Sarah Cannon, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Joshua J. Daymude, Arizona State University
    Dana Randall, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Marta Andres Arroyo, University of Granada, Spain
    (1135-60-2786)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Estimating the entropy of activity in excitable networks.
    Daniel B Larremore*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Vidit Agrawal, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
    Andrew B Cowley, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Woodrow L Shew, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
    Juan G Restrepo, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1135-37-3065)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    A neural algorithm for similarity search.
    Saket Navlakha*, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Charles F. Stevens, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies
    Sanjoy Dasgupta, University of California, San Diego
    (1135-68-1959)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Hardness of computing and approximating predicates and functions with leaderless population protocols.
    David Doty*, University of California, Davis
    (1135-68-2662)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Algorithmic Self-Assembly of DNA.
    Erik Winfree*, California Institute of Technology
    (1135-68-2297)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Limiting behavior of 3-color excitable media on arbitrary graphs.
    Hanbaek Lyu*, The Ohio State University, Department of Mathematics
    Janko Gravner, University of California, Davis, Deaprtment of Mathematics
    David Sivakoff, The Ohio State University, Department of Statistics and Mathematics
    (1135-60-811)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The non-locality of graph coloring.
    David Galvin*, University of Notre Dame
    (1135-05-1350)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Dyadic Tilings and Phase Transitions.
    Sarah Cannon*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1135-68-2855)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Topological defects and entropic forces in tilings and colorings.
    Cristopher Moore*, Santa Fe Institute
    (1135-05-2510)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #3: Part B
  Flipping your Mathematics Course using Open Educational Resources
  Room 28A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Presenters:
  Sarah Eichhorn, University of California, Irvine
  David Farmer, American Institute of Mathematics
  Jim Fowler, The Ohio State University
  Petra Taylor, Dartmouth University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Geometric Analysis, I
  Room 7A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Davi Maximo, University of Pennsylvania dmaxim@math.upenn.edu
  Lu Wang, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  Xin Zhou, University of California Santa Barbara
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Global uniqueness of large stable CMC and isoperimetric regions in asymptotically flat 3-manifolds.
    Otis Chodosh*, Princeton University
    (1135-51-1008)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The singular set of minimal surfaces near polyhedral cones.
    Nick Edelen*, MIT
    Luca Spolaor, MIT
    Maria Colombo, University of Zurich/ETH
    (1135-51-1426)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Uniqueness of mean curvature flow through (some) singularities.
    Or Hershkovits*, Stanford University
    Brian White, Stanford University
    (1135-53-1944)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Positive scalar curvature in singular spaces.
    Chao Li*, Stanford University
    (1135-53-1280)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Min-max theory for constant mean curvature hypersurfaces.
    Jonathan J Zhu*, Harvard University
    (1135-53-794)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #4: Part B
  How to Run Successful Math Circles for Students and Teachers
  Room 28B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Presenters:
  Jane Long, Stephen F. Austin State University
  Brianna Donaldson, American Institute of Mathematics
  Gabriella Pinter, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  Diana White, University of Colorado Denver and National Association of Math Circles
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on If You Build It They Will Come: Presentations by Scholars in the National Alliance for Doctoral Studies in the Mathematical Sciences, II
  Room 33C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  David Goldberg, Purdue University
  Phil Kutzko, University of Iowa philip-kutzko@uiowa.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The geometry of leukemic proliferation.
    Reginald L. McGee*, Mathematical Biosciences Institute
    Gregory K. Behbehani, The Ohio State University
    Kevin R. Coombes, The Ohio State University
    (1135-92-2150)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    NEW TIME: Holomorphic Sectional Curvature and its Friends on Complex Manifolds.
    Angelynn R Alvarez*, State University of New York at Potsdam
    (1135-53-1891)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    NEW TIME: Results concerning the spectrum of Noetherian rings.
    Cory H Colbert*, Williams College
    (1135-13-2011)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: A mathematical approach to understanding the vibrations within a block subjected to freezing rocking.
    Julia Anderson-Lee*, Iowa State University
    Scott Hansen, Iowa State University
    Sri Sritharan, Iowa State University
    (1135-35-1787)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 3:30 p.m.
    NEW TIME: A Method for Explicit Solution Formulas for Integrable Evolution Equations in 2+1 Dimensions.
    Alicia Machuca*, Texas Woman's University
    (1135-35-1752)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Totally Reflexive Modules.
    Denise A Rangel Tracy*, Central Connecticut State University
    (1135-13-1517)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Direct Method for Reconstructing Inclusions from Electrostatic Data.
    Isaac Harris*, Texas A&M University
    William Rundell, Texas A&M University
    (1135-35-1313)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: A new principal rank characteristic sequence.
    Xavier Martinez-Rivera*, Auburn University
    (1135-15-1263)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Markov Chains, Markov Processes and Applications
  Room 29D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Alan Krinik, California State Polytechnic University ackrinik@cpp.edu
  Randall J. Swift, California State Polytechnic University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Cutoff for the random-to-random card shuffle.
    Megan Bernstein*, Georgia Tech
    Evita Nestoridi, Princeton University
    (1135-60-530)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Cutoff for a stratified random walk on the hypercube, related to a mysterious random walk on invertible matrices modulo 2.
    Yuval Peres*, Microsoft Research
    (1135-60-1635)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Matrix Properties of a Class of Birth-Death Chains and Processes.
    Alan Krinik*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Uyen Nguyen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Ali Oudich, University of California, Irvine
    Pedram Ostadhassanpanjehali, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Luis Cervantes, California State University, Long Beach
    Chon In Luk, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Matthew McDonough, University of California, Santa Barbara
    Jeffrey Yeh, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Lyheng Phey, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (1135-60-1551)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Random Walks in the Quarter Plane with Time-Varying Periodic Transition Rates.
    Barbara H Margolius*, Cleveland State University
    L Felipe Martins, Cleveland State University
    (1135-60-22)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Favorite sites of a persistent random walk on $\mathbb{Z}$.
    Steven Noren*, Iowa State University
    Arka Ghosh, Iowa State University
    Alex Roitershtein, Iowa State University
    (1135-60-1071)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The flashing Brownian ratchet and Parrondo's paradox.
    Stewart N. Ethier*, University of Utah
    Jiyeon Lee, Yeungnam University
    (1135-60-998)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Brownian particles interacting through their ranks.
    Andrey Sarantsev*, University of California, Santa Barbara
    (1135-60-1267)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Winner Plays Model.
    Sheldon Ross*, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    Yang Cao, Univ. of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
    (1135-60-999)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of a Predator-Prey Model through Stochastic Methods.
    Diana Curtis*, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    Jennifer Switkes, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
    (1135-60-84)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Network conditions for positive recurrence of stochastically modeled reaction networks and mixing times.
    Jinsu Kim*, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    David F Anderson, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1135-60-311)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 6:30 p.m.
    Persistence of sums of correlated increments and clustering in cellular automata.
    Hanbaek Lyu*, The Ohio State University, Department of Mathematics
    David Sivakoff, The Ohio State University, Department of Statistics and Mathematics
    (1135-60-808)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Modeling of Natural Resources, II
  Room 30A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University henson@andrews.edu
  Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Plants Persistence under Multiple Stressors: Mathematical Modeling Approach.
    Benito Chen-Charpentier, University of Texas at Arlington, Department of Mathematics
    Maria Leite*, University of South Florida St Petersburg, Mathematics and Statistics
    Orou Gaoue, University of Hawai at Manoa, Department of Botany
    Folashade Agusto, University of Kansas, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
    (1135-34-2657)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Dynamics of a Diffusion Reaction Prey-Predator Model with Delay in Prey: Effects of Delay and Spatial Components.
    Yun Kang*, Arizona State University
    C. Castillo-Chavez, Arizona State University
    F. Rao, Nanjing Tech University,
    (1135-92-2373)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling the Role of Public Health Education in Ebola Virus Disease Outbreaks in Sudan.
    Benjamin Levy*, Fitchburg State University
    Christina Edholm, University of Tennessee
    Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee
    Orou Gaoue, University of Hawaii
    Edward Lungu, Botswana International University of Science and Technology
    Moathodi Kgosimore, Botswana College of Agriculture
    Farai Nyabadza, Stellenbosch University
    (1135-92-2488)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Simple approaches to manage natural systems when density dependence can be ignored.
    Alan Hastings*, University of California, Davis
    (1135-92-1507)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Model projections in model space: Multimodel inference beyond model averaging.
    José M Ponciano*, University of Florida
    Mark L Taper, University of Florida
    (1135-62-1500)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Modeling of technological renovation under environmental uncertainty and resource scarcity.
    Yuri Yatsenko*, Houston Baptist University
    Natali Hritonenko, Prairie View A&M University
    Selkhan Boranbayev, Eurasian National University
    (1135-91-482)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Transient predator-prey cycles in bald eagles and glaucous-winged gulls at Protection Island, Washington.
    Eric T. Funasaki*, Sul Ross State University
    Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University
    James L. Hayward, Andrews University
    (1135-92-2435)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A mathematical model of Nutrients-Phytoplankton-Oysters in a bay ecosystem with oyster filtration based on Moser equation.
    Najat Ziyadi*, Morgan State University
    (1135-92-1569)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A discrete-time anthrax epidemic model.
    Abdul-Aziz Yakubu*, Howard University, Washington DC 20059
    Pauline van den Driessche, University of Victoria, Victoria, BC, Canada
    (1135-92-1577)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Validating a Trait-Based Model for Predator-Prey Dynamics in a System of Terrestrial Arthropods.
    A. N. Laubmeier*, North Carolina State University
    (1135-92-676)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematical Relativity and Geometric Analysis, II
  Room 30D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  James Dilts, University of California, San Diego jdilts@ucsd.edu
  Michael Holst, University of California, San Diego
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Topology and singularities in cosmological spacetimes obeying the null energy condition.
    Gregory J Galloway*, University of Miami
    Eric Ling, University of Miami
    (1135-83-1487)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Asymptotic gluing of shear-free hyperboloidal initial data.
    Paul T. Allen*, Lewis & Clark College
    James Isenberg, University of Oregon
    John M. Lee, University of Washington
    Iva Stavrov Allen, Lewis & Clark College
    (1135-83-1637)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The effects of self-interaction on constructing relativistic point particles.
    Noah Benjamin, Lewis & Clark College
    Iva Stavrov Allen*, Lewis & Clark College
    (1135-83-2377)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    When do spacetimes have constant mean curvature slices?
    James Dilts*, University of California, San Diego
    Michael Holst, University of California, San Diego
    (1135-83-1921)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Instability of focusing initial data sets in high dimensions.
    Bruno Premoselli*, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
    (1135-83-1172)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Proof of a Null Penrose Conjecture using a new Quasi-local Mass.
    Henri Petrus Roesch*, University of California, Irvine
    (1135-83-2031)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    IMCF and the Stability of the PMT and RPI.
    Brian Allen*, United States Military Academy
    (1135-53-142)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    A Positive-Definite Energy Functional for Axially Symmetric Maxwell's Equations on Kerr and Kerr-de Sitter Black Holes.
    Nishanth Abu Gudapati*, Department of Mathematics, Yale University
    (1135-83-816)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Hawking temperature and elliptic curves.
    Jonathan Holland*, Rochester Institute of Technology
    (1135-30-1378)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A Simple All-time Model for the Birth, Big Bang, and Death of the Universe.
    Arthur E Fischer*, University of California, Santa Cruz
    (1135-83-2365)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Gravitational Wave Science, II
  Room 30C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Andrew Gillette, University of Arizona agillette@math.arizona.edu
  Nikki Holtzer, University of Arizona
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Conservation laws and asymptotics for linear waves.
    Stefanos Aretakis*, Princeton University & University of Toronto
    (1135-83-681)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Gravitational Waves and the Aretakis Instability.
    Samuel E. Gralla*, University of Arizona
    (1135-83-2764)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Microlocal analysis for Kerr-de Sitter black holes.
    Peter Hintz, University of California, Berkeley and Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Andras Vasy*, Department of Mathematics, Stanford University
    (1135-35-430)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The stability of Kerr-de Sitter black holes.
    Peter Hintz*, University of California, Berkeley
    András Vasy, Stanford University
    (1135-35-457)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    The asymptotically self-similar regime for the Einstein vacuum equations.
    Yakov Shlapentokh-Rothman*, Princeton University
    (1135-35-1541)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Network Science, II
  Room 31A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  David Burstein, Swarthmore College dburste1@swarthmore.edu
  Franklin Kenter, United States Naval Academy
  Feng Shi, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A physical model for efficient ranking in networks.
    Daniel B Larremore*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Caterina De Bacco, Santa Fe Institute
    Cristopher Moore, Santa Fe Institute
    (1135-91-2773)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A random walk around the block: personalized PageRank and stochastic block models.
    Johan Ugander*, Stanford University
    (1135-68-128)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Super-resolution community detection for layer-aggregated multilayer networks.
    Dane Taylor*, Mathematics, University at Buffalo SUNY
    Rajmonda Caceres, MIT Lincoln Lab
    Peter J Mucha, Mathematics, UNC Chapel Hill
    (1135-82-472)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Multilayer Networks and their Applications.
    Mason A. Porter*, UCLA
    (1135-91-43)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Tools for constructing graphs with fixed degree sequences.
    David Burstein*, Swarthmore College
    (1135-05-1955)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Random graph models with fixed degree sequences: choices, consequences and irreducibility proofs for sampling.
    Joel Nishimura*, Arizona State University
    Bailey K Fosdick, Colorado State University
    Daniel B Larremore, University Colorado Boulder
    Johan Ugander, Stanford University
    (1135-05-2207)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    An extension of networked dynamical systems suitable for perturbative analysis.
    Stephen G. Eubank*, Network Dynamics and Simulation Science Lab, BioInformatics Institute of Virginia Tech
    Madhurima Nath, Physics Department and Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech
    Yihui Ren, Biocomplexity Institute of Virginia Tech
    (1135-37-2294)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Transitivity Reinforcement in Coevolving Network Models.
    Nishant Malik*, Dartmouth College
    Hsuan-Wei Lee, The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    Feng Shi, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    Peter J Mucha, The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
    (1135-91-462)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Structural and Functional Redundancy in Biological Networks.
    Alice C. U. Schwarze*, Mathematical Institute, University of Oxford, UK
    Mason A. Porter, Department of Mathematics, University of California Los Angeles, CA, USA
    Jonny Wray, e-Therapeutics plc, UK
    (1135-92-2811)
  • 6:30 p.m.
    Modeling the Influence Structure of a Network with Hawkes Processes.
    Steven T. Morse*, U.S. Military Academy
    Marta C. Gonzalez, University of California-Berkeley
    Natasha Markuzon, Draper
    (1135-68-467)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Algebras and Noncommutative Invariant Theory, II
  Room 17A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University
  James Zhang, University of Washington zhang@math.washington.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    The colored Jones polynomial as an invariant of $q-$Weyl algebras.
    Mustafa Hajij, , University of South Florida
    Jesse S. F. Levitt*, University of Southern California
    (1135-16-3059)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Hopf algebra actions on some AS-regular algebras of small dimension.
    Luigi Ferraro, Wake Forest University
    Ellen Kirkman, Wake Forest University
    W. Frank Moore*, Wake Forest University
    Robert Won, Wake Forest University
    (1135-16-2279)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Simple $\mathbb{Z}$-graded domains of Gelfand-Kirillov dimension 2.
    Robert Won*, Wake Forest University
    Calum Spicer, Imperial College London
    (1135-16-1396)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Extra special fusion categories.
    Henry J Tucker*, UC San Diego
    (1135-18-2553)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Frobenius-Perron Theory of Modified ADE Bound Quiver Algebras.
    Elizabeth Wicks*, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
    (1135-16-1989)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Discussing a few Quadratic Quantum $\mathbb P^3$s.
    Derek Tomlin*, U. Texas at Arlington
    M. Vancliff, U. Texas at Arlington
    (1135-14-1893)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Finite generation of cohomology rings of some pointed Hopf algebras in positive characteristic.
    Van Cat Nguyen, Hood College
    Xingting Wang*, Temple University
    Sarah Witherspoon, Texas A&M University
    (1135-16-1208)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    On the structure of Connected Hopf Algebras containing a Semisimple Lie Algebra.
    Daniel Yee*, Bradley University
    (1135-16-916)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Twisted tensor product algebras and resolutions.
    Anne V. Shepler, University of North Texas
    Sarah Witherspoon*, Texas A&M University
    (1135-16-1065)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Discussion
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations of Quantum Physics and Their Topological Solutions, II
  Room 30B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stephen Gustafson, University of British Columbia
  Israel Michael Sigal, University of Toronto im.sigal@utoronto.ca
  Avy Soffer, Rutgers University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Blow-Up of Solutions to the Patlak-Keller-Segel Equation in Dimension $\nu\geq2$.
    Heinz Siedentop*, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
    Li Chen, Universität Mannheim, Germany
    (1135-92-442)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Global well-posedness for the Dirac-Klein-Gordon system.
    Ioan Bejenaru*, University of California San Diego
    Sebastian Herr, Bielefeld University
    (1135-35-1037)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Title: On the pair excitation function.
    M Grillakis, University of Maryland
    M Machedon*, University of Maryland
    (1135-35-507)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    On the dynamics of polarons in the strong-coupling limit.
    Marcel Griesemer*, Department of Mathematics, University of Stuttgart, Germany
    (1135-81-1909)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Stability of the superselection sectors of Kitaev's abelian quantum double models.
    Matthew Cha, Department of Mathematics, Michigan State University - East Lansing
    Pieter Naaijkens, JARA Institute for Quantum Computing, RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    Bruno Nachtergaele*, Department of Mathematics and Center for Quantum Mathematics and Physics, University of California, Davis
    (1135-81-1679)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Localization of eigenfunctions on quantum graphs.
    Evans M. Harrell*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Anna V. Maltsev, Queen Mary University of London
    (1135-47-1589)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Dispersive estimates for density matrices in quantum dynamics and kinetic theory.
    Thomas Chen*, University of Texas at Austin
    Ryan Denlinger, University of Texas at Austin
    Natasa Pavlovic, University of Texas at Austin
    (1135-82-2461)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Condensation of fermion pairs in a domain.
    Rupert L Frank, California Institute of Technology / LMU Munich
    Marius Lemm*, IAS / Harvard University
    Barry Simon, California Institute of Technology
    (1135-81-1143)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    On the Bogoliubov de Gennes Equations.
    Li Chen*, University of Toronto
    Israel Michael Sigal, University of Toronto
    (1135-81-2789)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Dynamics of Large Boson Systems with Attractive Interaction and a Derivation of the Cubic Focusing NLS in $\mathbb{R}^3$.
    Jacky J. Chong*, University of Maryland, College Park
    (1135-70-3165)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  MAA Invited Paper Session on Polyhedra, Commemorating Magnus J. Wenninger
  Room 3, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Vincent Matsko, University of San Francisco vjmatsko@usfca.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Nurturing Geometrical Intuition.
    Thomas Q Sibley*, St. John's University, College of St. Benedict
    (1135-AF-206)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Working with Magnus Wenninger.
    Vincent J. Matsko*, University of San Francisco
    (1135-AF-2897)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    From Impossible to Obvious: Exploring Origami Polyhedra, and Participating in Wenninger's Polyhedron Email List.
    Rona Gurkewitz*, Western Connecticut State University
    Bennett Arnstein, Grenada Hills, California
    (1135-AF-2181)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Wythoff Polyhedra Construction and its Generalizations.
    Vladimir Bulatov*, Shapeways
    (1135-AF-1342)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Tribute to Magnus Wenninger: A Visual Adventure in Mathematical Thought.
    Joseph D Clinton*, Retired
    (1135-AF-634)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Interviewing Magnus Wenninger.
    Thomas Banchoff*, Brown University
    (1135-AF-1596)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse #5: Part B
  Reach the World: Writing Math Op-Eds for a Post-Truth Culture
  Room 28C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Presenters:
  Kira Hamman, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto
  Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:20 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Research from the Rocky Mountain-Great Plains Graduate Research Workshop in Combinatorics, I
  Room 29C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado Denver michael.ferrara@ucdenver.edu
  Leslie Hogben, Iowa State University
  Paul Horn, University of Denver
  Tyrrell McAllister, University of Wyoming
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Local Dimension and Size of a Poset.
    Jinha Kim, Seoul National University
    Ryan R. Martin, Iowa State University
    Tomáš Masařík, Charles University
    Warren Shull, Emory University
    Heather C. Smith*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Andrew Uzzell, Grinnell College
    Zhiyu Wang, University of South Carolina
    (1135-05-892)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Entire Colorability for a Class of Plane Graphs.
    Axel Brandt*, Davidson College
    Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado Denver
    Nathan Graber, University of Colorado Denver
    Stephen Hartke, University of Colorado Denver
    Sarah Loeb, College of William and Mary
    (1135-05-395)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A $(5,5)$-coloring of $K_n$ with few colors.
    Alex Cameron*, University of Illinois at Chicago
    Emily Heath, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1135-05-813)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Edge-colored saturation for complete graphs.
    Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado Denver
    Daniel Johnston, Grand Valley State University
    Sarah Loeb*, College of William and Mary
    Florian Pfender, University of Colorado Denver
    Alex Schulte, Iowa State University
    Heather Smith, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Eric Sullivan, University of Colorado Denver
    Michael Tait, Carnegie Mellon University
    Casey Tompkins, Alfred Renyi Institute of Mathematics
    (1135-05-1899)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Saturation for Berge Hypergraphs.
    Sean J English*, Western Michigan University
    Nathan Graber, University of Colorado, Denver
    Pamela Kirkpatrick, Lehigh University
    Abhishek Methuku, Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
    Eric Sullivan, University of Colorado, Denver
    (1135-05-1390)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Universal partial words.
    Bennet Goeckner, University of Kansas
    Corbin Groothuis, University of Nebraska
    Cyrus Hettle, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Brian Kell, Google
    Pamela Kirkpatrick, Lehigh University
    Rachel Kirsch*, University of Nebraska
    Ryan Solava, Vanderbilt University
    (1135-05-739)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Hunting Invisible Rabbits on the Hypercube.
    Jessalyn Bolkema*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Corbin Groothuis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1135-05-3086)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Spectral bounds for the connectivity of regular graphs with given order.
    Aida Abiad, Department of Quantitative Economics, Maastricht University
    Boris Brimkov*, Department of Computational and Applied Mathematics, Rice University
    Xavier Martinez-Rivera, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
    Suil O, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, The State University of New York Korea
    Jingmei Zhang, Department of Mathematics, University of Central Florida
    (1135-05-1230)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Degree conditions for small contagious sets in bootstrap percolation.
    Michael Dairyko, Iowa State University
    Michael Ferrara, University of Colorado Denver
    Bernard Lidický, Iowa State University
    Ryan R Martin, Iowa State University
    Florian Pfender, University of Colorado Denver
    Andrew J Uzzell*, Grinnell College
    (1135-05-1802)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Throttling for Cops and Robbers.
    Josh Carlson*, Iowa State University
    (1135-05-1743)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Zero Forcing Polynomial for Cycles and Singly-Chorded Cycles.
    Kirk Boyer, University of Denver
    Boris Brimkov, Rice University
    Sean English, Western Michigan University
    Daniela Ferrero, Texas State University
    Ariel Keller*, Emory University
    Rachel Kirsch, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Michael Phillips, University of Colorado Denver
    Carolyn Reinhart, Iowa State University
    (1135-05-2733)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Strengthening Infrastructures to Increase Capacity Around K-20 Mathematics
  Room 10, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Brianna Donaldson, American Institute of Mathematics brianna@aimath.org
  William Jaco, Oklahoma State University
  Michael Oehrtman, Oklahoma State University
  Levi Patrick, Oklahoma State Department of Education
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Strengthening the Improvement Infrastructure for Mathematical Sciences Education.
    Uri Treisman*, The University of Texas at Austin
    (1135-97-2823)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Grand Challenges: Mapping the System of K-12 STEM Education.
    Talia Milgrom-Elcott*, 100Kin10
    Grace Doramus, 100Kin10
    (1135-97-2723)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Strengthening Infrastructures for Promoting Equity in Mathematics Education through Research-Practice Partnerships.
    William R. Penuel*, University of Colorado Boulder
    (1135-97-598)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Forging Research and Practice with Improvement Science: Early Lessons from the Better Math Teaching Network.
    Kirk Walters*, American Institutes for Research
    Toni S. Smith, American Institutes for Research
    (1135-97-2253)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Like Terms Communities: Developing Mutualistic K-20 Partnerships within a Statewide Networked Improvement Community to Advance Teacher Content Knowledge.
    Levi J. Patrick*, Oklahoma State Department of Education
    Michael A. Tallman, Oklahoma State University
    (1135-97-3090)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    The Mathematics Teacher Education Partnership: A Networked Improvement Community of Universities and School Systems to Transform the Preparation of Secondary Mathematics Teachers.
    W. Gary Martin*, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
    Marilyn E. Strutchens, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
    (1135-97-2260)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Seeding Collaboration Through Math Teachers' Circles.
    Brianna Donaldson*, American Institute of Mathematics
    (1135-97-2177)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Nebraska Center for Science Mathematics and Computer Education.
    W James Lewis*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1135-97-1772)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Two case studies in K--20 collaboration: The Institute for Mathematics & Education and Illustrative Mathematics.
    Bill McCallum*, The University of Arizona
    Kristin Umland, Illustrative Mathematics
    (1135-97-2393)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topological Graph Theory: Structure and Symmetry, II
  Room 30E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Jonathan L. Gross, Columbia University
  Thomas W. Tucker, Colgate University ttucker@colgate.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Genus polynomials of ring-like graphs with spiders.
    Yichao Chen, Hunan University, Changsha, China
    Jonathan L Gross*, Columbia University, New York, NY
    (1135-05-421)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    An Euler-genus approach to the calculation of the crosscap-number polynomial.
    Yichao Chen*, Hunan University
    Jonathan L. Gross, Department of Computer Science, Columbia University,
    (1135-05-551)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Imbedding statistics for linear families via Markov chains.
    Thomas Tucker*, Colgage Univesity
    Jonathan Gross, Columbia University
    Toufik Mansour, University of Haifa
    (1135-05-658)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Symmetric Spherical Grids.
    Lowell Abrams*, The George Washington University
    Daniel Slilaty, Wright State University
    (1135-05-685)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    The orientable genus of complete tripartite graphs.
    Mark Ellingham*, Vanderbilt University
    D. Christopher Stephens, Middle Tennessee State University
    Xiaoya Zha, Middle Tennessee State University
    (1135-05-372)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Enumeration of Regular Graph Coverings; Some recent results.
    Jin Ho Kwak*, Math., BJTU/China and POSTECH/Korea
    Jean-Bing Liu, Math., BJTU/China
    Jaeun Lee, Math., Yeungnam Univ., Korea
    (1135-05-488)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A Survey of Infinite Graphs of Connectivity 1.
    Mark E. Watkins*, Syracuse University
    (1135-05-513)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Face distributions of embeddings of complete graphs.
    Timothy Sun*, Columbia University
    (1135-05-253)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Applications of ordinary voltage graph theory and intersection theory to graph embeddability.
    Steven Schluchter*, George Mason University
    (1135-05-889)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Symmetric road interchanges.
    Valentas Kurauskas*, Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Vilnius University, Lithuania
    Ugnė Šiurienė, Vilnius, Lithuania
    (1135-57-654)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  AMS-AWM Special Session on Women in Symplectic and Contact Geometry and Topology, II
  Room 33B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Bahar Acu, Northwestern University baharacu@gmail.com
  Ziva Myer, Duke University
  Yu Pan, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Annular Khovanov-Lee theory, representation theory, braids, and cobordisms.
    J. Elisenda Grigsby*, Boston College
    Anthony M. Licata, Australian National University
    Stephan M. Wehrli, Syracuse University
    (1135-57-2392)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Satellite ruling polynomials and representations of the Chekanov-Eliashberg algebra.
    Caitlin Leverson*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Dan Rutherford, Ball State University
    (1135-57-1900)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Immersed Lagrangian Fillings of Legendrian Submanifolds via Generating Families.
    Samantha Pezzimenti*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1135-54-1181)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Deformation of Singular Fibers of Genus 2 Fibrations and Small Exotic Symplectic 4-Manifolds.
    Anar Akhmedov, University of Minnesota
    Sumeyra Sakalli*, University of Minnesota
    (1135-57-1157)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Symplectic embeddings and toric geometry.
    Daniel Cristofaro-Gardiner, UC Santa Cruz
    Tara S Holm*, Cornell University
    Alessia Mandini, PUC-Rio
    Ana Rita Pires, Cambridge University
    (1135-53-1597)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Reeb dynamics and contact invariants.
    Jo Nelson*, Columbia University
    (1135-58-525)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Mean action of area-preserving diffeomorphisms of the annulus.
    Morgan Weiler*, University of California, Berkeley
    (1135-53-1506)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Arboreal Skeleta.
    Laura Starkston*, Stanford University
    (1135-53-886)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Applied Mathematics, II
  Room 19, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Path-dependent Hamilton-Jacobi equations in infinite dimensions.
    Erhan Bayraktar, University of Michigan
    Christian Keller*, University of Michigan
    (1135-35-182)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Global regularity criteria for 2D micropolar equations with partial dissipation.
    Dipendra Regmi*, University of North Georgia
    (1135-35-705)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Numerical Simulations of Thin Viscoelastic Sheets.
    Valeria Barra*, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Shahriar Afkhami, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    Shawn A. Chester, New Jersey Institute of Technology
    (1135-76-3233)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Instability and dynamics of volatile thin films.
    Hangjie Ji*, University of California, Los Angeles
    Thomas P Witelski, Duke University
    (1135-76-882)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Validated Numerical Analysis of the Hele-Shaw free boundary problem.
    Andrew Thomack*, Florida Atlantic University
    Jason Mireles-James, Florida Atlantic University
    Erik Lundberg, Florida Atlantic University
    (1135-76-2969)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Well-Posedness and Control in a Free Boundary Fluid-Structure Interaction.
    Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University
    Lucas Castle*, North Carolina State University
    Irena Lasiecka, The University of Memphis
    (1135-35-1765)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Simple Second-Order Finite Differences for Elliptic PDEs with Discontinuous Coefficients and Interfaces.
    Chung-Nan Tzou*, University of Wisconsin at Madison
    Samuel Stechmann, University of Wisconsin at Madison
    (1135-65-2145)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Lagrangian aspects of the axisymmetric Euler equation.
    Stephen C Preston, Brooklyn College
    Alejandro Sarria*, University of North Georgia
    (1135-35-468)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Lagrangian chaos and transport in geophysical fluid flows.
    Maleafisha J.P.S. Tladi*, University of Limpopo
    (1135-37-5)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The wave scattering analysis of flexible trifurcated waveguide using Mode-Matching approach.
    Rab Nawaz*, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Islamabad Pakistan
    Muhammad Afzal, Capital University of Science and Technology Islamabad Pakistan
    (1135-76-348)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Confined Flowing Bacterial Suspensions.
    Zhenlu Cui*, Fayetteville State University
    (1135-76-231)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Symmetry Breaking in a Random Passive Scalar.
    Zeliha Kilic*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Joint Applied Math and Marine Sciences Fluids Lab
    Richard M McLaughlin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Joint Applied Math and Marine Sciences Fluids Lab
    Roberto Camassa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Joint Applied Math and Marine Sciences Fluids Lab
    (1135-76-2859)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Fine structure symmetry-breaking in decaying passive scalars advected by laminar shear flow.
    Francesca Bernardi*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Manuchehr Aminian, Colorado State University
    Roberto Camassa, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    Daniel M. Harris, Brown University
    Richard M. McLaughlin, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (1135-76-2495)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Traveling waves in mass and spring dimer Fermi-Pasta-Ulam-Tsingou lattices.
    Timothy E. Faver*, Drexel University
    J. Douglas Wright, Drexel University
    (1135-35-2084)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Traveling Wave Solutions in Mixed Monotone Models of Population Biology, with Time Delays and Density-Dependent Diffusions.
    Wei Feng*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina Wilmington
    Weihua Ruan, Department of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics, Purdue University Northwest
    Xin Lu, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina Wilmington
    (1135-35-1380)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Nonclassical Symmetries of a Generalized KdV Equation.
    Danny Arrigo*, University of Central Arkansas
    Andrea Weaver, University of Central Arkansas
    (1135-35-2478)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    \newline Multi-scale modeling of high frequency wave propagation in heterogeneous medium with cracks.
    Viktoria Savatorova*, University of Nevada Las Vegas
    Aleksei Talonov, National Research Nuclear Uniersity MEPhI (Russia)
    (1135-35-66)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Remarks on the global regularity of two-dimensional Boussinesq equations.
    Dhanapati Adhikari*, Marywood University
    (1135-35-2796)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Local Well-Posedness and Blow-up Criteria for the Rotational b-family Equation.
    Emel Bolat*, University of Texas at Arlington
    Yue Liu, University of Texas at Arlington
    (1135-35-2836)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    A Continuation Method for Computing Capillary Surfaces.
    Nicholas D Brubaker*, California State University, Fullerton
    (1135-76-2367)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Using analysis of fast collisions between solitons of the nonlinear Schrödinger (NLS) equation for mathematical modeling of pulse propagation in broadband optical waveguide systems.
    Avner Peleg*, Department of Exact Sciences, Afeka College of Engineering
    Quan M. Nguyen, International University, Vietnam National University-HCMC
    Debananda Chakraborty, New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ
    Toan T. Huynh, University of Science, Vietnam National University-HCMC
    (1135-35-418)
  • 6:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: On the Navier Stokes Equation with Rough Transport Noise.
    Martina Hofmanova, Technical University of Berlin
    James-Michael Leahy*, University of Southern California
    Torstein Nilssen, Technical University of Berlin
    (1135-35-3154)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS General Session
  Room 12, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Dynamical modular curves and uniform boundedness of preperiodic points.
    John R. Doyle*, Louisiana Tech University
    (1135-37-1458)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Template iterations of quadratic maps and hybrid Mandelbrot sets.
    Kelsey Butera*, State University of New York at New Paltz
    Anca Radulescu, State University of New York at New Paltz
    (1135-37-1575)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Cantor Julia Sets and Automorphisms of Shift Quotients.
    Daniel Cuzzocreo*, Northwestern University
    (1135-37-2046)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Dimensions of non-autonomous meromorphic functions of finite order.
    Jason Atnip*, University of North Texas
    (1135-37-1499)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Limits of Julia sets for sums of power maps and polynomials.
    Micah Brame*, Butler University
    Scott Kaschner, Butler University
    (1135-37-2208)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Boundary values of Thurston's pullback map.
    Russell Lodge*, Stony Brook University
    (1135-37-2753)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Dynamic Active Subspaces.
    Izabel Aguiar*, University of Colorado, Boulder
    Paul Constantine, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1135-37-376)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    $S$-limited shifts.
    Elizabeth Sattler*, Carleton College
    Ben Matson, Carleton College
    (1135-37-2159)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Lyapunov Exponents for products of matrices.
    De-Jun Feng, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Chiu-Hong Lo, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    Shuang Shen*, Northwestern Polytechnical University
    (1135-37-456)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Obstructions to Ergodicity in No-slip Billiards.
    Christopher L Cox*, University of Delaware
    (1135-37-2554)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Entropy Locking.
    David Cosper*, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
    Michal Misiurewicz, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
    (1135-37-3027)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Estimating the Distribution of Random Parameters in an Abstract Parabolic System Modelling Transdermal Alcohol Biosensor.
    Melike Sirlanci*, University of Southern California
    Susan E Luczak, University of Southern California
    I G Rosen, University of Southern California
    (1135-37-1403)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Unique Measure for the Time-Dependent Navier-Stokes Equations.
    Gregory Varner*, John Brown University
    (1135-37-496)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: An overview of optimal quantization.
    Mrinal K Roychowdhury*, University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
    (1135-37-11)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Stability of Periodic Fixed Points and Invariant Sets of the Modulated Logistic Map.
    Khoa D Tran*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1135-37-2269)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Connectedness of affine Iterated Function Systems.
    Nick Mendler*, University of San Francisco
    (1135-37-2303)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Strange attractors and some dynamical properties of a unimodal map.
    Weam M Al-Tameemi*, Texas A&M International University
    (1135-37-997)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Attracting and repelling cycles, Gröbner bases, and Brouwer's FPT.
    Mojtaba Moniri*, Western Illinois University
    Saman Moniri, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
    (1135-37-1795)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Stalking methods for ensemble Kalman filter covariance inflation.
    Thomas Bellsky*, University of Maine
    (1135-37-3049)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Huygens' Clocks Revisited.
    Petko M. Kitanov*, Rochester, NY
    (1135-37-2820)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Stability of equilibria in the presence of distributed time delays in neuronal networks.
    Israel Ncube*, Alabama A & M University
    (1135-37-270)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on Good Math from Bad: Crackpots, Cranks, and Progress
  Room 31B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Elizabeth T. Brown, James Madison University
  Samuel R. Kaplan, University of North Carolina Asheville skaplan@unca.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Can $1+2+3+4+5+ ... $ really equal $-1/12$?
    John J B Webb*, James Madison University
    (1135-M1-1190)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Ernő Lendvai and the Bartók Controversy.
    Gareth E. Roberts*, College of the Holy Cross
    (1135-M1-1413)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    On Mathematical Anti-Evolutionism.
    Jason Rosenhouse*, James Madison University
    (1135-M1-1293)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Playing with Continued Radicals and Iterated Exponents.
    Hossein Behforooz*, Utica College
    (1135-M1-674)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Kurt Gödel's Last Work on the Power of the Continuum.
    Montgomery Link*, Suffolk University, Boston, Mass., USA
    (1135-M1-928)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    A Good False Proof of the Fundamental Theorem of Finitely Generated Abelian Groups.
    Elizabeth Theta Brown*, James Madison University
    (1135-M1-2647)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Online Teaching Techniques
  Room 15B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Sharon Mosgrove, Western Governors University sharon.mosgrove@wgu.edu
  Doug Scheib, Western Governors University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Online College Algebra Course: Engaging Students in Meaningful Learning Experiences.
    Susan Marla Orme*, Brigham Young University-Idaho
    (1135-L1-1912)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Online Calculus I in Five Weeks with Remediation Opportunities.
    M. Reba*, Clemson University Clemson, SC
    (1135-L1-58)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    An Approach to Teaching Online Discrete Mathematics.
    Robert J Krueger*, Concordia University, St. Paul
    (1135-L1-823)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Group Projects and Ice-breakers Build Classroom Community in a Finite Math Course.
    Vesna Kilibarda*, Indiana University Northwest
    (1135-L1-2827)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Opportunities & Challenges: Teaching Mathematics Online to Non-Traditional Pre-Service Teachers.
    Cheryll E Crowe*, Asbury University
    (1135-L1-405)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Facilitating Active Learning in Online Mathematics Courses.
    Michelle Homp*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1135-L1-862)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Best Practices for Teaching an Active and Engaging Online Mathematics Course.
    RaKissa D Manzanares*, University of Colorado Denver
    (1135-L1-2078)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Student Engagement in an Online Mathematics Course.
    Yun Lu*, Kutztown University
    (1135-L1-2021)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Brave New Worlds: My ongoing journey into the world of online mathematics instruction.
    Miriam Harris-Botzum*, Lehigh Carbon Community College
    (1135-L1-1949)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning, II
  Room 4, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Eric Kahn, Bloomsburg University
  Brian P. Katz, Augustana College briankatz@augustana.edu
  Victor Piercey, Ferris State University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Specifications grading in an IBL-ish Abstract Algebra course.
    J. D. Berg*, Fitchburg State University
    (1135-D5-2914)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Collaborative Activities in an undergraduate Abstract Algebra Course.
    Gabriel Sosa*, Amherst College
    (1135-D5-3202)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    The i road to upper-level mathematics.
    Robert L. Sachs*, George Mason University
    (1135-D5-2673)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Supervised in-class proving.
    Katherine Vance*, Simpson College
    (1135-D5-3004)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Exploring the Intersection of Fostering Mathematical Creativity and Inquiry Teaching.
    Milos Savic, University of Oklahoma
    Houssein El Turkey*, University of New Haven
    Emily Cilli-Turner, University of Washington - Tacoma
    Gail Tang, University of La Verne
    Gulden Karakok, University of Northern Colorado
    Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College
    (1135-D5-3070)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    An IBL Freshman Research Initiative Course: IBL FRI - Symmetry.
    Mark L. Daniels*, Mathematics Department/University of Texas at Austin
    (1135-D5-1332)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Course Based Research Experience at the Sophomore Level.
    Michael G. Dabkowski*, Lawrence Technological University
    (1135-D5-1605)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    One Model for a Successful Capstone Course in Problem Solving.
    Jane H Long*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    (1135-D5-3088)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Knowing What You Know.
    Rebekah B Johnson Yates*, Houghton College
    (1135-D5-2995)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Question Formulation Technique: Fostering engagement through student-driven questioning.
    Matthew Fischler*, Math for America
    (1135-D5-1703)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    What to ask next, as students explore Egyptian Fractions.
    Jaewoo Lee*, Borough of Manhattan Community College (The City University of New York)
    (1135-D5-1808)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Engaging students with the Pell equation through inquiry with primary historical sources.
    Keith M Jones*, SUNY Oneonta
    Toke Lindegaard Knudsen, SUNY Oneonta
    (1135-D5-667)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Possibility of Inquiry and its Role in the Pursuit of Personally Relevant Mathematics.
    Kathleen M Clark*, Florida State University
    Cihan Can, Florida State University
    (1135-D5-3138)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    NEW TIME: Austism Spectrum Students in IBL Classrooms.
    Susan B Crook*, Loras College
    (1135-D5-2503)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Inquiry Based Learning (IBL) and Culturally Responsive Teaching (CRT): Increasing Equity, Access, and Success in underrepresented populations through a combination of IBL and CRT.
    Karen Heavin*, Kentucky State University
    Fariba Bigdeli-Jahed, Kentucky State University
    (1135-D5-3170)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Applied Mathematics, IV
  Room 28E, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Sparse Regression for Twitter Analysis.
    Phylisicia Nicole Carter*, University of Alabama
    (1135-VN-2440)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    From Orthonormal basis to Frames: An introduction.
    Ghanshyam Bhatt*, Tennessee State University
    (1135-VN-2445)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Catching a Falling Ball with Reinforcement Learning.
    Sarah Teichman, Amherst College
    Jing Li*, University of Hong Kong
    Quentin Dubroff, University of Delaware
    Xiaoyu Xie, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
    (1135-VN-2479)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Simulations of suspension flows with a meshless moving least squares scheme.
    Amanda A Howard*, Brown University
    Nathaniel Trask, Sandia National Laboratories
    Martin R Maxey, Brown University
    (1135-VN-2587)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The Firing Squad Synchronization Problem.
    Kathryn A. Lokken*, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    (1135-VN-2598)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    A Biochemically-Structured Fisher's Equation with Applications in Wound Healing.
    John T. Nardini*, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado, Boulder
    (1135-VN-2720)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Stock Forecasting Using M-Band Wavelet Based Machine Learning Methods.
    Abdul Hasib Rahimyar*, Western Connecticut State University
    Hieu Nguyen, Western Connecticut State University
    Xiaodi Wang, Western Connecticut State University
    (1135-VN-2745)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Polynomial multiplication over binary field and its implementation.
    Upama Neupane*, Cameron University
    Gokul Raj Kadel, Cameron University
    Parshuram Budhathoki, Cameron University
    (1135-VN-2792)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Linear Analysis of Moisture Transport Due to Baroclinic Atmospheric Waves.
    Alfredo N Wetzel*, Department of Mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Leslie M Smith, Department of Mathematics & Department of Engineering Physics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    Samuel N Stechmann, Department of Mathematics & Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison
    (1135-VN-2812)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Intelligent Skincare Assistant: A Deep Learning Approach to Dermatology.
    Robben Teufel*, California State University, Channel Islands
    Xiaofeng Xu, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Guanzhi Wang, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
    Aldo Gael Carranza, Stanford University
    (1135-VN-2868)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Two Optimization-based Approaches for Computational Proofs of Vizing's Conjecture.
    Susan Margulies*, United States Naval Academy
    Elisabeth Gaar, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
    Daniel Krenn, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
    Angelika Wiegele, Alpen-Adria-Universität Klagenfurt, Austria
    (1135-VN-2943)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Crystallization for a Brenner-like potential.
    Brittan Farmer*, University of Minnesota
    Selim Esedoglu, University of Michigan
    Peter Smereka, University of Michigan (deceased)
    (1135-VN-3040)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Stability of Periodic Fixed Points and Invariant Sets of the Modulated Logistic Map.
    Khoa D Tran*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    (1135-VN-3087)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Classifying Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectra of Biologics.
    Ryan M. Evans*, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Anthony J. Kearsley, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Robert G. Brinson, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
    Luke W. Arbogast, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
    Frank Delaglio, Institute for Bioscience and Biotechnology Research
    (1135-VN-3114)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    NEW PRESENTER: The Dynamics at the Battle of Kruger: Age Structured Defense in a Buffalo and Lion Predator-Prey Model.
    Ricardo J Cordero-Soto, California Baptist University
    Brittni K Hall*, Auburn University
    Joseph D Gemignani, California Baptist University
    (1135-VN-3120)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    On the identification of $k$-inductively pierced codes using toric ideals.
    Molly Hoch, Wellesley College
    Samuel A Muthiah*, Westmont College
    Nida Obatake, Texas A&M University
    (1135-VN-3186)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Using Uncertainty Quantification to Assess the Significance of Product Inhibition in Biochemical Assays.
    Michael T Stobb*, University of California, Merced
    Suzanne Sindi, University of California, Merced
    Karin Leiderman, Colorado School of Mines
    (1135-VN-3194)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    An Extended DEIM Algorithm for Subset Selection.
    Emily Hendryx*, Rice University
    Beatrice Riviere, Rice University
    Craig Rusin, Baylor College of Medicine
    Danny Sorensen, Rice University
    (1135-VN-3225)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Exact and Trajectory Controllability of Nonlinear Fractional order systems with deviated arguments with Infinite delay.
    Dimplekumar N Chalishajar*, Virginia Military Institute
    (1135-VN-3230)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Calculus, I
  Room 32B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Peer Assisted Learning in Calculus.
    Corey Shanbrom, Sacramento State University
    Vincent Pigno*, Sacramento State University
    Jennifer Lundmark, Sacramento State University
    Lynn Tashiro, Sacramento State University
    (1135-VJ-1339)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Riemann Sums Belong at the End of Integral Calculus, Not in the Beginning.
    Robert R. Rogers*, SUNY Fredonia
    (1135-VJ-1412)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Teaching Large Lecture Calculus Using Team Based Learning.
    Elgin H. Johnston*, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
    Heather Bolles, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    Travis Peters, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    Craig Ogilvie, Department of Physics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    Alexis Knaub, Center for Research on Instructional Change in Postsecondary Education, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI
    Thomas Holmes, Department of Chemistry, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    Chassidy Bozeman, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    Stefanie Wang, Department of Mathematics, Trinity College, Hartford CT
    Anna Seitz, Department of Mathematics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
    (1135-VJ-1587)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Adapting understanding of functions and domain to create 3D printed art.
    David R. Burns*, Western Connecticut State University
    (1135-VJ-1734)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Two Implementations of Pre Class Readings in Calculus.
    Houssein El Turkey*, University of New Haven
    Salam Turki, Rhode Island College
    Yasanthi Kottegoda, University of New Haven
    (1135-VJ-1889)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Limits Belong at the End of Differential Calculus, Not at the Beginning.
    Eugene C. Boman*, Penn State, Harrisburg campus
    (1135-VJ-2202)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The impact of the Derivatives in Applied Calculus II course: A case study in Applied Calculus II at the University of Texas Dallas.
    Derege H Mussa*, University of Texas at Dallas
    Jigar Patel, New York Univeristy
    Changsong Li, University of Texas at Dallas
    (1135-VJ-2230)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Discovering Calculus through Pasta.
    Mel Henriksen*, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    Gary Simundza, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    Emma Smith Zbarsky, Wentworth Institute of Technology
    (1135-VJ-2546)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Mixture model approach of classifying students based on their performance in differential calculus.
    Amit A Savkar*, Associate Professor in Resi/Director of Assessment and Teaching Freshmen-level mathematics
    (1135-VJ-2736)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Large Lectures of Flipped Calculus.
    Ryan Maccombs*, Michigan State University
    Andrew Krause, Michigan State University
    (1135-VJ-2783)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Using Points-Free Homework to Promote Perseverance.
    Austin Mohr*, Nebraska Wesleyan University
    (1135-VJ-2893)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Putting the Logs to the Fire -- From Calculus to Algorithmics.
    Tracey Baldwin McGrail*, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York
    (1135-VJ-2901)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    An alternate assessment technique - evaluated.
    Kayla K. Blyman*, United States Military Academy
    Kristin M. Arney, United States Military Academy
    (1135-VJ-2936)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Role of Low Instructional Overhead Tasks as Supports for Active Learning in Undergraduate Calculus Courses.
    David C. Webb*, University of Colorado Boulder
    (1135-VJ-3078)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Improving Feedback.
    Karen Edwards*, Harvard
    Brendan Kelly, Harvard
    (1135-VJ-3145)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    New tracks for a Calculus Curriculum in Engineering.
    Gianluca Guadagni, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Bernard Fulgham, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Stacie Pisano*, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Hui Ma, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Diana Morris, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Monika Abramenko, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    Julie Spencer, Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering, University of Virginia
    (1135-VJ-3171)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Increasing mathematics self-efficacy in calculus students using study packets.
    Stephanie A Blanda*, Penn State University
    (1135-VJ-1434)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Introductory Mathematics, II
  Room 28D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Use of Sudoku Variations in an Introduction to Proofs Course for Majors.
    Jeff Poet*, Missouri Western State University
    (1135-VI-2039)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    South Dakota School of Mines Math Initiative: Part One.
    Michelle Richard-Greer*, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Debra Bienert, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    (1135-VI-2119)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    South Dakota School of Mines Math Initiative: Part Two.
    Debra Bienert*, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    Michelle Richard-Greer, South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
    (1135-VI-2126)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Prospective Teachers Analyzing Transcripts of Teaching.
    Laura M. Singletary*, Lee University
    (1135-VI-2589)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Introducing Linear and Exponential Rates of Change in Linguistically Diverse Secondary Classrooms: Exploring Connections Among Curriculum, Tasks, and Student Understandings.
    Lynda Wynn*, San Diego State University & UC San Diego
    Bill Zahner, San Diego State University
    Hayley Milbourne, San Diego State University & UC San Diego
    (1135-VI-2689)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Reading Mathematics is a Learnable Skill.
    Sean Droms*, Lebanon Valley College
    (1135-VI-2695)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Mathematical Biology and Modeling Disease
  Room 13, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A map-based approach to understanding sleep/wake dynamics in early childhood.
    Cecilia Diniz Behn*, Colorado School of Mines
    Kelsey Kalmbach, Colorado School of Mines
    Victoria Booth, University of Michigan
    (1135-92-2715)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    A mathematical model of iron metabolism in the human body.
    Timothy Patrick Barry*, University of Maryland College Park, Department of Biology
    (1135-92-2602)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A mathematical model for Amyloid beta influenced calcium signaling through the IP$_3$ receptors.
    Joe Latulippe*, Norwich University
    Joseph Minicucci, Norwich University
    (1135-34-1428)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Intermyocellular Lipids and the Progression of Muscular Insulin Resistance.
    Daniel H Burkow*, Arizona State University
    (1135-34-2779)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    A mathematical model of coupled excitation and inhibition in a neuronal network for movement and reward.
    Anca Radulescu*, State University of New York at New Paltz
    Caitlin Kennedy, State University of New York and New Paltz
    Johanna Herron, State University of New York at New Paltz
    Annalisa Scimemi, State University of New York at Albany
    (1135-34-1578)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Analysis for piecewise smooth models of a biological motor control system.
    Yangyang Wang*, Ohio State University
    Jeffery Gill, Case Western Reserve University
    Hillel Chiel, Case Western Reserve University
    Peter Thomas, Case Western Reserve University
    (1135-34-1712)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Breaking the Vicious Limit Cycle: Addiction Relapse-Recovery As a Fast-Slow Dynamical System.
    Jacob P. Duncan*, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
    Monica McGrath, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
    Teresa M. Aubele-Futch, Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
    (1135-92-404)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The statistical mechanics of human weight change.
    John C Lang*, University of California Los Angeles
    Hans De Sterck, Monash University
    Daniel M Abrams, Northwestern University
    (1135-92-81)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Assessing the Impact of 8 Weeks of Almond Consumption on Anthropometric and Clinical Measurements in College Freshmen.
    Marily Barron*, University of California, Merced
    Jaapna Dhillon, University of California, Merced
    Syed A. Asghar, University of California, Merced
    Quintin Kuse, University of California, Merced
    Natalie De La Cruz, University of California, Merced
    Emily Vu, University of California, Merced
    Suzanne S. Sindi, University of California, Merced
    Rudy M. Ortiz, University of California, Merced
    (1135-92-2362)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Coevolving cancer hallmarks: The angiogenic switch is modulated by clonal selection on proliferation.
    Aleesa Monaco*, School of Molecular Sciences, Arizona State University
    John D. Nagy, School of Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, Arizona State University
    Kalle Parvinen, Department of Mathematics, University of Turku
    (1135-92-2257)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The stability of cellular networks against mutations.
    Lora D Weiss*, University of California Irvine
    Natalia L Komarova, University of California Irvine
    (1135-92-2366)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Equilibria Analysis for a Two-Population Epidemic Model with One Population Being a Reservoir for Infection.
    Rachel Elizabeth TeWinkel*, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    Istvan Lauko, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    Gabriella Pinter, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
    (1135-34-2204)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Parsing a Crowd of Near Best Fits: Consensus Ranges for Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Modeling.
    Ellie Mainou*, Emory University
    Robert Dorit, Smith College
    Gwen Spencer, Smith College
    Dylan Shepardson, Mount Holyoke College
    (1135-92-529)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Stochastic Models of Within-Host Viral Infection.
    Krystin E. Steelman Huff*, Texas Tech University
    None, None
    (1135-92-2037)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Mathematical Models of the Immune System's Response to Bacterial Infection on the Surface of an Implant Device.
    Shelby Stanhope*, Temple University
    Isaac Klapper, Temple University
    (1135-92-1913)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The iterative process of quantitative modeling of infection dynamics in renal transplant recipients.
    Neha Murad*, North Carolina State University
    Harvey Thomas Banks, North Carolina State University
    Rebecca Everett, North Carolina State University
    (1135-34-732)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Mathematics-driven insights into the hostile immune system behavior toward hair follicles.
    Atanaska Dobreva*, Florida State University
    Nick G Cogan, Florida State University
    Ralf Paus, University of Manchester
    (1135-92-1462)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    HIV epidemiology; mass incarceration and HIV incidence; male-female ratio; $R_0$.
    David J. Gerberry, Xavier University
    Hem Raj Joshi*, Xavier University
    (1135-34-2725)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Modeling Autoimmune Disease with Differential Equations.
    Jennifer A Anderson*, Texas Woman's University
    Ellina Grigorieva, Texas Woman's University
    (1135-34-2581)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Autoimmune Diseases Induced by Exposure to Radiation.
    Leila Mirsaleh Kohan*, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204
    Ellina Grigorieva, Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Texas Woman's University, Denton, TX 76204
    (1135-34-1762)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Mucosal Folding and Growth Instabilities in a Finite Element Model of an Atherosclerotic Artery.
    Pak-Wing Fok*, University of Delaware, Department of Mathematical Sciences
    (1135-92-721)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on Mathematical Themes in a First-Year Seminar, II
  Room 15A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Jennifer Bowen, The College of Wooster
  Pamela Pierce, The College of Wooster ppierce@wooster.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    "Life in the Data Deluge": A First-Year Seminar on the Implications of Data Science on Daily Life.
    Aimee Schwab-McCoy*, Creighton University
    (1135-Q1-23)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Historical Codes and Ciphers as a First Year Seminar.
    Tamara B Veenstra*, University of Redlands
    (1135-Q1-515)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    A first-year seminar on the Mathematics of Sports Rankings.
    Jason Parsley*, Wake Forest University
    (1135-Q1-3102)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On Zombies, The Republic, and Mathematics: Teaching First Year Seminars That Humanize Mathematics.
    Gizem Karaali*, Pomona College
    (1135-Q1-324)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    First Year Seminars as a Gateway to Upper Level Mathematics.
    Ann N Trenk*, Wellesley College
    (1135-Q1-2665)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Student Driven Modeling in a first year Game Theory Seminar.
    Janine Wittwer*, Westminster College, UT
    (1135-Q1-914)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Thinking about a First Year Math Seminar.
    Eddy A Kwessi*, Trinity University
    Merline E Nzenang Tienkoue, EFIL World Foundation
    Mathieu Tienkoue, EFIL World Foundation
    (1135-Q1-2892)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    An Honors First Year Seminar in Network Science.
    Jenny G Fuselier*, High Point University
    (1135-Q1-1457)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Murder, They Wrote: Problem Solving Is Fun!
    Gary Clark Hall*, Lipscomb University
    (1135-Q1-1068)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Mathematics For Liberal Arts In A First-Year Only Course.
    Philip K. Hotchkiss*, Westfield State University
    (1135-Q1-763)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Quantitative Literacy in a First-Year Seminar.
    Maria G Fung*, Worcester State University
    (1135-Q1-2289)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Matrices and Matroids
  Room 18, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    A new proof of the Gauss-Lucas, Siebeck, and Bôcher-Grace theorems.
    Charles R Johnson, The College of William and Mary
    Pietro Paparella*, University of Washington Bothell
    (1135-15-3169)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    A Proof of a Generalized Lax Conjecture for Numerical Ranges.
    Kristin A. Camenga, Juniata College
    Patrick X. Rault*, University of Arizona
    (1135-15-2219)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Inequalities Related to Geometric Mean of Matrices.
    Sima Ahsani*, Auburn University
    (1135-15-2824)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    The general $\phi$-Hermitian solution to mixed pairs of quaternion matrix Sylvester equations.
    Zhuoheng He, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
    Jianzhen Liu*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
    Tin-Yau Tam, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Auburn University
    (1135-15-2205)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    On Descartes' rule of sings for matrix polynomials.
    Thomas R Cameron*, Davidson College, Mathematics and Computer Science Department
    (1135-15-1670)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Some open problems in the theory of matrix means and matrix functions.
    Trung Hoa Dinh*, University of North Florida
    (1135-15-70)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Applications of Equitable Decompositions for Graphs with Symmetries.
    Dallas Smith*, Brigham Young Univeristy
    Ben Webb, Brigham Young University
    Amanda Francis, Carol College
    Derek Sorensen, University of Oxford
    (1135-15-2190)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    The index set of scrambling indices.
    Guangming Jing*, Georgia State University
    Zhongshan Li, Georgia State University
    Yubin Gao, North University of China
    Yanling Shao, North University of China
    Wei Fang, Anhui Science And Technology University
    (1135-15-2476)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Isospectral Graph Reductions and Improved Estimates of Matrices' Spectra.
    Ben Z Webb*, Brigham Young University
    Leonid Bunimovich, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1135-15-1043)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Characteristic polynomials and eigenvalues for a family of tridiagonal real symmetric matrices and a tantalizing connection to Pascal's triangle.
    Emily Gullerud, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    aBa Mbirika*, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    Rita Post, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
    (1135-15-2961)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Partition Regular Matrices as Cryptographic Primitives.
    Jillian E McLeod*, United States Coast Guard Academy
    (1135-15-2534)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Reduced Row Echelon Forms of Matrices, Canonical Bases for Subspaces of vector Spaces, and Subalgebras of Lie Algebras.
    Uladzimir L Shtukar*, Durham, NC
    (1135-15-1841)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    A fast inversion algorithm for the Laurent-Vandermonde matrix.
    David Miller*, University of Hartford
    (1135-15-1675)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Characterizations of regularity in matroids.
    Libby Taylor*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (1135-05-228)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    All that glitters is not golden-mean: Structure of golden-mean matroids.
    Kevin M. Grace*, Louisiana State University
    (1135-05-1502)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Unipancyclic Binary Matroids.
    Colin Starr*, Willamette University
    Erin McNicholas, Willamette University
    Will Agnew-Svoboda, Salem, OR
    Alana Huszar, University of Michigan
    Jeff Schreiner-McGraw, Philomath, OR
    Corrine Yap, Rutgers
    (1135-05-2137)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Book Embeddings and Matroids.
    Thomas M McKenzie*, Gonzaga University
    (1135-05-2280)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Matroids and statistical dependency.
    Art Duval*, University of Texas at El Paso
    Amy Wagler, University of Texas at El Paso
    (1135-05-2383)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Matroid Intersection Conjecture for Singular Matroids.
    Shadisadat Ghaderi*, Guttman Community College, City University of New York
    Jerzy Wojciechowski, West Virginia University
    (1135-05-2817)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Orthogonal Polynomials and Function Theory
  Room 29B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On Unified Integrals involving the product of General Classes of Polynomials of Several Variables with Applications.
    Harish Nagar*, Sangam University, Bhilwara, Rajasthan (India)
    Ajay Kumar Tripathi, Mewar University
    (1135-33-3214)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    q-analogues of 2-D Hermite polynomial and partition statistics.
    Ahmad El-Guindy*, Texas A&M University at Qatar
    Mourad E.H. Ismail, University of Central Florida
    (1135-33-2419)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Dual polar graphs, a nil-DAHA of rank one, and non-symmetric dual $q$-Krawtchouk polynomials.
    Jae-Ho Lee*, University of North Florida
    Hajime Tanaka, Tohoku University
    (1135-33-223)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Moment Representations of Type I $X_2$ Exceptional Laguerre Polynomials.
    Constanze Liaw, University of Delaware
    Jessica Stewart Kelly, Christopher Newport University
    John M. Osborn*, Baylor University
    (1135-33-3148)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    From scalar polynomial to matrix polynomial bounds.
    Aaron Melman*, Santa Clara University
    (1135-65-760)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Applications of orthogonal polynomials for solving a class of fractional optimal control problems.
    Neelam Singha*, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    Chandal Nahak, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
    (1135-33-463)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Polynomially Interpolated Legendre Multiplier Sequences.
    M Chasse, Independent Researcher
    T Forgacs, California State University, Fresno
    A Piotrowski*, University of Alaska Southeast
    (1135-30-2979)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    On sector reducing operators.
    David Cardon, Brigham Young University
    Tamas Forgacs*, California State University, Fresno
    Andrzej Piotrowski, University of Alaska
    Evan Sorensen, Brigham Young University
    Jason White, Brigham Young University
    (1135-30-354)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Extending the Grace-Heawood theorem to minimal regions.
    Michael J. Miller*, Le Moyne College
    (1135-30-1771)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: On the asymptotics of Airy functions and their zeros.
    T. M. Dunster*, San Diego State University
    (1135-33-1022)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Zeros of polynomials and their generating functions.
    Khang D Tran*, California State University, Fresno
    (1135-30-1091)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    The asymptotic value of the Mahler measure of the Rudin-Shapiro polynomials.
    Tamas Erdelyi*, Department of Mathematics, Texas A&M University
    (1135-30-1532)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: On monotonicity and starlikeness of the generalized Bessel function.
    Rosihan M Ali*, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    See Keong Lee, Universiti Sains Malaysia
    Saiful R Mondal, King Faisal University
    (1135-33-140)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    The Imani Periodic Functions.
    Ronald E. Mickens*, Clark Atlanta University
    (1135-33-540)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Hardy-type spaces arising from a vector-valued Cauchy kernel.
    Jerry R. Muir, Jr.*, The University of Scranton
    (1135-32-2654)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A Bound for Loewner-Weierstrass Hulls.
    David Nielsen Horton*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1135-30-2678)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    The Multiple Loewner Equation with Rapidly and Randomly Oscillating Functions.
    Andrew Starnes*, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
    (1135-30-1360)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Properties of a Generalized Harmonic Bernardi Integral Operator.
    Stacey Muir*, The University of Scranton
    (1135-30-2668)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    A Singular Integral as a Boundary Measure.
    Laramie Paxton*, Washington State University
    Kevin R. Vixie, Washington State University
    (1135-28-1418)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Bounded point derivations on $R(X)$ and $R^p(X)$.
    Stephen M Deterding*, University of Kentucky
    (1135-30-48)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Generalized weighted trapezoid and Grüss type inequalities on time scales.
    Eze R Nwaeze*, Tuskegee University
    (1135-26-1886)
  • 6:15 p.m.
    A measurable function similar to the Itô integral on a generalized analogue of Wiener space.
    Dong Hyun Cho*, Kyonggi University
    (1135-28-1060)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  AMS Contributed Paper Session on Partitions, Paths, and Permutations
  Room 29A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    On a Conjecture Regarding Permutations which Destroy Arithmetic Progressions.
    Mehtaab Sawhney*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    David Stoner, Harvard University
    (1135-05-912)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    The Computation of Ramanujan--Kolberg Identities.
    Nicolas Allen Smoot*, Research Institute for Symbolic Computation
    (1135-11-2417)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Prime Partitions.
    Jie Sun, Michigan Technological University
    Kyle N. Sutela*, Michigan Technological University
    (1135-11-303)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Toward an arithmetic of partitions.
    Robert Schneider*, Emory University
    (1135-11-825)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Johnson's bijections and their application to counting simultaneous core partitions.
    Jineon Baek, University of Michigan
    Hayan Nam*, University of California, Irvine
    Myungjun Yu, University of Michigan
    (1135-05-2332)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    On the Multiplicity-Free Plethysms $ p_{2}[s_{\lambda}]$.
    Luisa Carini*, University of Messina, Italy
    (1135-05-615)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    The Critical of the Kneser Graphs on 2-subsets of an n-set.
    Ian Hill*, James Madison University
    Johua Ducey, James Madison University
    Peter Sin, University of Florida
    (1135-08-989)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Combinatorics of orthogonal polynomials and skew tableaux.
    Jordan Olliver Tirrell*, Mount Holyoke College
    (1135-05-3222)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Fuss-Schröder Paths and Rooted Plane Forests.
    Michael Kural*, MIT
    (1135-05-2537)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Rainbow Turán Numbers for Paths and Forests of Stars.
    Daniel Johnston*, Grand Valley State University
    Cory Palmer, University of Montana
    Amites Sarkar, Western Washington University
    (1135-05-1791)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Decomposing Graphs With Two Associate Classes Into Paths Of Length 3.
    Chris A Rodger, Auburn University
    Bin Yeh*, Auburn
    (1135-05-2044)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Schur-Concavity for Avoidance of Increasing Subsequences in Block-Ascending Permutations.
    Evan Chen*, MIT
    (1135-05-980)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Cycle-Euler-Mahonian Triples of Permutation Statistics.
    Frederick Butler*, York College of Pennsylvania
    (1135-05-1439)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Exact and asymptotic enumeration of cyclic permutations according to descent set.
    Justin M. Troyka*, Dartmouth College
    Sergi Elizalde, Dartmouth College
    (1135-05-2155)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Sums of powers of the descent set statistic.
    Alex Happ*, University of Kentucky
    Richard Ehrenborg, University of Kentucky
    (1135-05-1174)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Refinements of the $q$-analogue of the Frame-Robinson-Thrall formula by descents.
    William J. Keith*, Michigan Technological University
    (1135-05-703)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A Polyhedral Proof of a Wreath Product Identity.
    Robert Davis*, Michigan State University
    Bruce Sagan, Michigan State University
    (1135-05-275)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    NEW TIME: Reconstructing Cactus Graphs from Shortest Path Information.
    Evangelos Kranakis, Carleton University
    Danny Krizanc, Wesleyan University
    Yun Lu*, Kutztown University of PA
    (1135-05-2048)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Shuffle-compatible permutation statistics.
    Ira M. Gessel, Brandeis University
    Yan Zhuang*, Brandeis University
    (1135-05-381)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Permutations with Restricted Positions and Asymptotic Distributions of Numbers of Cycles of Fixed Sizes.
    Enes Ozel*, University of Southern California
    (1135-05-688)
  • 6:00 p.m.
    The Permutations Project.
    Charles A Matthews*, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
    (1135-20-428)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME), IV
  Room 14B, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stacy Brown, California State Polytechnic University
  Megan Wawro, Virginia Tech mwawro@vt.edu
  Aaron Weinberg, Ithaca College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    How a Pre-Calculus Student Was Able to Reason about Rates of Change Using Magnitudes.
    Irma E. Stevens*, University of Georgia
    (1135-J5-2584)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    On the dialectic of extracting meaning and ascribing meaning.
    Thorsten Scheiner*, The University of Auckland, New Zealand
    (1135-J5-682)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Collective Argumentation Regarding Integration of Complex Functions within Three Worlds of Mathematics.
    Brent Hancock*, University of Northern Colorado
    (1135-J5-299)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    How are we meeting their needs? Investigating Students' Use of a Quantitative Learning Center.
    Melissa Haire*, University of Connecticut
    Fabiana Cardetti, University of Connecticut
    (1135-J5-2967)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Development of Instrument to Assess Undergraduates' Attitudes toward Mathematics.
    Soofia Malik*, University of Northwestern Ohio
    (1135-J5-1538)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    How Do Undergraduate Mathematics Students Justify Their Self-assessments in Academic Assignments?
    Kedar M Nepal*, Mercer University
    Kailash C Ghimire, Georgia Southwestern State University
    Ramjee Sharma, University of North Georgia-Gainesville
    Manoj Thapa, Georgia Southwestern State University
    (1135-J5-1711)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Students' Conceptual Understanding of Derivatives in Freshmen Calculus.
    Samer Habre*, Lebanese American University
    Iman Osta, Lebanese American University
    Hana Shatila, Lebanese American University
    (1135-J5-150)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Assessment of Flipping the Introductory Statistics Course.
    Constantin Dorin Dumitraşcu*, Adrian College
    (1135-J5-1097)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Dana Center Mathematics Pathways: Early findings from a randomized study of pathways curriculum implementation in four colleges.
    Rebecca Hartzler*, Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas, Austin
    Jeremy Martin, Charles A. Dana Center, University of Texas, Austin
    (1135-J5-1490)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Dynamic 3D Imagery in Calculus III: Student responses and learning gains.
    Abraham Edwards*, Michigan State University
    (1135-J5-2486)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    "The slope is increasing!"-- Students' takeaways from Calculus.
    Natalie LF Hobson*, Sonoma State University
    (1135-J5-1816)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Investigating Calculus Instructors' Responsiveness to and Interpretation of Student Thinking.
    Jessica Gehrtz*, Colorado State University
    Jess Ellis Hagman, Colorado State University
    Natasha Speer, University of Maine
    (1135-J5-2973)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA Session on Technology and Apps for Teaching Mathematics and Statistics, I
  Room 5B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Stacey Hancock, Montana State University
  Soma Roy, California Polytechnic State University
  Sue Schou, Idaho State University
  Karl RB Schmitt, Valparaiso University karl.schmitt@valpo.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Interactive R Tutorials and Reproducible Research Practices to Introduce Statistical Learning Ideas to Undergraduate Statistics Students.
    Alana J Unfried*, California State University Monterey Bay
    (1135-K5-1220)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Introducing R to different statistical audiences.
    Kimberly A Roth*, Juniata College
    (1135-K5-2443)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Teaching Statistics with R and Applications to Interdisciplinary Research.
    Leon Kaganovskiy*, Touro College, NY
    (1135-K5-63)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Implementing R Activities and Projects in Introductory Statistics.
    John D. Ross*, Southwestern University
    (1135-K5-2933)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    The Do's and Don'ts of a Statistics Project.
    Christine Davidson*, Suffolk County Community College
    (1135-K5-261)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Learning Statistics through Applications to Community.
    Rasitha R Jayasekare*, Butler University, IN
    (1135-K5-169)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Enhanced student learning and attitudes with bi-weekly MINITAB explorations.
    Dan Seth*, West Texas A&M University
    (1135-K5-21)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Discussion
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Engaging Students by Using Simulations to Address the Question of the Day.
    Kari Lock Morgan*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1135-K5-2991)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Does the Randomization Method Matter?
    Robin H Lock*, St. Lawrence University
    (1135-K5-2768)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    Bayes' Theorem and Lie Detector Tests.
    Howard Troughton*, Babson College
    (1135-K5-1036)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Clarifying and Reimagining the Empirical Rule: An Introduction to the By-Thirds Rule.
    Allen G Harbaugh*, Boston University
    (1135-K5-1557)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Teaching P-values from Primary Sources.
    Dominic Klyve*, Central Washington University
    (1135-K5-2860)
  • 5:20 p.m.
    Teaching and learning statistics in education through MOODLE in Nepal.
    Durga Prasad Dhakal*, Kathmandu University School of Education, Nepal
    David A. Thomas, University of Great Falls, Montana
    (1135-K5-256)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Developing Concept Images Core Statistical Ideas: The Role of Interactive Dynamic Technology.
    Gail F Burrill*, Michigan State university
    (1135-K5-3015)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  MAA Session on The Advancement of Open Educational Resources, II
  Room 31C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Benjamin Atchinson, Framingham State University batchison@framingham.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Using Open Resources in a Freshman General Education Course: A progress report.
    John W Watson*, Arkansas Tech University
    (1135-P1-246)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Open-source course materials for an inquiry-based approach to an introduction to proof course and abstract algebra.
    Dana C. Ernst*, Northern Arizona University
    (1135-P1-3238)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Lessons Learned in the Dissemination of the CalcPlot3D OER Applet and Exploration Activities.
    Monica VanDieren*, Robert Morri University
    Paul Seeburger, Monroe Community College
    Deborah Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo (SUNY)
    (1135-P1-2540)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    The UTMOST Sage Cell Repository.
    Thomas W. Judson*, Stephen F. Austin State University
    (1135-P1-828)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    A sustainable publishing model for open educational resources.
    Claude Laflamme*, University of Calgary / Lyryx Learning
    Stephanie C. Keyowski, Lyryx Learning
    Tamsyn Murnaghan, Lyryx Learning
    (1135-P1-2629)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Open Source Introduction to Game Theory.
    Jennifer Nordstrom*, Linfield College
    (1135-P1-1740)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Implementing OER materials in a quantitative skills and literacy mathematics course.
    Tricia Muldoon Brown*, Armstrong State University/Georgia Southern University
    Joshua Lambert, Armstrong State University/Georgia Southern University
    (1135-P1-1435)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
  MAA Session on The Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations, II
  Room 14A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Christopher S. Goodrich, Creighton Preparatory School cgood@prep.creighton.edu
  Beverly H. West, Cornell University
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    First and Second-Order Models of Vertical Motion of Dry Air Parcels.
    Chris Oehrlein*, Oklahoma City Community College
    Jessica Oehrlein, Columbia University
    (1135-C5-1839)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    What happens when a physicist teaches Ordinary Differential Equations?
    P. P. Yu*, Westminster College
    (1135-C5-2146)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Laplace Transforms vs. The Method of Undetermined Coefficients.
    Paul D. Olson*, Penn State Erie , the Behrend College Erie , PA .
    (1135-C5-2163)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Strategic use of technology and modeling to motivate, investigate, and illuminate.
    William Skerbitz*, Wayzata High School
    (1135-C5-2281)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    Visualizing Topics from Differential Equations Using CalcPlot3D.
    Paul E. Seeburger*, Monroe Community College
    (1135-C5-2357)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Deriving Kepler's Laws in a Differential Equations class.
    Andrew G. Bennett*, Kansas State University
    (1135-C5-2815)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Using Dynamic Visualization to Better Understand the Tractrix and Other "Pulling" Curves.
    Douglas B. Meade*, University of South Carolina - Columbia
    (1135-C5-3010)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Resisted Projectile Motion: a Trove of ODE Applications/Projects.
    William W Hackborn*, University of Alberta, Augustana Campus
    (1135-C5-3181)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    General Discussion: CODEE invites all who teach ODEs to join us for a meet-and-greet hour. We will include discussion of the online CODEE Journal, with plans for a special issue in 2018
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-3:35 p.m.
  NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
  Room 32A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Dr. Talitha M Washington, Howard University talitha.washington@howard.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Orthogonal Projections and Regularity of Sets.
    Bobby Wilson*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    (1135-28-2437)
  • 1:20 p.m.
    Enlarging Noetherian Rings While Preserving Their Spectrum.
    Cory H Colbert*, Williams College
    (1135-13-2002)
  • 1:40 p.m.
    Central Sets Theorem in Adequate Partial Semigroups.
    Kendra E Pleasant*, Morgan State University
    (1135-16-1151)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Trace ideals and their applications in commutative algebra.
    Haydee Lindo*, Williams College
    (1135-13-2790)
  • 2:20 p.m.
    A proof of the peak polynomial positivity conjecture.
    Alexander Diaz-Lopez*, University of Villanova
    Pamela Harris, Williams College
    Erik Insko, Florida Golf Coast University
    Mohamed Omar, Harvey Mudd College
    (1135-05-936)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Nonlinear Filtering Problems for systems governed by PDEs.
    Melissa Guemo Ngamini*, Morehouse College
    (1135-35-2234)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Implications from Modeling of Visceral Leishmaniasis Transmission: A Region-dependent Characterization of Risks.
    Kamal K Barley*, University of Cincinnati
    (1135-92-2814)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    A Bayesian Markov Decision Process to Evaluate Mode of Delivery.
    Karen T. Hicklin*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
    (1135-90-3074)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  SIAM Minisymposium on Mimetic Multiphase Subsurface and Oceanic Transport
  Room 11A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Jose Castillo, San Diego State University jcastillo@mail.sdsu.edu
  Chris Paolini, San Diego State University paolini@engineering.sdsu.edu
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Effects of CO2 Injection on Calcite Saturation during Geologic CO2 Sequestration.
    Christopher Paolini*, San Diego State University
    (1135-86-2910)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Fluid Structure Interaction in Geologic CO2 sequestration using Coupled Finite Element and Mimetic Methods.
    Jonathan Matthews*, San Diego State University
    Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University
    Jose Castillo, San Diego State University
    (1135-86-2861)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Modeling Multiphase Buoyancy Driven Plume Migration during Geologic CO2 Injection.
    Kyle Campbell*, San Diego State University
    Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University
    Jose Castillo, San Diego State University
    (1135-86-2724)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Parallelized Chemical Equilibrium Solver for Geologic CO2 Sequestration.
    Jose Navarro Nunez*, San Diego State University
    Christopher Paolini, San Diego State University
    Jose Castillo, San Diego State University
    (1135-86-3125)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    SubFlow: Modeling Geological Sequestration of Carbon Dioxide with Mimetic Discretization Methods.
    Johnny Corbino*, Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University
    (1135-35-2127)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    NEW TIME: High Order Mimetic Methods on Overlapping Grids.
    Angel A Boada*, San Diego State University - Computational Science Research Center
    Jose E Castillo, San Diego State University - Computational Science Research Center
    (1135-35-2626)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    {/bf TIME CHANGE:} Validation of the Nonhydrostatic General Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Model (GCCOM) for Stratified Flows.
    Mariangel Garcia*, Computational Science Research Center- SDSU
    Paul Choboter, Mathematics Department
    Ryan Walter, Physics Department
    Jose Castillo, Computational Science Research Center
    (1135-86-1981)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Development and optimization of a PETSc-based parallel GCCOM model.
    Mary P Thomas, San Diego State University
    Mariangel Garcia, San Diego State University
    Neelam Patel*, San Diego State University
    Manuel Valera, San Diego State University
    Jose E Castillo, San Diego State University
    (1135-35-2562)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Modeling nearshore internal bores and waves in Monterey Bay using the General Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Model (GCCOM).
    Manuel A Valera*, Computational Science Research Center - San Diego State University
    Mariangel Garcia, Computational Science Research Center - San Diego State University
    Paul Choboter, Mathematics Department, California Polytechnic State University
    Ryan Walter, Physics Department, California Polytechnic State University
    Jose Castillo, Computational Science Research Center, San Diego State University.
    (1135-76-2195)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Mimetic Curvilinear Coastal Ocean Modeling.
    William Byrd*, San Diego State University
    Jose E. Castillo, San Diego State University
    (1135-76-2188)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m.
  MAA Panel
  Pathways Through High School Mathematics: Building Focus and Coherence
  Room 2, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Karen J. Graham, University of New Hampshire karen.graham@unh.edu
  Panelists:
  Gail Burrill, Michigan State University
  Yvonne Lai, University of Nebraska Lincoln
  Matt Larson, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
  Francis Su, Harvey Mudd College
  Dan Teague, North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  AMS-MAA Joint Committee on TAs and Part-Time Instructors Panel: Panel on The Experiences of Foreign Graduate Students as GTAs
  Room 1B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  John Boller, University of Chicago
  Solomon Friedberg, Boston College solomon.friedberg@bc.edu
  Edward Richmond, Oklahoma State University
  Moderators:
  Solomon Friedberg, Boston College
  Panelists:
  Gangotryi Sorcar, Ohio State University
  Fatma Terzioglu, Texas A & M
  Kai Zhao, Temple University
  Zhuohui Zhang, Rutgers University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  EVENT CANCELLED: NSF Town Hall Meeting with Joan Ferrini-Mundy
  Room 6D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Jim Lewis, National Science Foundation
  Lee Zia, National Science Foundation
  Speakers:
  Joan Ferrini-Mundy, National Science Foundation
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  Town Hall Meeting
  Creating Engaging, Meaningful Experiences for Teachers and Future Teachers
  Room 5A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 1:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Topology
  Room 1A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Legendrian Knots and their Lagrangian Fillings.
    Samantha Pezzimenti*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1135-VU-1192)
  • 1:15 p.m.
    Computations in twisted Morava K-theory.
    Aliaksandra Yarosh*, Pennsylvania State University
    (1135-VU-720)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    A polynomial invariant for plane curve complements: Krammer polynomials.
    Mehmet E Aktas*, University of Central Oklahoma
    Serdar Cellat, Florida State University
    Hubeyb Gurdogan, Florida State University
    (1135-VU-836)
  • 1:45 p.m.
    Calculating the classical algebraic topology of a 4-manifold from a trisection diagram.
    Peter Feller, ETH Zurich
    Michael Klug, UC Berkeley
    Trent Schirmer, University of Georgia
    Drew Zemke*, Cornell University
    (1135-VU-1183)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Quasi-Isometric Boundary Swapping.
    Craig R Guilbault, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
    Molly A Moran*, Colorado College
    (1135-VU-838)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Topological complexity of graph configuration spaces.
    Steven Scheirer*, Lehigh University
    (1135-VU-1218)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Legendrian Torus Links.
    Jennifer L. Dalton, The Rivers School
    John B. Etnyre, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Lisa Traynor*, Bryn Mawr College
    (1135-VU-1488)
  • 2:45 p.m.
    Investigating diagonal knot grid diagrams.
    Jack Arndt*, Simpson College
    Malia Jansen, Simpson College
    Payton McBurney, Simpson College
    (1135-VU-1496)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Classifying composite links.
    Brandon Q Tran*, University of St. Thomas
    (1135-VU-1882)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Recognizing knot types using neural networks.
    Zach Sorenson*, University of St. Thomas
    Isaac Vraspir, University of St. Thomas
    (1135-VU-1936)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Knots in tight confinement.
    Isaac Vraspir*, University of St. Thomas
    Zach Sorenson, University of St. Thomas
    (1135-VU-1937)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A Study of Metrics on Visual Boundaries.
    Malcolm Henry Gabbard*, Colorado College
    Sam Kottler, Colorado College
    (1135-VU-2097)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Bridge Trisections of Surfaces in 4-Manifolds.
    Vincent Longo*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    Alex Zupan, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
    (1135-VU-2171)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Is There a Topology on Q That Detects Continuous Extensions to R?
    Mike Krebs*, California State University, Los Angeles
    (1135-VU-2209)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Finiteness Properties of Nekrashevych Groups.
    Rachel Skipper*, Binghamton University
    Matthew C.B. Zaremsky, University at Albany
    (1135-VU-2299)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Dijkgraaf--Witten type invariants of Seifert surfaces in 3--manifolds.
    Ik Jae Lee*, Rowan University
    David N Yetter, Kansas State University
    (1135-VU-2481)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Spaces With Complexity One.
    Alyson Bittner*, University at Buffalo
    (1135-VU-2728)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    On Trisections of 4-Manifolds.
    Marla Williams*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
    (1135-VU-2986)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    On a paradoxical-type decomposition of Culler-Shalen of a Patterson-Sullivan measure for Kleinian groups.
    Rosemary K Guzman*, University of Chicago
    (1135-VU-3177)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    Generalized dunce hats do not have the double collapsible property.
    Peter Sparks*, Marquette University
    (1135-VU-3219)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  A synthetic theory of $\infty$-categories in homotopy type theory..
  Room 7B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Emily Riehl*, Johns Hopkins University
  Michael Shulman, University of San Diego
  (1135-18-191)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.
  AMS Directors of Graduate Studies
  Rancho Santa Fe Rm 2, Lobby Level, North Twr, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:15 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium Board of Directors Meeting
  Torrey Pines Room 1, Lobby Level, North Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:30 p.m.-3:20 p.m.
  Presentations by MAA Teaching Award Recipients
  Room 6C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Barbara Faires, Westminster College
  Deanna Haunsperger, Carleton College
  

  • 2:30 p.m.
    Teaching on purpose and with a purpose: the scarecrow, the lion, and the tin woodman.
    Hortensia Soto*, University of Northern Colorado
    (1135-A0-250)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    NEW TITLE: Teaching as an act of paying it forward.
    Ronald Taylor*, Berry College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Committee on Science Policy Panel Discussion
  Funding at federal agencies & advocacy for grassroots support
  Room 11B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Karen Saxe, American Mathematical Society
  Scott Wolpert, University of Maryland
  Moderators:
  Terrance Blackman, Medger Evers College, CUNY
  Panelists:
  Fariba Fahroo, DARPA
  Charlie Toll, National Security Agency
  Michael Vogelius, Rutgers University
  NEW: Congressman Jerry McNerney (CA-9), U.S. House of Representatives
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:35 p.m.-3:55 p.m.
  MAA Panel
  Career Trajectories Involving Administrative Roles: What You May Want to Consider
  Room 2, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Ryan Zerr, University of North Dakota ryan.zerr@und.edu
  Edward Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University
  Panelists:
  NEW: Martha Abell, Georgia Southern University
  Edward Aboufadel, Grand Valley State University
  WITHDRAWN:Linda Braddy, Tarrant County College
  Jenna Carpenter, Campbell University
  Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University
  Jennifer Quinn, University of Washington Tacoma
• Friday January 12, 2018, 2:45 p.m.-5:55 p.m.
  MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Other Topics, I
  Room 28D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Tim Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu
  James Reid, University of Mississippi
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    Beautiful Problems.
    Ioana Mihaila*, Cal Poly Pomona, Pomona, CA
    (1135-VV-1621)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Construction and Completion of a Latin Square.
    Xueyi Lei*, Washington & Jefferson College
    (1135-VV-2056)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Any Which Way You Split.
    Denver Stahl*, Washington & Jefferson College
    Roman Wong, Washington & Jefferson College
    (1135-VV-2059)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    On the Fourier Series of Square Periodic Functions.
    Toirna Lewis*, Clark Atlanta University
    (1135-VV-2248)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Balance weighing - variations on a theme.
    Ethan D. Bolker*, University of Massachusetts Boston
    Samuel A Feuer, Needham High School
    Catalin Zara, University of Massachusetts Boston
    (1135-VV-602)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    Tweaking the NFL's head-to-head tiebreaker.
    James A Swenson*, University of Wisconsin-Platteville
    Dan Swenson, Black Hills State University
    (1135-VV-2603)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Unhyphenated spacetime.
    Knute E Thorsgard*, Knutonian Physics
    (1135-VV-20)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Convex Optimization Techniques: A view point in Item Response Theory Models using I-projections.
    Naama T. Lewis*, Southern Illinois University Carbondale
    (1135-VV-1249)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A metric for quantifying the accuracy of market indicators.
    Josh M. Beal*, Indiana University East
    (1135-VV-3044)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    On The Structure of The $C_2$ Spider.
    Andres N. Mejia*, Bard College
    (1135-VV-3105)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    TALK CANCELLED: Mathematical Properties of Semi-Closed Primaries.
    Joseph F. Kolacinski*, Elmira College
    Brandon Payne, Elmira College
    (1135-VV-3122)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    The Phi-bonacci Sequence.
    John Robert Botzum*, Kutztown University, Kutztown Pennsylvania
    (1135-VV-3133)
  • 5:45 p.m.
    The Arithmetic and Geometry of (P)s(e)udokus.
    M Beck, San Francisco State University
    J Friedman, University of San Diego
    M Gagliardo, California Lutheran University
    T Hunter, Swarthmore College
    N Sieben, Northern Arizona University
    C Williams, James Madison University
    S Wright*, Fitchburg State University
    (1135-VV-3152)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 3:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
  ASL Invited Address
  Power of reasoning over richer domains.
  Room 7B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Antonina Kolokolova*, Memorial University of Newfoundland
  (1135-00-189)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 3:40 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
  Project NExT Panel
  Incorporating Social Justice Projects into the College Mathematics Curriculum
  Room 6F, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Marko Budisic, Clarkson University
  Kaitlin Hill, University of Minnesota
  Natalie Hobson, Sonoma State University
  Bianca Thompson, Harvey Mudd College
  Panelists:
  Aditya Adiredja, University of Arizona
  Karl-Dieter Crisman, Gordon College
  Lily Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount
• Friday January 12, 2018, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
  ASL Contributed Paper Session, I
  Room 7B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 4:00 p.m.
    The Loose Number of Graphs on Topological Spaces.
    Francis Adams*, Georgia State University
    (1135-03-2506)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Computable reducibility and equality on a given set.
    Rachel Epstein*, Georgia College
    Karen Lange, Wellesley College
    (1135-03-1015)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Reverse Mathematics of Hypergraph Colorings.
    Caleb Davis, Appalachian State University
    Jeffry Hirst, Appalachian State University
    Jake Pardo*, Appalachian State University
    Tim Ransom, Clemson University
    (1135-03-2221)
  • 5:30 p.m.
    Omitting Types in Temporal Logic.
    Farshad Nahangi*, Fremont, CA
    (1135-03-871)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  National Science Foundation: Update from the Division of Mathematical Sciences (NSF-DMS)
  Room 8, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Henry Warchall, Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation
• Friday January 12, 2018, 4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  MAA Student Poster Session
  Exhibit Hall B2, Ground Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 4:30 p.m.
    
    Eric Ruggieri, College of the Holy Cross eruggier@holycross.edu
    Chasen Smith, Georgia Southern University csmith@georgiasouthern.edu
• Friday January 12, 2018, 4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  AMS Congressional Fellowship Session
  Room 11B, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Karen Saxe, American Mathematical Society
  Speakers:
  Margaret Callahan, AMS Congressional Fellow 2017-18
• Friday January 12, 2018, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  MAA Panel
  The Evolving Career Outlook in Risk Management
  Room 2, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Kevin Charlwood, Washburn University kevin.charlwood@washburn.edu
  Michelle Guan, Indiana University
  Steve Paris, Florida State University
  Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley College
  Sue Staples, Texas Christian University
  Rick Gorvett, Casualty Actuary Society (CASACT)
  Panelists:
  Paul Bailey, Willis Towers Watson
  Raya Feldman, University of California Santa Barbara
  Zoe Rico, Aon
  Barry Smith, Lebanon Valley College
• Friday January 12, 2018, 5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  Meeting of potential members of SIGMAA on Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching (SIGMAA-MKT)
  Room 3, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Yvonne Lai, University of Nebraska Lincoln
  Bonnie Gold, Monmouth University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 5:30 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government (BIG SIGMAA) Guest Lecture
  Room 15A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 5:30 p.m.
    Using Navy carriers for disaster relief, and the remarkable Hilbert space.
    Stephen Hobbs*, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center, San Diego
    (1135-A0-3257)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 5:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Reception
  Room 5A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  AWM Workshop: Poster Presentations by Women Graduate Students and Reception
  Lobby outside Room 6AB, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  Organizers:
  Alina Bucur, University of California, San Diego
  Matilde Lalin, University of Montreal
  Radmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina State University
  

  • 6:00 p.m.
    The Exit Distribution for Smart Kinetic Walk with Symmetric and Asymmetric Transition Probability.
    Yan Dai*, University of Arizona
  • 6:00 p.m.
    A Kazhdan-Lusztig algorithm for Whittaker modules.
    Anna Macquarie Romanov*, University of Utah
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Asymptotic Syzygies in the Semi-Ample Setting.
    Juliette Bruce*, University of Wisconsin - Madison
  • 6:00 p.m.
    The Effect of the Behavior at Spatial Infinity of Spacetimes on the Pointwise Decay Rate of Waves.
    K Morgan*, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Combinatorial interpretations of false theta function identities.
    Hannah E Burson*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Random Coxeter Groups.
    Angelica Rae Deibel*, Brandeis University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    An example towards homological mirror symmetry.
    Catherine Cannizzo*, University of California, Berkeley
  • 6:00 p.m.
    The binary cubic generic Clifford algebra.
    Charlotte Ure*, Michigan State University
    Rajesh Kulkarni, Michigan State University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Algebraic Voting Theory and Representations of $S_m \wr S_n$.
    Helene Barcelo, Mathematical Sciences Research Institute
    Megan Bernstein, Georgia Institute of Technology
    Sarah Bockting-Conrad, DePaul University
    Erin McNicholas, Willamette University
    Kathryn Nyman, Willamette University
    Shira Viel*, North Carolina State University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Schur--Weyl Duality for Unipotent Upper Triangular Matrices.
    Megan Ly*, University of Colorado Boulder
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Graded Representations of Current Algebras.
    Kayla Murray*, University of California Riverside
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Factor graphs for polar codes.
    Jessalyn Bolkema*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • 6:00 p.m.
    The Gan-Gross-Prasad Conjecture for General Spin Groups.
    Melissa Emory*, University of Missouri
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Two Boundary Centralizer Algebras for $\mathfrak{gl}(n\vert m)$.
    Jieru Zhu*, University of Oklahoma
  • 6:00 p.m.
    On reordering books and self-organizing libraries.
    K Stasikelis*, Clemson University
    S Poznanovic, Clemson University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Local arboreal representations.
    Laura S Walton*, Brown University
    Jacqueline Anderson, Brown University
    Spencer Hamblen, Brown University
    Bjorn Poonen, Brown University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    A manifold learning approach to image segmentaion.
    Marilyn Vazquez Landrove*, George Mason University
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Elements of algebras of operators that attain their norm in a finite-dimensional representation.
    Kristen Courtney*, University of Virginia
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Immersed Lagrangian Fillings of Legendrian Knots.
    Samantha Pezzimenti*, Bryn Mawr College
  • 6:00 p.m.
    Injective choosability of subcubic planar graphs with girth 6.
    Shanise Walker*, Iowa State University
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.-6:45 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Mathematics Instruction Using the WEB (WEB SIGMAA) Guest Lecture
  Room 5A, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 6:00 p.m.
    Using Ximera to build online interactive math activities.
    Jim Fowler*, The Ohio State University
    Bart Snapp, The Ohio State University
    (1135-A0-2444)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  Mathematically Bent Theater
  Performed by Colin Adams and the Mobiusbandaid Players.
  Room 6C, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  AMS {\bit Mathematical Reviews} Reception
  Presidio Room, Lobby Level, North Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Reception
  Room 6D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:15 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  NEW: SIGMAA on Inquiry Based Learning Business Meeting
  Room 4, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:30 p.m.-7:15 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Meeting
  Room 6D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 6:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government (BIG SIGMAA) Reception
  Room 15A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m.
  SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government (BIG SIGMAA) Business Meeting
  Room 15A, Mezzanine Level, San Diego Convention Center
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:20 p.m.-8:10 p.m.
  SIGMAA On Statistics Education Guest Lecture
  Room 6D, Upper Level, San Diego Convention Center
  

  • 6:50 p.m.
    We are all data scientists (or we should be).
    Robert Gould*, University of California, Los Angeles
    (1135-A0-166)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 7:45 p.m.-8:35 p.m.
  NAM Cox-Talbot Address
  Hidden in Plain Sight: Mathematics Teaching and Learning Through a Storytelling Lens.
  Marina Ballroom FG, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  Erica Walker*, Teachers College, Columbia University
  (1135-00-186)
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  Project NExT Reception
  All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other friends of Project NExT are invited.
  Marina Ballroom E, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  Organizers:
  Julia Barnes, West Carolina University
  Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount University
  Matt Delong, Taylor University
  David Kung, St Mary's College of Maryland
• Friday January 12, 2018, 8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
  Backgammon!
  Learn to play backgammon from expert players.
  Marina Ballroom D, 3rd Floor, South Tower, Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina
  Organizers:
  Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College