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Joint Mathematics Meetings
New Orleans, LA, January 10-13, 2001
Meeting #962
Associate secretaries: Lesley M Sibner , AMS lsibner@duke.poly.edu
James J Tattersall , MAA tat@providence.edu
Friday January 12, 2001
Friday January 12, 2001, 7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Joint Pi Mu Epsilon and MAA Student Chapter Advisors' Breakfast
Friday January 12, 2001, 7:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Computer Algebra Systems in Upper-Division Mathematics Courses, II
Organizers: Kent M. Neuerburg , Southeastern Louisiana University kneuerburg@selu.edu
Andrew Stuart Lang , Oral Roberts University
7:15 a.m.
A Hand-held Computer Algebra System in ODE.
Mary Ann Connors* , United States Military Academy at West Point
Kathleen Snook , United States Military Academy at West Point
(962-J1-306)
7:30 a.m.
A Course on Computational Algebra and Algebraic Geometry.
Susan J Colley* , Oberlin College
(962-J1-287)
7:45 a.m.
Introducing Upper-Division Mathematics Students to Mathematica.
Danny W Turner* , Winthrop University
(962-J1-207)
8:00 a.m.
Binary Operations: Enumeration and Algebraic Structures.
Ralph P. Grimaldi* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(962-J1-315)
8:15 a.m.
A Computational Approach to Elementary Galois Theory with \emph{Mathematica}.
John R Swallow* , Davidson College
(962-J1-294)
8:30 a.m.
Number Theory and Mathematica.
Patrick S Mitchell* , Midwestern State University
(962-J1-344)
8:45 a.m.
Improved Algorithms of Recursive Triangular Factorization for Cauchy-like Matrices.
Zhao Chen* , New York City Technical College, CUNY.
(962-J1-633)
9:00 a.m.
Using Mathematica to Illustrate Theorems from Advanced Linear Algebra.
Herbert A Medina* , Loyola Marymount University
(962-J1-66)
9:15 a.m.
An Investigation of Stochastic Population Models.
Martha L Abell* , Georgia Southern University
John A Rafter , Georgia Southern University
James P Braselton , Georgia Southern University
(962-J1-208)
9:30 a.m.
Conjectures and Counterexamples in Discrete Mathematics.
Nancy L Hagelgans* , Ursinus College
(962-J1-408)
9:45 a.m.
A Math Course to Teach Computer Programming using Maple.
David E Betounes* , Univ. of Southern Mississippi
Mylan E Redfern , Univ. of Southern Mississippi
(962-J1-240)
10:00 a.m.
Using Mathematica in the Real Analysis Classroom.
Ellen M Parker* , DePauw University
(962-J1-412)
10:15 a.m.
Computing Probability Generating Functions Using Mathematica.
Bruce W. Atkinson* , Samford University
(962-J1-332)
10:30 a.m.
Advanced Engineering Math - A New Apprenticeship.
Robert J Lopez* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(962-J1-280)
10:45 a.m.
Introduction to Complex Analysis with Maple 6.
William C Bauldry* , Appalachian State University
(962-J1-14)
Friday January 12, 2001, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Friday January 12, 2001, 7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. MAA Session on Outreach Programs for Women and Girls
Organizers: Kathleen A. Sullivan , Seattle University ksulliva@seattleu.edu
Elizabeth G. Yanik , Emporia State University
7:30 a.m.
MESSAGE: A Math, Engineering, Science Summer All Girls' Experience.
M. Hope McIlwain* , Mercer University
(962-R1-1306)
7:45 a.m.
A Secondary School Program in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Enrichment fo Future Women Scientists.
Rahim G Karimpour* , Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
(962-R1-1199)
8:00 a.m.
Hypatia Day: An Enrichment Program for Seventh Grade Girls.
Colleen M Hoover* , Saint Mary's College, Notre Dame, IN
(962-R1-276)
8:15 a.m.
Summer Math Academy Growing Pains.
Deborah Lynn Gochenaur* , Messiah College
(962-R1-389)
8:30 a.m.
Women in Mathematics and Science Conference at Millersville University.
Dorothee J Blum , Millersville University of Pennsylvania
Ximena Catepillan Hearn* , Millersville University of Pennsylvania
(962-R1-589)
8:45 a.m.
Mathematical Association of America/Tensor Foundation/Mississippi University for Women Math Camp 2000.
Bonnie L Oppenheimer* , Mississippi University for Women
(962-R1-251)
9:00 a.m.
USC Math Camp for Young Women: 1999 \& 2000.
Hortensia Soto-Johnson* , University of Southern Colorado
Paul R Chacon , University of Southern Colorado
(962-R1-202)
9:15 a.m.
The MENI Mathematics Minicamp for Women at Valparaiso University.
Mary T Treanor* , Valparaiso University
(962-R1-591)
9:30 a.m.
Mentoring Experiences and Practices of Professional Mathematicians and Scientists.
Jayanthi Ganapathy* , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Jennifer E Szydlik , University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
(962-R1-226)
9:45 a.m.
MentorNet: Tapping the Power of the Internet to Support Women Engineering, Science, and Math Students.
Peg Boyle Single* , MentorNet
Carol B Muller , MentorNet
(962-R1-361)
10:00 a.m.
Pure and Applied Research for Two Year College Women.
Patricia R Wilkinson* , Manhattan CC
Lawrence A Sher , Manhattan CC
(962-R1-316)
10:15 a.m.
Women & Mathematics Network of the MAA.
Virginia Gielincki Kasten* , General Motors
Kathleen A. Sullivan , Seattle University
Elizabeth G. Yanik , Emporia State University
(962-R1-543)
10:30 a.m.
Funding Sources for Outreach Programs.
Elizabeth G. Yanik* , Emporia State University
(962-R1-828)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic Geometry for Curves and Surfaces, I
Organizers: Mika K. Seppala , Florida State University Mika.Seppala@fsu.edu
Emil J. Volcheck , National Security Agency volcheck@acm.org
8:00 a.m.
On the locus of real Riemann surfaces.
Milagros Izquierdo* , Mälardalen University
Antonio Costa , UNED
(962-14-1070)
8:30 a.m.
Short homology bases of compact Riemann surfaces.
Peter J Buser* , Swiss Federal Institue of Technology Lausanne
Mika Seppala , Florida State University
(962-30-747)
9:00 a.m.
An algorithm for symplectic matrices of finite order surface mapping-classes.
Moira Chas , CUNY
Jane Gilman* , Rutgers-Newark
(962-20-988)
9:30 a.m.
Hyperbolic Lego and Algebraic Curves.
Robert J Silhol* , Universit\'e Montpellier II
(962-14-919)
10:00 a.m.
Numerical Uniformization of hyperelliptic Curves.
Matthias J Wagner* , Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
(962-30-930)
10:30 a.m.
Deformation of Packable Surfaces.
Roger W Barnard , Texas Tech University
G. Brock Williams* , Texas Tech University
(962-30-103)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Group Cohomology and Applications to Homotopy Theory and Representation Theory, I
Organizers: Alejandro Adem , University of Wisconsin, Madison adem@math.wisc.edu
Jon F. Carlson , University of Georgia jfc@sloth.math.uga.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry and Topology of Low Dimensional Manifolds, I
Organizers: Slawomir Kwasik , Tulane University kwasik@math.tulane.edu
Terry Lawson , Tulane University tcl@math.tulane.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Analysis on Infinite Dimensional Spaces (in Honor of Leonard Gross), I
Organizers: Hui-Hsiung Kuo , Louisiana State University kuo@math.lsu.edu
Ambar N. Sengupta , Louisiana State University sengupta@math.lsu.edu
8:00 a.m.
Dirichlet forms in holomorphic function spaces.
Leonard Gross* , Cornell University
(962-46-263)
9:00 a.m.
Logarithmic Sobolev inequalities, hypercontractivity and the Poisson-Sz\"ego semigroup.
William Beckner* , University of Texas at Austin
(962-58-178)
9:30 a.m.
Convex Functions and Geodesics for Several Operator Metrics.
Eric A Carlen* , Georgia Tech
(962-52-1048)
10:00 a.m.
Equivalence of heat kernel measure and pinned Wiener measure on loop groups.
Driver K Bruce* , University of CA, San Diego
Shigeki Aida , Osaka University
Vikram K Srimurthy , Cambridge, MA
(962-60-274)
10:30 a.m.
Heat kernel analysis on complex infinite dimensional groups.
Maria Gordina* , University of California at San Diego
(962-60-936)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications, I
Organizers: Padmanabhan Sundar , Louisiana State University sundar@math.lsu.edu
Guillermo S. Ferreyra , Louisiana State University ferreyra@math.lsu.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Integral Transforms, I
Organizers: Gestur Olafsson , Louisiana State University olafsson@math.lsu.edu
Gunter Lumer , University of Mons-Hainaut dufour@umh.ac.be
Frank Neubrander , Louisiana State University neubrand@math.lsu.edu
A. Ludu , Louisiana State University aludu@lsu.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Interaction of Inverse Problems and Image Analysis, I
Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed , University of Delaware nashed@math.udel.edu
Otmar Scherzer , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universit\"at M\"unchen scherzer@rz.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de
8:00 a.m.
Mathematical issues, problems, and challenges in echocardiographic image analysis.
David C Wilson* , University of Florida
(962-92-929)
8:30 a.m.
Curve recognition modulo Lie group action.
Mireille Boutin* , university of minnesota
(962-22-881)
9:00 a.m.
Anisotropic Geometric Diffusion in Surface Processing.
Martin Rumpf* , Institute for Applied Mathematics, Bonn University
(962-35-1065)
9:30 a.m.
Reconstruction of Diffusion Tensor Magnetic Resonance Images.
Akram Aldroubi* , Vanderbilt University
Peter Basser , NIH
Sinisa Pajevic , NIH
(962-42-830)
10:00 a.m.
On fast non-rigid matching.
Bernd Fischer* , Institute of Mathematics, Medical University of Luebeck
(962-65-822)
10:30 a.m.
Reconstruction from Radiographic Projections using Dynamics: Non-Stochastic Case.
Kevin R Vixie* , Los Alamos National Laboratory
Gary Sandine , Los Alamos National Laboratory
(962-37-144)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#10: Part A
Developing your department's assessment plan.
Organizers:
William A. Marion , Valparaiso University
Bonnie Gold , Monmouth University
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#12: Part B
Contemporary college algebra: A reform program.
Organizers:
Laurette Blakey Foster , Prairie View A\&M University
Donald B. Small , U.S. Military Academy
Dorothy Hunter , Huston-Tillotson College
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#1: Part B
Creating materials using `real-world' data.
Organizers:
Janet L. Andersen , Hope College
Todd M. Swanson , Hope College
Elliot A. Tanis , Hope College
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, I
8:00 a.m.
A Complete Classification of Tournaments Having a Disjoint Union of Directed Paths as a Minimum Feedback Arc Set.
Garth Isaak , Lehigh University
Darren A. Narayan* , Rochester Institute of Technology
(962-05-1002)
8:15 a.m.
Isometry Dimension of Finite Groups.
Manish M Patnaik* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(962-05-1016)
8:30 a.m.
Surprises in the mathematics research collaboration graphs.
Jerrold W Grossman* , Oakland University
(962-05-1031)
8:45 a.m.
A General Notion of Visibility Graphs.
Michael L Develin* , University of California, Berkeley
Stephen G Hartke , Rutgers
David P Moulton , Center for Communications Research
(962-05-1041)
9:00 a.m.
Counting trees by inversions and descents.
Louis H. Kalikow* , College of the Holy Cross
(962-05-1051)
9:15 a.m.
Dot-Critical Graphs.
Tamara A Burton* , University of South Carolina
David P Sumner , University of South Carolina
(962-05-1147)
9:30 a.m.
Minimum Independence Number of Graphs with Specified Degree Sequence.
Patricia Nelson* , University of Nebraska-Lincoln
(962-05-1195)
9:45 a.m.
Pitch Tournament Designs and Other BIBD's - Existence Results for the Case v=8n.
R. Julian R Abel , University of New South Wales
Norman J Finizio , University of Rhode Island
Malcolm Greig , Greig Consulting
Scott J Lewis* , Murray State University
(962-05-1201)
10:00 a.m.
k-Pseudosnakes in Large Grids.
Martin Matamala , Universidad de Chile
Erich Prisner* , University of Louisville
Ivan Rapaport , Universidad de Chile
(962-05-1207)
10:15 a.m.
Radio labelings of graphs.
Gary Chartrand , Western Michigan University
David J Erwin* , Western Michigan University
Frank Harary , New Mexico State University
Ping Zhang , Western Michigan University
(962-05-1210)
10:30 a.m.
Rado Numbers for $c( x1 + x2 + \dots + xm-1 ) = xm$.
Erin M Flickinger* , University of South Carolina Honor's College
Daniel J Schaal , South Dakota State University
(962-05-1226)
10:45 a.m.
Minimum Degree Growth of the Iterated Line Graph.
Stephen G Hartke* , Rutgers University
Aparna W Higgins , University of Dayton
(962-05-1243)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m. AMS Session on Geometry
8:00 a.m.
Assigning distributional curvature to 1 complexes via their isometric embedding in polyhedra.
Simon P Morgan* , Rice University
(962-51-1097)
8:15 a.m.
Statistical Geometry.
Reza R Ahangar* , University of Central Arkansa
(962-51-1231)
8:30 a.m.
Coxeter-Petrie Complexes.
Kevin Lee Anderson* , Kansas State University
(962-51-1432)
8:45 a.m.
Groups in the category of para-$\varphi$-manifolds.
Andrew J Bucki* , Oklahoma School of Science and Mathematics
(962-53-1224)
9:00 a.m.
Cut and conjugate points on two-step nilpotent metric Lie groups.
Ruth Gornet , Texas Tech University
Maura B Mast* , University of Massachusetts Boston
(962-53-1381)
9:15 a.m.
Space-like surfaces of constant mean curvature one in the 3 dimensional de Sitter space ${\mathbb S}^{3}_{1}$.
Sungwook Lee* , The University of Connecticut
(962-53-712)
9:30 a.m.
Refined Arithmetic, Geometric \& Harmonic Mean Inequalities.
Peter R Mercer* , S.U.N.Y. College at Buffalo
(962-26-1068)
9:45 a.m.
A Homological Approach to Graded Principal Ideal Domains.
William T Ashby* , Charleston Southern University
(962-18-245)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. AMS Session on Numerical Analysis
8:00 a.m.
Wavelet Techniques Applied to Multigrid Methods.
Doreen De Leon* , University of California, Los Angeles
(962-65-1121)
8:15 a.m.
Wavelet Schemes for Advection-Reaction Equations.
Jiangguo Liu* , University of South Carolina
(962-65-1145)
8:30 a.m.
An efficient algorithm for smoothing by spline function.
Robert P Bennell* , Virginia Military Institute
(962-65-1162)
8:45 a.m.
Finding a few interior eigenvalues of a large symmetric matrix without factorization.
James Baglama* , Ball State University
Daniela Calvetti , Case Western Reserve University
Lothar Reichel , Kent State University
(962-65-1182)
9:00 a.m.
On the Quadratic Convergence of Heron's Recursion for Roots.
Constantine Georgakis* , DePaul University
(962-65-1242)
9:15 a.m.
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Cracks and Fractures in A Solid.
Mark S Korlie* , Montclair State University
(962-65-1313)
9:30 a.m.
New effective method for numerical solution of Mathematical Physics Problems.
Isom N Djuraev* , Samarkand State University
(962-65-348)
9:45 a.m.
A Fourth Order Finite Difference Method for solving Navier Stokes Equations.
Nihal J Siriwardana* , Lincoln University
(962-65-874)
10:00 a.m.
Transient Anomalous Diffusion in Poiseuille Flow.
Marco Latini* , Harvey Mudd College, Claremont CA
Andrew J Bernoff , Harvey Mudd College, Claremont CA
(962-76-917)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Innovative Practices in Statistics Education, I
Organizers: Mary M. Sullivan , Rhode Island College mmsullivan@ric.edu
Carolyn K. Cuff , Westminster College
Mary R. Parker , Austin Community College
8:00 a.m.
Using the Graphing Calculator to Enhance Conceptual Development in Linear Regression.
Murray H Siegel* , Sam Houston State University
(962-E1-17)
8:15 a.m.
Introductory statistics laboratory projects using the TI-83.
John A Rafter , Georgia Southern University
Patricia B Humphrey* , Georgia Southern University
(962-E1-187)
8:30 a.m.
Using Technology to Develop Understanding of Statistical Concepts.
Roxy L Peck* , Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
(962-E1-575)
8:45 a.m.
Statistics and Data: a Web-based Approach.
Brian E Smith* , McGill University
(962-E1-275)
9:00 a.m.
An alternative method of teaching: Reverse-Traditional/Hands-On: A success story.
Aliakbar Montazer-Haghighi* , Benedict College
(962-E1-345)
9:15 a.m.
A Fishy Introductory Statistics Course.
Dick Jardine* , Keene State College
Kenneth Sprankle , New Hampshire Fish and Game
(962-E1-299)
9:30 a.m.
Service-Learning in Applied Statistics.
Robert G Root* , Lafayette College
Trisha Thorme , Princeton University
(962-E1-350)
9:45 a.m.
Introductory Statistics with a International Travel Lab Component in Nicaragua, Central America.
Robert A Leslie* , Agnes Scott College
(962-E1-228)
10:00 a.m.
Can Real Data and Real Mathematics Coexist in a Sophomore Level Course?
George W. Cobb* , Mount Holyoke College
(962-E1-324)
10:15 a.m.
The Source of Significance: Using Cost To Illuminate Statistical Decision-Making.
Hunter D Ellinger* , University of Texas at Austin
Mary R Parker , Austin Community College
(962-E1-507)
10:30 a.m.
Students Conduct a University Needs Assessment Survey.
Barbara A Wainwright* , Salisbury State University
(962-E1-383)
10:45 a.m.
Discussion.
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Integrating Mathematics and Other Disciplines, I
Organizers: William G. McCallum , University of Arizona wmc@math.arizona.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona
Yajun Yang , SUNY at Farmingdale
8:00 a.m.
Using Mathematics in a Business Simulation: Broadening the Options.
William F. Straley* , Oglethorpe University
Margaret E. Cole , University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
(962-G1-516)
8:15 a.m.
Integrating Business, Education, and Social Sciences In a First Year Finite Math Course.
Morteza Shafii-Mousavi* , Indiana University South Bend
Paul S Kochanowski , Indiana University South Bend
(962-G1-230)
8:30 a.m.
Economics Applications in Multivariable Calculus.
Darryl K Ahner* , United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
Gerald Kobylski , United States Military Academy, West Point, NY
(962-G1-440)
8:45 a.m.
Dynamic Visualization Tools in Calculus as a Bridge to Economics and Finance.
Agnes Rash* , St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, PA
Jean Marie McDill , California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
(962-G1-486)
9:00 a.m.
Incorporating Projects from Industry into Classroom Instruction.
Yajun Yang* , SUNY-Farmingdale
(962-G1-541)
9:15 a.m.
Algebraic Concepts Illustrated through Musical Analysis: Interdisciplinary Applications in Mathematics and Music Courses.
Robert W Peck* , Louisiana State University
(962-G1-86)
9:30 a.m.
A Celestial Cubic.
Charles W Groetsch* , University of Cincinnati
(962-G1-933)
9:45 a.m.
Integrating Mathematics and Astronomy.
Frank Zizza* , University of Arizona South
(962-G1-1351)
10:00 a.m.
Cryptography and Society: Report on a new course.
Joshua R Holden* , Duke University
(962-G1-555)
10:15 a.m.
Cryptology: the Mathematics of Secret Writing.
Thomas H Barr* , Rhodes College
(962-G1-563)
10:30 a.m.
Understanding the Graphic Output From Respirometers and EKG's.
Leonard Simons* , Elmira College
Jerry Przybylski , Elmira College
(962-G1-594)
10:45 a.m.
Shapes of Nature: E-Coursebook.
Jack R Stewart* , Franklin \& Marshall
Annalisa Crannell , Franklin \& Marshall
Roger Thomas , Franklin \& Marshall
(962-G1-101)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Classroom Demonstrations and Course Projects That Make a Difference, I
Organizers: David R. Hill , Temple University hill@math.temple.edu
Sarah L. Mabrouk , Framingham State College
Lila F. Roberts , Georgia Southern University
8:00 a.m.
A Spring-Mass System Demonstration Enhanced by the TI-89 Hand Held Computer Algebra System.
Kathleen G. Snook* , U.S. Military Academy
Mary Ann Connors , U.S. Military Academy
(962-L1-309)
8:15 a.m.
Changing Basis With Hockey Pucks.
Carl V Lutzer* , Rochester Institute of Technology
(962-L1-588)
8:30 a.m.
Buying Your Dream Home: A Project in Financial Mathematics.
George L Ashline* , St. Michael's College
(962-L1-489)
8:45 a.m.
The Mystery of the Francois Vase: A Calculus Project.
John H Wilson* , Centre College
(962-L1-437)
9:00 a.m.
A manipulative for demonstrating graphs dynamically and statically.
Mike Pinter* , Belmont University
(962-L1-472)
9:15 a.m.
Monte Carlo Area Simulations.
Anthony D Berard, Jr.* , King's College
(962-L1-195)
9:30 a.m.
Shape Memory Alloys Calculus Project.
Tanya L Leise* , Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
(962-L1-254)
9:45 a.m.
Mirrors and Chances: Examples of Individualized \emph{Mathematica} Projects for Calculus.
Eve A. Torrence* , Randolph-Macon College
(962-L1-225)
10:00 a.m.
Spreadsheet-Based Demonstrations for College Mathematics Courses.
Louise M Berard* , Wilkes University
(962-L1-188)
10:15 a.m.
A Website that Illustrates Using Taylor Polynomials to Approximate Other Functions.
Cathy M Frey* , Norwich University
(962-L1-63)
10:30 a.m.
Using the Digital Camera to Make a Difference in Geometry.
Tena L Golding* , Southeastern Louisiana University
Elizabeth d Gray , Southeastern Louisiana University
(962-L1-52)
10:45 a.m.
Airplanes, Hurricanes and the Simplex Method in Finite Mathematics.
Pam Crawford* , Jacksonville University
(962-L1-630)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Employment Center
Scheduled interviews and interview center (see article for specific hours).
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PME Council
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
Organizers: Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia khp3k@virginia.edu
David E. Zitarelli , Temple University zit@unix.temple.edu
8:30 a.m.
The history of almost-periodic functions.
Roger L Cooke* , University of Vermont
(962-01-50)
9:00 a.m.
An Historical Lecture about Ramanujan Arranged in 3 Acts, an Interact, and an Exodion: Act 1: S. Janaki Ammal (Mrs. Ramanujan), Act 2: Books Studied by Ramanujan, Act 3: A Family History.
Bruce C. Berndt* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(962-11-45)
9:30 a.m.
Figures on the threshold - the kolam tradition of Tamil Nadu (southern India).
Marcia Ascher* , Ithaca College
(962-01-398)
10:00 a.m.
Getting an Angle on the Stars in Ancient Babylon.
John A Fossa* , UFRN - Natal, Brazil
(962-01-284)
10:30 a.m.
Concrete geometry in the medieval Islamic world: an instrument for finding the distance and direction of Mecca.
Jan P Hogendijk* , University of Utrecht, Netherlands
(962-01-22)
Friday January 12, 2001, 8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Applications of Mathematics to Human Physiology and Medicine, I
Organizers: James Cassatt , National Institutes of Health cassattj@nigms.nih.gov
Michael C. Reed , Duke University reed@math.duke.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Mathematical challenges in protein motif recognition.
Bonnie Berger* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(962-92-06)
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Logical aspects of the classification problem for torsion-free abelian groups of finite rank.
Alexander A. Kechris* , California Institute of Technology
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Theory, I
Organizers: Dorian Goldfeld , Columbia University goldfeld@columbia.edu
9:00 a.m.
{\bf Panel discussion with H. Iwaniec, B. Conrey, B. Mazur, S. Zhang, J. Hoffstein, D. Goldfeld}.
10:05 a.m.
Multiple Dirichlet series and moments of quadratic L-series, I.
Adrian Diaconu , Columbia University
Jeffrey Hoffstein* , Brown University
(962-11-1044)
10:30 a.m.
Multiple Dirichlet series and moments of quadratic L-series, II.
Adrian Diaconu* , Columbia University
Jeffrey Hoffstein , Brown University
(962-11-1222)
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. AMS-MAA Joint Panel Discussion
Teaching math and the World Wide Web.
Organizers:
Andrew G. Bennett , Kansas State University
Judith Lee Baxter , University of Illinois, Chicago
Moderators:
Judith Lee Baxter ,
Panelists:
Andrew G. Bennett ,
Thomas F. Banchoff , Brown University
Susan Holmes , Stanford University
Gene Klotz , Swarthmore College
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Curriculum Foundations Project II: Implications for the mathematics community.
Organizers:
William H. Barker , Bowdoin College
Jack Bookman , Duke University
Susanna S. Epp , DePaul University
Panelists:
William E. Haver , Virginia Commonwealth University
Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona
Harvey B. Keynes , University of Minnesota
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. MAA Special Workshop
Proposal writing for NSF projects in the Division of Undergraduate Education.
Organizers:
James H. Lightbourne , NSF
Presenters:
James H. Lightbourne ,
Harriet G. Taylor , NSF
Elizabeth J. Teles , NSF
Lee L. Zia , NSF
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Poster Session
College algebra reform.
Organizers:
Donald B. Small , U.S. Military Academy
Dorothy Hunter Huston , Tillotson College
Kamalvand Huston , Tillotson College
Friday January 12, 2001, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Book Sales and Exhibits
Friday January 12, 2001, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Computability, complexity, and Riemannian variational problems.
Shmuel A. Weinberger* , University of Chicago
Friday January 12, 2001, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Finitely presented groups: Their curvature, grammar, and isoperimetric inequalities.
Martin R. Bridson* , Mathematical Institute, Oxford, England
(962-20-78)
Friday January 12, 2001, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AMS-MAA Invited Address
Deformations, perturbations and near-misses in geometry, physics, and number theory.
Barry Mazur* , Harvard University
(962-11-12)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
Large rationally connected varieties, III.
J\'anos Koll\'ar* , Princeton University
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
The first two uncountable cardinals.
Paul Larson* , Mittag-Lefler Institute/University of Chicago
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
Organizers: Karen H. Parshall , University of Virginia khp3k@virginia.edu
David E. Zitarelli , Temple University zit@unix.temple.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic Geometry for Curves and Surfaces, II
Organizers: Mika K. Seppala , Florida State University Mika.Seppala@fsu.edu
Emil J. Volcheck , National Security Agency volcheck@acm.org
1:00 p.m.
Visualization of Riemann Surfaces.
Michael Trott* , Wolfram Research, Inc.
(962-97-1067)
1:30 p.m.
Computing Teichmuller Distance Between Elliptic Curves.
Eric P Klassen* , Florida State University
Craig Nolder , Florida State University
Mika Seppala , Florida State University
Tyler Sutton , Florida State University
(962-51-1275)
2:00 p.m.
Computation of monodromies and Bers embedded Teichm\"uller spaces for once punctured tori.
Yohei Komori , Osaka City University
Toshiyuki Sugawa* , Kyoto University
Masaaki Wada , Department of Information Science, Nara Women's University
Yasushi Yamashita , Department of Information Science, Nara Women's University
(962-30-748)
2:30 p.m.
Macaulay Resultant of Composed Polynomials.
Manfred Minimair* , North Carolina State University
(962-14-659)
3:00 p.m.
Computing the period matrix of an algebraic curve.
Mark van Hoeij* , Florida State University
(962-14-1009)
3:30 p.m.
Riemann Surface Calculation of Nonlinear Electrical Filters.
Martin Hassner* , IBM Almaden Research Center
Barry M Trager , IBM Watson Research Center
(962-14-1399)
4:00 p.m.
Hyperspheres and hyperplanes fitted seamlessly by algebraic constrained total least-squares.
Yves Nievergelt* , Eastern Washington University
(962-65-120)
4:30 p.m.
Computations with Tori II.
Craig A Nolder* , Florida State University
Eric Klassen , Florida State University
Mika K Seppala , Florida State University
Tyler Sutton , Florida State University
(962-14-1340)
5:00 p.m.
An algorithm deciding the discreteness of a given Mobius group generated by two loxodromic elements with parabolic commutator.
Yohei Komori , Osaka City University
Toshiyuki Sugawa , Kyoto University
Masaaki Wada , Nara Women's University
Yasushi Yamashita* , Nara Women's University
(962-30-1012)
5:30 p.m.
Computing conformal mappings of curved surfaces.
Philip L Bowers* , Florida State University
(962-30-979)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Special Session on Applications of Mathematics to Human Physiology and Medicine, II
Organizers: James Cassatt , National Institutes of Health cassattj@nigms.nih.gov
Michael C. Reed , Duke University reed@math.duke.edu
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Group Cohomology and Applications to Homotopy Theory and Representation Theory, II
Organizers: Alejandro Adem , University of Wisconsin, Madison adem@math.wisc.edu
Jon F. Carlson , University of Georgia jfc@sloth.math.uga.edu
1:00 p.m.
Mod-$n$ $K$-theory and mod-$n$ cohomology.
Eric M Friedlander* , Northwestern University
Mark E Walker , University of Nebraska-Linclon
(962-19-1289)
1:30 p.m.
Group Homology, the Novikov Conjecture, and Representation Theory.
Paul Frank Baum* , Penn State
(962-20-660)
2:00 p.m.
On the cohomology of the hyperelliptic mapping class group.
Daniel J Gries* , Ohio State University
(962-55-973)
2:30 p.m.
Homology of holomorphs of free groups.
Craig A Jensen* , Ohio State University
(962-20-697)
3:00 p.m.
On modular forms, and the real cohomology of mapping class groups for a punctured torus.
Frederick R. Cohen* , University of Rochester
(962-55-1006)
3:30 p.m.
Support varieties for algebraic groups.
Daniel K Nakano* , Utah St. University
Brian J Parshall , University of Virginia
David C Vella , Skidmore College
(962-20-658)
4:00 p.m.
Hochschild cohomology and Linckelmann cohomology for blocks of finite groups.
Jonathan Pakianathan , University of Rochester
Sarah Witherspoon* , University of Massachusetts
(962-20-963)
4:30 p.m.
The classifying space of a block of a finite group.
Markus Linckelmann , Paris 7
Peter J Webb* , University of Minnesota
(962-20-395)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry and Topology of Low Dimensional Manifolds, II
Organizers: Slawomir Kwasik , Tulane University kwasik@math.tulane.edu
Terry Lawson , Tulane University tcl@math.tulane.edu
1:00 p.m.
A perturbative SU(3) Casson invariant.
Ronnie Lee* , Yale University
(962-57-622)
1:30 p.m.
An integer valued SU(3) Casson invariant via gauge theory.
Hans U Boden* , McMaster University
Christopher M Herald , University of Nevada, Reno
Paul Kirk , Indiana University
(962-57-938)
2:00 p.m.
Homology cobordisms of graph homology 3-spheres.
Nikolai Saveliev* , Tulane University
(962-57-825)
2:30 p.m.
Rational Homology 3-Spheres in Positive Definite 4-Manifolds.
Allan L Edmonds* , Indiana University
(962-57-865)
3:00 p.m.
Cappell-Shaneson's 4-dimensional s-cobordism.
Selman Akbulut* , Michigan State University
(962-57-1238)
3:30 p.m.
Minimal genus embeddings in symplectic four manifolds.
Bang-He Li , Institute of Mathematics, Chinese Academy of Sicence
Tian-Jun Li* , Princeton University
(962-57-1000)
4:00 p.m.
On 4-manifolds with even intersection forms.
Jin-Hong Kim* , Oklahoma State University
(962-57-798)
4:30 p.m.
Applications of RO(${\bf Z}_2$)-graded cohomology to gauge theory.
Shuguang Wang* , University of Missouri
(962-58-1278)
5:00 p.m.
Splitting the Atiyah-Patodi-Singer rho invariant.
Paul A Kirk* , Indiana University
Matthias lesch , University of Arizona
(962-53-1255)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. AMS Special Session on Analytic Number Theory, II
Organizers: Dorian Goldfeld , Columbia University goldfeld@columbia.edu
1:00 p.m.
Central vanishing of quadratic twists of modular L-functions.
Brian J Conrey* , American Institute of Mathematics
Jonathan P Keating , BRIMS, Hewlett Packard Laboratories
Michael Rubinstein , University of Texas
Nina C Snaith , University of Bristol
(962-11-852)
1:40 p.m.
L-functions of Quadratic Fields.
William Duke , Calif.St.Univ., Los Angeles
John Friedlander , Toronto University
Henryk Iwaniec* , Rutgers University
(962-11-1377)
2:20 p.m.
Some hidden functional equations.
Daniel W Bump* , Stanford University
Jennifer Beineke , Trinity College
(962-11-976)
3:00 p.m.
Analytic aspects of Eisenstein series formed with powers of modular symbols.
Cormac O'Sullivan* , Bronx Community College
(962-11-1018)
3:40 p.m.
Average order of the Selmer groups of certain families of elliptic curves.
Gang Yu* , University of Michigan
(962-11-1005)
4:20 p.m.
Sums of twisted $L$-functions over function fields.
Solomon Friedberg* , Boston College
Benji Fisher , Boston College
(962-11-761)
5:00 p.m.
Multiplier systems.
Paul C Pasles* , Villanova University
(962-11-114)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations and Geometric Implications, I
Organizers: Vladimir E. Shklover , Northeastern University of Illinois ves@math.nwu.edu
1:00 p.m.
What's new about the Pompeiu problem?
Carlos A Berenstein* , University of Maryland
(962-35-1128)
1:30 p.m.
Applications of Partial Differential Equations to Approximation by Harmonic and Analytic Functions in the Mean.
Dmitry Khavinson* , University of Arkansas and NSF
(962-31-70)
2:00 p.m.
Qualitative properties of entire solutions of non-linear equations arising in geometry and in phase transitions.
Nicola Garofalo* , Purdue University
Donatella Danielli , Johns Hopkins University
(962-35-796)
2:30 p.m.
Recent Progress in the Theory of Automorphism Groups of Domains.
Steven G Krantz* , Washington University in St. Louis
(962-32-679)
3:00 p.m.
How the geometry of the boundary impacts regularity of functions holomorphic in a domain.
David Tartakoff* , University of Illinois in Chicago
(962-32-1355)
3:30 p.m.
Break.
4:00 p.m.
Universal Eigenvalue Inequalities for Domains in Spaces of Constant Curvature.
Mark S. Ashbaugh* , University of Missouri--Columbia
(962-58-1223)
4:30 p.m.
Generalized Schwarzians.
Robert E Molzon* , University of Kentucky
Hirotaka H Tamanoi , University of California, Santa Cruz
(962-32-1098)
5:00 p.m.
The Complex Geometry of Weak Piecewise Smooth Solutions of Integrable Nonlinear PDE's.
Mark S Alber* , University of Notre Dame
(962-35-631)
5:30 p.m.
Geometric Transplantation in Harmonic Analysis and its Application.
William O Bray* , University of Maine
(962-42-941)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Stochastic Analysis and Applications, II
Organizers: Padmanabhan Sundar , Louisiana State University sundar@math.lsu.edu
Guillermo S. Ferreyra , Louisiana State University ferreyra@math.lsu.edu
1:00 p.m.
Some Problems in Stochastic Fluid Dynamics.
Gopinath Kallianpur* , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anna Amirdjanova , University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
(962-60-1311)
2:00 p.m.
Some Fine Properties of Solutions to Backward Stochastic Differential Equations.
Jin Ma* , Purdue University
(962-60-905)
2:30 p.m.
Some Applications of Fractional Brownian Motion.
Tyrone E Duncan* , University of Kansas
(962-60-926)
3:00 p.m.
Decomposition of stochastic flows.
Ming Liao* , Auburn University
(962-60-742)
3:30 p.m.
A Scaling Limit Process for the Age-dependent structure in a Markov Population.
Amit Bose* , Carleton University
Ingemar Kaj , Uppsala University
(962-60-1010)
4:00 p.m.
Stochastic series representations of exponentially tilted stable processes.
Jan Rosinski* , University of Tennessee, Knoxville
(962-60-1017)
4:30 p.m.
Parameter Estimation in Polynomial Stochastic Models.
Ian H Dinwoodie* , Tulane University
(962-62-844)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Integral Transforms, II
Organizers: Gestur Olafsson , Louisiana State University olafsson@math.lsu.edu
Gunter Lumer , University of Mons-Hainaut dufour@umh.ac.be
Frank Neubrander , Louisiana State University neubrand@math.lsu.edu
A. Ludu , Louisiana State University aludu@lsu.edu
1:00 p.m.
Complex Radon type transforms in real problems of integral geometry.
Simon Gindikin* , Rutgers University
(962-42-1032)
1:30 p.m.
Local Pompeiu Problems and Sampling.
David F Walnut* , George Mason University
(962-42-1293)
2:00 p.m.
Multitemporal Wave Equations on Compact Symmetric Spaces.
Fulton B Gonzalez* , Tufts University
(962-43-841)
2:30 p.m.
Radon transform of tensor fields.
Andrea D'Agnolo* , Paris 6
(962-58-920)
3:00 p.m.
Break.
4:00 p.m.
Multiresolution wavelet filters as quantum gates.
Palle E.T. Jorgensen* , The University of Iowa
(962-42-109)
4:30 p.m.
Solution of cartesian and curvilinear quantum equations via multiwavelets on the interval.
Bruce R Johnson* , Rice University
Jeffrey L Mackey , Rice University
James L Kinsey , Rice University
(962-43-1169)
5:00 p.m.
A Generalization of the Fractional Fourier Transform.
Ahmed I Zayed* , University of Central Florida
(962-42-694)
5:30 p.m.
A Convolution Property of Some Measures With Self-Similar Fractal Support.
Denise A Szecsei* , Stetson University
(962-28-529)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Geometry, I
Organizers: Andras Bezdek , Auburn University bezdean@mail.auburn.edu
1:00 p.m.
Beyond the Descartes Circle Theorem.
Jeffrey C Lagarias* , AT\&T Labs
Colin L Mallows , AT\&T Labs
Allan R Wilks , AT\&T Labs
(962-52-741)
1:30 p.m.
Integer points in rotated convex bodies.
Imre B\'ar\'any* , University College London
Jiri Matousek , Charles University
(962-52-1247)
2:00 p.m.
The total curvature of a shortest path.
Imre Barany , Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Krystyna M Kuperberg* , Auburn University
Tudor Zamfirescu , Universitat Dortmund
(962-52-646)
2:30 p.m.
Helly-type theorems for higher-dimensional transversals to large collections.
Jacob E. Goodman* , City College, CUNY
(962-52-514)
3:00 p.m.
Lattice points in flow polytopes.
Jesus A De Loera* , Univ. of California, Davis
Bernd Sturmfels , Univ. of California, Berkeley
(962-52-680)
3:30 p.m.
Locally Unitary Groups and Regular Polytopes.
Egon Schulte* , Northeastern University
(962-51-1109)
4:00 p.m.
Separation in neighbourly 4-polytopes.
Ted Bisztriczky* , University of Calgary
(962-52-664)
4:30 p.m.
Minkowski sums of Voronoi Polytopes and Commensurate Delaunay Tilings.
Robert M Erdahl* , Queen's University
(962-52-1371)
5:00 p.m.
An example for a convex body whose translative kissing number is odd.
Istvan Talata* , University of Michigan
(962-52-910)
5:30 p.m.
On a question of Erd\H{o}s.
Dan P Ismailescu* , Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, NYU
(962-52-1391)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Interaction of Inverse Problems and Image Analysis, II
Organizers: M. Zuhair Nashed , University of Delaware nashed@math.udel.edu
Otmar Scherzer , Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitat Munchen scherzer@rz.mathematik.uni-muenchen.de
1:00 p.m.
Direct blind deconvolution.
Alfred S. Carasso* , NIST, Gaithersburg, MD
(962-45-33)
1:30 p.m.
Wavelet-based inversion algorithms for resolution enhancement.
Christine De Mol* , Univ. Libre de Bruxelles
(962-45-989)
2:00 p.m.
Level Set Based Methods for Inverse Problems.
Stanley J Osher* , UCLA
(962-65-765)
2:30 p.m.
Tree Approximation and Images.
Ingrid Daubechies* , Princeton University
(962-46-968)
3:00 p.m.
A fractal set constructed from the class of wavelet sets.
John J Benedetto* , University of Maryland at College Park
Songkiat Sumetkijakan , University of Maryland at College Park
(962-42-397)
3:30 p.m.
New Integral Equations for Inversion and Indefinite Convolution.
Frank Stenger* , University of Utah
(962-35-1259)
4:00 p.m.
Sampling Expansions in Unitarily Translation Invariant Reproducing Kernel and Sobolev Spaces.
M. Zuhair Nashed* , University of Delaware
(962-42-1158)
4:30 p.m.
Analysis of some variational aliasing removal.
Francois Malgouyres* , UCLA
(962-49-839)
5:00 p.m.
Applications of Measure Theory to Imaging.
Bernard A Mair* , University of Florida
Murali Rao , University of Florida
John M Anderson , University of Florida
(962-45-932)
5:30 p.m.
A new model fitting algorithm for shape recovery from 3D and 2D image data sets.
Ravi Malladi* , Lawrence Berkeley Radiation National Laboratory
(962-65-1414)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#13: Part B
Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
Organizers:
Aparna W. Higgins , University of Dayton
Joseph A. Gallian , University of Minnesota, Duluth
Stephan G. Hartke , Rutgers University
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
WeBWorK, an Internet-based system for generating and delivering homework problems to students.
Organizers:
Arnold K. Pizer , University of Rochester
Michael E. Gage , University of Rochester
Vicki Roth , University of Rochester
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#8: Part B
Teaching graduate students how to teach using case studies.
Organizers:
Solomon Friedberg , Boston College
Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona
William G. McCallum , University of Arizona
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS Session on Functional Analysis
1:00 p.m.
Controllability of abstract evolution systems with nonlocal initial data.
Mark A McKibben* , Goucher College
(962-39-81)
1:15 p.m.
Asymptotically isometric copies of $\ell^{\infty}$ in Banach spaces.
Patrick N Dowling* , Miami University
(962-46-1118)
1:30 p.m.
Convexity, concavity, type and cotype of Lorentz spaces.
Anna H Kami\'nska* , The University of Memphis
(962-46-1127)
1:45 p.m.
Weighted inequalities of exponential type.
David E Edmunds , University of Sussex
Ritva M Hurri-Syrjanen* , University of Kentucky
(962-46-1175)
2:00 p.m.
An extension property for Banach spaces.
Walden Freedman* , Koc University, Turkey
(962-46-119)
2:15 p.m.
Simplicial cones and the existence of shape-preserving operators.
Michael P Prophet* , University of Northern Iowa
Bruce L Chalmers , University of California, Riverside
(962-46-1283)
2:30 p.m.
The fundamental theorem of multivariable calculus and its applications.
Mel S. Berger* , Massachusetts Institute of Technology
(962-58-711)
2:45 p.m.
Vector Measures, $c_o$ and (sb) Operators.
Elizabeth M Bator* , University of North Texas
Paul R Lewis , University of North Texas
Dawn R Slavens , Midwestern State Uiversity
(962-46-1350)
3:00 p.m.
Modules over commutative $C^{\ast} $-algebras and the \textit{BSE} condition.
D. A. Robbins* , Trinity College
(962-46-137)
3:15 p.m.
The Extension of Relative Tensor Products to Noncommutative $L^p$ Modules - A Preliminary Report.
David E Sherman* , UCLA
(962-46-1403)
3:30 p.m.
On the standard unit vector basis of $l_1$.
David S. Mitra* , Mercer University
(962-46-167)
3:45 p.m.
Analytical and Numerical Solutions of Nonlinear Differential Equations Arising in Non-Newtonian Fluid Flows.
Kuppalapalle Vajravelu* , University of Central Florida
John R Cannon , University of Central Florida
David Rollins , University of Central Florida
(962-34-1426)
4:00 p.m.
On the Origin of Basic Sequences.
John J Saccoman* , Seton Hall University
(962-46-68)
4:15 p.m.
The Banach-Stone Theorem for Nice Operators.
Hasan Al Halees* , Saginaw Valley State University
Richard J Fleming , Central Michigan University
(962-46-842)
4:30 p.m.
Nice operators on subspaces of $C_{0}(Q,X)$.
Hasan Al Halees , Saginaw Valley State University
Richard J Fleming* , Central Michigan University
(962-46-847)
4:45 p.m.
The Pettis Integral and Operator Theory.
Elizabeth M Bator , University of North Texas
Rhonda K Huettenmueller* , University of North Texas
(962-46-903)
5:00 p.m.
A "Change of Variables" Theorem for Feynman's Operational Calculus - Preliminary Report.
Lance W Nielsen* , Creighton University
(962-46-940)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Session on Operator Theory
1:00 p.m.
Families of compostion operators on Frechet spaces of holomorphic functions.
William E Hornor* , University of Southern Mississippi
(962-47-1144)
1:15 p.m.
On the equation $a {\cal H}(b) \cap b {\cal H}(a) = 0$.
Troy J Siemers* , Virginia Military Institute
(962-47-1155)
1:30 p.m.
Isometric Equivalence of Operators on Banach Spaces.
James E. Jamison* , University of Memphis
(962-47-1172)
1:45 p.m.
Break.
2:00 p.m.
A Bolzano's Theorem in the New Millennium.
Claudio H Morales* , University of Alabama in Huntsville
(962-47-1290)
2:15 p.m.
A Class of Essentially Normal Composition Operators on the Hardy Space.
David Levi , Central Michigan University
Sivaram K Narayan* , Central Michigan University
(962-47-57)
2:30 p.m.
Lomonosov's Invariant Subspace Theorem for Multivalued Linear Operators.
Peter Saveliev* , Allegheny College
(962-47-733)
2:45 p.m.
The Littlewood-Orlicz Operator Ideal.
Qingying Bu* , Kent State University
Joseph Diestel , Kent State University
(962-47-746)
3:00 p.m.
Trace-class commutators with trace zero.
Vasile Lauric* , Wheeling Jesuit Univ.
Carl M Pearcy , Texas A\&M Univ.
(962-47-752)
3:15 p.m.
On a Fredholm alternative with opertors of type ($S_+$).
Dan D Pascali* , Courant Institute, New York University
(962-47-799)
3:30 p.m.
A simple approach to generalized eigenfunction expansions.
Robert M Kauffman , University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mayumi Sakata* , University of Alabama at Birmingham
(962-47-900)
3:45 p.m.
A Representation Theorem for Near-isometries of C(K)-spaces.
G. Beate Zimmer* , Mississippi University for Women
(962-47-93)
4:00 p.m.
A class of $L^1$ operators associated with nonsingular mappings and a problem of E. Hille.
Isaac Kornfeld* , North Dakota State University
(962-47-996)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, II
1:00 p.m.
Tur\'{a}n's Triangle Theorem and Real-Weighted Graphs.
John A Kuchenbrod* , Emory & Henry College
(962-05-1250)
1:15 p.m.
Bilinski Maps and Geodesics in One-Ended Planar Maps (Preliminary report).
Jennifer A Bruce* , Maryville College
(962-05-1251)
1:30 p.m.
Cycle spectra in graphs.
Tristan M Denley* , University of Mississippi
(962-05-1279)
1:45 p.m.
The Enumeration of Unlabeled Euler Multigraphs.
Huaien Li* , Los Alamos Laboratory
David C. Torney , Los Alamos Laboratory
(962-05-1304)
2:00 p.m.
Reiner-Stanton Lattices are Rank Symmetric, Rank Unimodal, and Strongly Sperner.
Robert G. Donnelly* , Murray State University
Scott J. Lewis , Murray State University
Robert Pervine , Murray State University
(962-05-1307)
2:15 p.m.
A Plethora of Perplexingly Presistent Paradoxes.
Allen J Schwenk* , Western Michigan University
(962-05-1314)
2:30 p.m.
On 4-color Rado Numbers and Stubborn Colorings.
Robert Malo , South Dakota State University
Daniel Schaal* , South Dakota State University
(962-05-1320)
2:45 p.m.
On 3-connected binary matroids.
Talmage J. Reid , The University of Mississippi
Haidong Wu* , The University of Mississippi
(962-05-1327)
3:00 p.m.
Cycle Exponents of Maximal Planar Graphs.
Hang Chen* , Central Missouri State University
Allen J Schwenk , Western Michigan University
(962-05-1336)
3:15 p.m.
On the number of edges meeting vertices of degree $k$ in minimally $k$-connected graphs.
Talmage J Reid* , The University of Mississippi
Haidong Wu , The University of Mississippi
(962-05-1360)
3:30 p.m.
On Zero-Sums and a Problem of Erd\H{o}s, Preliminary report.
David J Grynkiewicz* , Bates College
(962-05-1380)
3:45 p.m.
Generalized stress spaces on nonsimplicial polytopes.
Susan L Foege* , Eastern Kentucky University
(962-05-1388)
4:00 p.m.
Exact and Asymptotic Results for Tilings of Rectangles with Squares.
Silvia P Heubach* , California State University Los Angeles
Phyllis Z Chinn , Humboldt State University
(962-05-1398)
4:15 p.m.
On the Number of Arcs in Primitive Digraphs with Large Exponents.
Jian Shen , Queen's University
Cynthia J Wyels* , California Lutheran Univ.
(962-05-1401)
4:30 p.m.
Convex Drawing of Nonplanar Graphs.
Nathaniel Dean* , Rice University
(962-05-1411)
4:45 p.m.
Dependent Edges in Acyclic Orientations of Graphs.
Karen L Collins , Wesleyan University
Kimberly Tysdal* , Wesleyan University
(962-05-158)
5:00 p.m.
Chromatic Capacities of Graphs and Hypergraphs.
Joshua E Greene* , Harvey Mudd College
(962-05-212)
5:15 p.m.
The Edge-Isoperimetric Problem for Discrete Tori.
Thomas A Carlson* , University of Washington
(962-05-366)
5:30 p.m.
Bipartite Distance-Regular Graphs, Three-Term Recurrent Eigenvalues, and Representation Diagrams.
Michael S Lang* , University of Wisconsin-Madison
(962-05-475)
5:45 p.m.
A Classification of Types of Trees.
Lon H Mitchell* , University of Kansas
Sivaram K Narayan , Central Michigan University
(962-05-56)
6:00 p.m.
Partitioning the Noncrossing Partition Lattice into Boolean Subposets.
David S. Hough* , The George Washington University
(962-05-912)
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. AMS-MAA Committee on Teaching Assistants and Part-Time Instructors Panel Discussion
Assimilation of adjunct faculty.
Organizers:
Bettye Anne Case , Florida State University
Kevin E. Charlwood , Washburn University
Stephen B. Rodi , Austin Community College
Moderators:
Bettye Anne Case ,
Panelists:
Efraim P. Armendariz , University of Texas at Austin
Kevin E. Charlwood ,
Ray E. Collings , Georgia Perimeter College
Scott Herriott , Maharishi University of Management
Stephen B. Rodi ,
Elias Toubassi , University of Arizona
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
LiveMath Maker---The future of mathematics on the Internet.
Organizers:
Joan Bookbinder , Theorist Interactive
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (RUME): Field of study, or a figment of our imagination?
Organizers:
Joan Ferrini-Mundy , Michigan State University
Panelists:
Ed Dubinsky , Georgia State University
Herbert S. Wilf , University of Pennsylvania
Barbara E. Edwards , Oregon State University
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Poster Session
NSF Division of Undergraduate Education Projects in the Course (curriculum and laboratory improvement program).
Organizers:
Jon W. Scott , Montgomery College
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Mathematical experiences for students outside the classroom.
Organizers:
Richard L. Poss , St. Norbert College
Thomas E. Kelley , Metropolitan State College of Denver
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Evolving interdisciplinary core curriculum.
Organizers:
Donald B. Small , U.S. Military Academy
Panelists:
Michael E. Moody , Harvey Mudd College
Joseph D. Myers , U.S. Military Academy
Richard Plumb , SUNY at Binghamton
John L. Scharf , Carroll College
Moderators:
Gary W. Krahn , U.S. Military Academy
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. SUMMA Panel Discussion
Organizers:
William A. Hawkins, Jr. , SUMMA
Panelists:
John H. Harris , Lemoyne-Owen College
Carlos G. Spaht , Louisiana State University, Shreveport
Viji K. Sundar , California State University, Stanislaus
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
A report on the ASA Undergraduate Statistics Education Initiative (USEI) and curriculum guidelines.
Organizers:
Dexter C. Whittinghill , Rowan University
John P. Holcomb , Youngstown State University
Panelists:
G. Rex Bryce , Brigham Young University
Robert V. Hogg , University of Iowa, Iowa City
Richard L. Schaeffer , University of Florida
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. NAM Granville-Browne Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
Moderators:
William A. Massey , Lucent Technologies
Presenters:
Serge A. Bernard , University of Maryland
Shea Burns , North Carolina A\&T State University
Gelonia Dent , IBM T. J. Watson Research Center, Yorktown
Illya Hicks , Texas A\&M University
Tasha Inniss , Trinity College
Andrew Jones , Florida A\&M University
Sherry Scott , George Washington University
Kimberly Weems , National Security Agency
Friday January 12, 2001, 1:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Session on Information and Mathematics Education
1:15 p.m.
Calculus Math Expert Agent - A Computer Algebra System for TEACHING mathematics.
Douglas A Quinney* , Keele University
(962-97-02)
1:30 p.m.
A capstone course for mathematics education majors.
Jeffery T McLean* , University of St. Thomas
(962-97-10)
1:45 p.m.
Introduction to Modeling via the MCM.
Steven M Hetzler* , Salisbury State University
(962-97-1146)
2:00 p.m.
Web enhanced calculus instruction.
William H Heller* , University of Texas-Pan American
John E Bernard , University of Texas-Pan American
Roger Knobel , University of Texas-Pan American
Wendy A Lawrence-Fowler , University of Texas-Pan American
Olga Ramirez , University of Texas-Pan American
Monty B Taylor , University of Texas-Pan American
(962-97-1257)
2:15 p.m.
Incorporating Technology into Students' Projects.
Vesna Kilibarda* , Indiana University Northwest
(962-97-1421)
2:30 p.m.
The CBBL Standards 2000.
Clayton Brooks* , Marshall University
Bonita Lawrence , University of South Carolina - Beaufort
(962-97-499)
2:45 p.m.
Visualization Tools for Three Dimensions.
Daniel L McGee* , University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Rafael Martinez-Planell , University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
Miguel Torres , University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez
(962-97-54)
3:00 p.m.
Recurring Concepts in the (Engineering) Mathematics Sequence: Error Estimates.
Bernd S.W. Schroeder* , Louisiana Tech University
(962-97-67)
3:15 p.m.
How to prove trig identities.
Bao Qi Feng* , Kent State University
(962-97-727)
3:30 p.m.
The Geometric Series in Problems of Differentiation and Integration.
Bella Wiener , University of Texas-Pan American
Joseph Wiener* , University of Texas-Pan American
(962-97-776)
3:45 p.m.
Mathematics Pedagogy Course: A Collaborative Effort to Improve the Teaching Performance of Teaching Assistants.
Thomas C DeFranco* , University of Connecticut
Jean M McGivney-Burelle , University of Connecticut
(962-97-794)
4:00 p.m.
An Integrated Mathematics/Science Teacher Training Program for Middle School Teachers.
Jean J McGehee* , University of Central Arkansas
(962-97-813)
Friday January 12, 2001, 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Kronecker's Problem.
Lou P. van den Dries* , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Friday January 12, 2001, 2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. MAA Invited Address
Financial derivatives and PDEs.
Robert F. Almgren* , University of Toronto
(962-A0-35)
Friday January 12, 2001, 2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. RMMC Board of Directors
Friday January 12, 2001, 2:45 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Integrating Mathematics and Other Disciplines, II
Organizers: William G. McCallum , University of Arizona wmc@math.arizona.edu
Deborah Hughes Hallett , University of Arizona
Yajun Yang , SUNY at Farmingdale
2:45 p.m.
Integrating Mathematics and Composition Instruction.
Joseph Kirtland* , Marist College
Pau-San Hoh , Marist College
(962-G1-259)
3:00 p.m.
Making the Connections for Creative Learning in "Math for Liberal Arts" Classes.
Ruth L O'Keefe* , Kendall College of Art and Design
(962-G1-300)
3:15 p.m.
An Interdisciplinary Course Linking Mathematics, Philosophy, and Literature in the Works of Jorge Luis Borges.
Mary L Garner* , Kennesaw State University
Judy Holzman , Kennesaw State University
Dewi Wilson , Kennesaw State University
Tina Straley , MAA
(962-G1-441)
3:30 p.m.
M110 - Mathematics and Politics.
Iztok Hozo* , Indiana University Northwest
(962-G1-95)
3:45 p.m.
Thinking critically about issues in science: Using statistics to reinforce skepticism.
Judith F Moran* , Trinity College
Barbara Walden , Trinity College
(962-G1-854)
Friday January 12, 2001, 3:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
The structure of the Solovay degrees of computably enumerable reals.
Denis R. Hirschfeldt* , University of Chicago
Friday January 12, 2001, 3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
Computation and discovery in the number theory classroom.
Organizers:
Clifford A. Reiter , Lafayette College
Friday January 12, 2001, 3:30 p.m.-4:35 p.m. Blumenthal Session
Friday January 12, 2001, 3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Recipients
Friday January 12, 2001, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. ASL Contributed Paper Session
Friday January 12, 2001, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. ASL Contributed Paper Session
Friday January 12, 2001, 4:20 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS Committee on Science Policy-MAA Science Policy Committee Government Speaker
Presenters: To be announced. ,
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MAA Session on Association for Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education SIGMAA, Business Meeting, and Reception
Organizers: Julie M. Clark , Emory and Henry College
Chris Rasmussen , Purdue University Calumet
Rina Zazkis , Simon Fraser University
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Informal Session on Actuarial Education
Organizers:
James W. Daniel , University of Texas
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA-Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
Balancing career and family.
Organizers:
Heather Ames , Nazareth College
John A. Kuchenbrod , Emory and Henry College
Panelists:
Cheri L. Boyd , Nazareth College
Stephanie Edwards , Bemidji State University
Patti Frazer Lock , St. Lawrence University
Michael P. Prophet , University of Northern Iowa
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MAA Undergraduate Student Poster Session
Organizers:
Mario U. Martelli , Claremont McKenna College
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Reception
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Purdue University Department of Mathematics Reception
Friday January 12, 2001, 5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Annual Reunion of University of Wisconsin-Madison
Friday January 12, 2001, 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. NAM Invited Address
55 Years of Mathematics.
Eleanor G. Jones* , Norfolk State University
Friday January 12, 2001, 6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education Reception and Business Meeting
Organizers:
Dexter C. Whittinghill , Rowan University
Friday January 12, 2001, 6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Mathematical Reviews Reception
Friday January 12, 2001, 6:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. MAA Committee for Mathematics in the Environment Dramatic Presentation
Environmental mathematics.
Organizers:
Ben A. Fusaro , Florida State University
Lothar A. Dohse , University of North Carolina at Asheville
Friday January 12, 2001, 7:30 p.m.-8:20 p.m. MAA Student Lecture
Building and using mathematical models to guide decision making.
Ralph L. Keeney* , University of Southern California
(962-A0-64)
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