Joint Mathematics Meetings Timetable

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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Phoenix, AZ, January 7-10, 2004
Meeting #993

Associate secretaries:
Michel L Lapidus, AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu, lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu
James J Tattersall, MAA tat@providence.edu
Monday January 5, 2004
Tuesday January 6, 2004
Wednesday January 7, 2004
Thursday January 8, 2004
Friday January 9, 2004
Saturday January 10, 2004

Monday January 5, 2004
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Trends in Optimization
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Short Course on the History of Mathematical Technologies: Exploring the Material Culture of Mathematics
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Tuesday January 6, 2004
8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. Dept Chairs Workshop
8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Board of Governors
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Trends in Optimization
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Short Course on the History of Mathematical Technologies: Exploring the Material Culture of Mathematics
12:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m. Board of Governors' Lunch
1:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. AMS Council
3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. AMS Council Dinner
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Project NExT Dinner
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Wednesday January 7, 2004
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
7:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Employment Center
7:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Uses of the WWW that Enrich and Promote Learning, I
8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Infinite Combinatorics and Inner Model Theory, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Celestial Mechanics, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Time Scales and Applications, I
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Orthogonal Polynomials, I
8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AMS Special Session on Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, I
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Coding and Design-Theoretic Applications of Polynomials, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry and Combinatorics, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Conformal Geometry, I
8:00 a.m.-10:25 a.m. AMS Session on Ordinary and Partial Differential Equations
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Algebra, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Applications of Nonlinear Dynamical Systems
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Teaching a History of Mathematics Course
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. MAA Session on Teaching Operations Research in the Undergraduate Classroom
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematical Experiences for Students Outside the Classroom, I
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Getting Students to Discuss and Write about Mathematics, I
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I
8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Number Theory and General Algebra
9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Probability and Its Applications in Combinatorics and Algorithms, I
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#12: Part A
Incorporating discrete mathematics in the preparation of K--12 mathematics teachers.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#1: Part A
Designing and evaluating assessments for introductory statistics.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#7: Part A
Origami in undergraduate mathematics courses.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
Open discussion on beginning level courses.
10:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. MAA Session on Courses Below Calculus: A New Focus, I
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Michael Aschbacher
The status of the classification of the finite simple groups.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AMS-MAA Invited Address
Stephen Wolfram
A New Kind of Science and the Future of Mathematics.
12:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Mathematical Art Exhibit
12:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture 1
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
Conformal invariants and partial differential equations. Part I.
2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. MAA Invited Address
Neil J. A. Sloane
The on-line encyclopedia of integer sequences, or, confessions of a sequence addict.
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, II
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Infinite Combinatorics and Inner Model Theory, II
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Celestial Mechanics, II
2:15 p.m.-6:35 p.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, II
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Special Session on Probability and Its Applications in Combinatorics and Algorithms, II
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, II
2:15 p.m.-6:35 p.m. AMS Special Session on Time Scales and Applications, II
2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Orthogonal Polynomials, II
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, II
2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. AMS Special Session on Coding and Design-Theoretic Applications of Polynomials, II
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry and Combinatorics, II
2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Conformal Geometry, II
2:15 p.m.-5:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Methods, I
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#13: Part A
The Fibonacci and Catalan numbers.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#2: Part A
Hands-on discrete math with technology.
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Session on Number Theory
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Session on Algebra, II
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Session on Algebraic and General Topology
2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Applied and Computational Mathematics: Research For and By Undergraduates
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematical Experiences for Students Outside the Classroom, II
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA Session on Courses Below Calculus: A New Focus, II
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA Session on Getting Students to Discuss and Write about Mathematics, II
2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. MAA Session on The Effective Use of Computer Algebra Systems in the Teaching of Mathematics, I
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II
2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Service learning in mathematics: They wrote the book.
2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Quantitative Literacy Requirements Panel Discussion
Quantitative literacy across the curriculum.
2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
The impact of laptop computers on classroom instruction.
2:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Math on the Web
Go to the Math on the Web Pavilion for the complete schedule of presentations.
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
Writing textbooks in mathematics.
2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Section Officers
2:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#9: Part A
PMET: Preparing mathematicians to educate teachers, grades 7--12.
2:45 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations
3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. MAA Invited Address
William W. Dunham
Selections from the calculus museum.
3:20 p.m.-4:35 p.m. AWM Panel Discussion
Supporting the diverse personal lives of mathematicians.
3:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
CINEMATH: Mathematics on the silver screen.
3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Committee on the Mathematics Education of Teachers-NCTM Panel Discussion
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the mathematics community
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Welcome Reception for Undergraduate Students
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#14: Part A
Introduction to mathematical card tricks.
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#3: Part A
Computation and discovery in the number theory classroom.
4:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
A fresh start for collegiate mathematics.
4:35 p.m.-5:00 p.m. AWM Business Meeting
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#8: Part A
Some mathematics of Leonhard Euler.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. Graduate Student Reception
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Special Presentation
A live computer experiment.
5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Mathematical Institutes Open House
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. First Timers Reception
7:15 p.m.-8:15 p.m. Young Mathematicians Network Town Meeting
8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
Eric Lander
Biology as information.
9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. AWM Reception
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Thursday January 8, 2004
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Elsevier Science 5K Fun Run/Walk and Breakfast
7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Employment Center
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, I
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, III
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience, Biomedicine, Genetics, and Epidemiology, I
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Infinite Combinatorics and Inner Model Theory, III
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, III
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations and Applications, I
8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Orthogonal Polynomials, III
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory, II
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, III
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Coding and Design-Theoretic Applications of Polynomials, III
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#4: Part A
Java applets in teaching mathematics.
8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and Difference Equations
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS Session on Applications of Mathematics
8:00 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA Session on Courses Below Calculus: A New Focus, III
8:00 a.m.-11:25 a.m. MAA Session on The Effective Use of Computer Algebra Systems in the Teaching of Mathematics, II
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Placement Strategies
8:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m. MAA Session on Chaotic Dynamics and Fractal Geometry
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Truth in Using the History of Mathematics in Teaching Mathematics
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Technology in Mathematics Teacher Preparation Courses, I
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III
8:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Conformal Geometry, III
8:30 a.m.-10:25 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on the Dynamics and Stability of Coherent Structures
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
Svetlana R. Katok
Symbolic dynamics for geodesic flows.
9:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Probability and Its Applications in Combinatorics and Algorithms, III
9:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Methods, II
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#10: Part A
Teaching linear algebra with applications.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#15: Part A
Fair enough? Mathematics of equity.
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
Mentoring new faculty.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
The impact of technology in calculus courses on long-term student performance and employment.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Special Presentation
National Science Foundation programs supporting learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Committee on Minority Participation Panel Discussion
Strengthening Underrespresented Minority Mathematics Participation (SUMMA).
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Mathematical Art Exhibit
10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Math on the Web
Go to the Math on the Web Pavilion for the complete schedule of presentations.
10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Invited Address
Manjul Bhargava
The representations of integers by quadratic forms.
10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#5: Part A
Visual linear algebra.
10:15 a.m.-11:25 a.m. AMS Session on Analysis, I
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
Finding your next job.
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA Committee on the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics Panel Discussion
Undergraduate programs and courses in the mathematical sciences: A CUPM Curriculum Guide.
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
Assessment in a refocused college algebra program.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. SIAM Invited Address
Martin Golubitsky
Coupled cell systems: A potpourri of theory and examples.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
Conformal invariants and partial differential equations. Part II.
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II
1:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience, Biomedicine, Genetics, and Epidemiology, II
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. GAMM-SIAM Special Session on Coding, Geometry, and Hyperbolic Dynamics, I
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AMS Special Session on Probability and Its Applications in Combinatorics and Algorithms, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamics and Difference Equations, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Time Scales and Applications, III
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations and Applications, II
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AMS Special Session on Theory and Applications of Orthogonal Polynomials, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on The Many Lives of Lattice Theory and the Theory of Ordered Sets, with Connections to Combinatorics, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry and Combinatorics, III
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Fixed Points: Theory and Application, I
1:00 p.m.-3:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonstandard Methods, III
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#10: Part B
Teaching linear algebra with applications.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#11: Part A
Developing your department's assessment plan.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#16: Part A
Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Session on Group Theory
1:00 p.m.-3:25 p.m. AMS Session on Functional Analysis
1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. AMS Session on Analysis, II
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Nonlinear Elasticity: Theory and Applications
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Innovations in Teaching Discrete Mathematics
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Session on Initiating and Sustaining Undergraduate Research Projects and Programs
1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Math and the Arts, I
1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. MAA Session on Strategies that Work to Positively Change Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics, I
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on WeBWorK, a Web-Based Homework System, I
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Mathematics education in a research intensive department: What makes it work?
1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
Technology and the mathematics major.
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Successful activities for a Math Club.
1:15 p.m.-2:10 p.m. AMS Session on Calculus of Variations
1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#6: Part A
Using interactive labs to explore abstract algebra topics.\break N.B. Thursday, 12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m.: Mathematica tutorial.
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians Network Poster Session
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM)
2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. AMS Invited Address
Eva Tardos
Network games and approximation algorithms.
2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion
The undergraduate mathematical statistics sequence.
2:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m. SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Panel Discussion
The history of applications in teaching undergraduate mathematics: 1950--2000.
3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Retiring Presidential Address
Hyman Bass
Mathematics, mathematicians, and mathematics education.
4:25 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Joint Prize Session and Reception
5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Business Meeting and Invited Address
5:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education
2004 business meeting and swap session.
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Video Presentations
``Only Four Colors" {\em and} ``An Introduction to Topology".
5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m. Web SIGMAA Panel Discussion and Inaugural Business Meeting.
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Lehigh University Reception for Friends and Graduates
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Two-Year College Reception
5:45 p.m.-7:45 p.m. NSA Women in Mathematics Society (WIMS)
Annual networking session. Stop by the NSA booth \#203--205 for the suite location at the Wyndham Hotel.
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Alumni Reception for the University of Chicago's Mathematics Department
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Association of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Mathematicians Reception
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. The Ohio State University Friends and Alumni Reception
6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. MER Banquet
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Budapest Semesters in Mathematics
8:15 p.m.-9:45 p.m. Knitting Circle
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Friday January 9, 2004
7:00 a.m.-8:00 a.m. Joint PME and MAA Student Chapter Advisors' Breakfast
7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m. Employment Center
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
8:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in Musical Analysis, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Classical and Nonlinear Special Functions, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. GAMM-SIAM Special Session on Coding, Geometry, and Hyperbolic Dynamics, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Competitive and Adaptative Dynamics in Ecology, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Multiscale and Oscillatory Phenomena: Modeling, Numerical Techniques, and Applications, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations and Applications, III
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Topological Dynamics and Ergodic Theory, III
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Fixed Points: Theory and Application, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, I
8:00 a.m.-10:10 a.m. AMS Session on Operator Theory
8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m. AMS Session on Statistics
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Statistics Education Discourse on Inference
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Math and the Arts, II
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Applications of Mathematics in Computer Science
8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V
8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PME Council
8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. AMS Invited Address
James A. Yorke
Almost every observation, a mathematical theory of measurement.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Steffen Lempp
The proof-theoretic strength of some combinatorial principles.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#12: Part B
Incorporating discrete mathematics in the preparation of K--12 mathematics teachers
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#1: Part B
Designing and evaluating assessments for introductory statistics.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#7: Part B
Origami in undergraduate mathematics courses.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Special Presentation
Mathematics for business decisions (repeated from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday).
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF
Assessment of student learning in undergraduate mathematics: Works in progress.
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. MAA Project NExT Panel Discussion
Writing expository mathematics.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Special Presentation
Proposal writing workshop for grant applications to the NSF division of undergraduate education.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Preparing mathematicians to educate teachers.
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Mathematical Art Exhibit
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Francoise M. Point
On theories of modules of fields with endomorphisms.
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AMS Special Presentation
Who wants to be a mathematician.
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. Morgan Prize Presentations by the Recipients
10:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Math on the Web
Go to the Math on the Web Pavilion for the complete schedule of presentations.
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Gregory F. Lawler
Random planar curves and conformal invariance.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AMS-MAA Invited Address
Bonnie Berger
Mathematical challenges in molecular biology.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
Sun-Yung Alice Chang
Conformal invariants and partial differential equations. Part III.
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Slawomir Solecki
Cofinal types of topological directed orders.
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. MAA Student Lecture
Mark M Meerschaert
Fractal Calculus Project.
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in Musical Analysis, II
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Mathematical Modeling in Neuroscience, Biomedicine, Genetics, and Epidemiology, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Classical and Nonlinear Special Functions, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. GAMM-SIAM Special Session on Coding, Geometry, and Hyperbolic Dynamics, III
1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS Special Session on Current Events
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Modern Function Theory, I
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Smooth Dynamical Systems and Applications, I
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Arithmetical Algebraic Geometry, I
1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Fixed Points: Theory and Application, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, II
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#13: Part B
The Fibonacci and Catalan numbers.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
Hands-on discrete math with technology.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#8: Part B
Some mathematics of Leonhard Euler.
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. AMS Session on Geometry
1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Session on Probability and Stochastics
1:00 p.m.-6:25 p.m. AMS Session on Graph Theory
1:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m. MAA Session on Math and the Arts, III
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on My Favorite Demo: Innovative Strategies for Mathematics Instructors, I
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematical Models of the Environment
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Mathematics for business decisions (repeated from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday).
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Voices of the partner disciplines: Building on the MAA curriculum foundations project.
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Session for chairs: The chair's role in teaching teachers.
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
R.W. Knight
Vaught's Conjecture.
2:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Session on Philosophy of Mathematics
2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. RMMC Board of Directors
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Presentations by Teaching Award Recipients
2:30 p.m.-6:25 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics
2:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on the Use of Hand-Held Technology in College and University Developmental Algebra Classrooms
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. AMS Committee on Science Policy-AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion
A walk through the math pipeline from end to end.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#14: Part B
Introduction to mathematical card tricks.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#3: Part B
Computation and discovery in the number theory classroom.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#9: Part B
PMET: Preparing mathematicians to educate teachers, grades 7--12.
3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Byunghan Kim
The type-definable group configuration under the generalized type-amalgamation.
3:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. London Mathematical Society
This session includes a Society meeting and an Invited Address by Gerard van der Geer.
4:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. MAA Committee on Undergraduate Student Activities and Chapters Undergraduate Poster Session
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Research on Undergraduate Mathematics Education
Business meeting and invited address by Chris Rasmussen.
4:10 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on WeBWorK, a Web-Based Homework System, II
4:20 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS-MAA Government Speaker
Michael S. Turner
Dark energy, mathematical connections and the National Science Foundation.
4:30 p.m.-5:15 p.m. ASL Session for Contributed Papers, I
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Mathematics for business decisions.
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. MAA Business, Industry and Government Welcoming Reception
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Michigan Alumni Reception
5:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mathematics Reception
5:30 p.m.-8:40 p.m. NAM Reception, Banquet, and Cox-Talbot Address
J. Ernest Wilkins
Reflections.
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. New Mexico State University Mathematics Association Reception
5:30 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Wisconsin-Madison Department of Mathematics Reception
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Environmental mathematics.
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Mathematical Reviews Reception
6:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Annual Meeting and Inaugural Annual Address
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MAA Authors' Reception
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. MAA Musical Presentation
The mathematics of acoustic paradoxes.
8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. MAA Project NExT Reception
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Saturday January 10, 2004
7:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
7:45 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonassociative Algebra, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Competitive and Adaptative Dynamics in Ecology, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Multiscale and Oscillatory Phenomena: Modeling, Numerical Techniques, and Applications, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Modern Function Theory, II
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Smooth Dynamical Systems and Applications, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Geometric Structures on Manifolds, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Arithmetical Algebraic Geometry, II
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Value Distribution Theory in Classical and p-Adic Function Theory, I
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, III
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, III
8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m. AMS Session on History, Foundation and Mathematics Education
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on My Favorite Demo: Innovative Strategies for Mathematics Instructors, II
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Focus on Integrating Graphic Handhelds into Collegiate Mathematics
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
8:20 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AWM Workshop
This session consists of several parts listed separately throughout this program. All meeting participants are invited to attend all presentations.
8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AWM Workshop: Presentations by Recent Women Ph.D.s and Graduate Students, I
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion
The evaluation of state mathematics standards: How can mathematicians contribute?
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. MAA Invited Address
Erica L. Flapan
When topology meets chemistry.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Julia Knight
Computable classification.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#15: Part B
Fair enough? Mathematics of equity.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
Java applets in teaching mathematics.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Mathematicians and mathematics teacher educators working together to improve K--12 mathematics education.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Doctorates in mathematics education: Where do they go? What do they do? How can mathematics departments contribute?
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AMS-MAA Committee on Teaching Assistants and Part-Time Instructors Panel Discussion
Nonpermanent instructors: implications and issues.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. NAM Panel Discussion
Underrepresented undergraduate research in the mathematical sciences.
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Mathematical Art Exhibit
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Employment Center
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Math on the Web
Go to the Math on the Web Pavilion for the complete schedule of presentations.
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Steve Jackson
Supercompactness measures.
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. NAM Business Meeting
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Retiring Presidential Address
Ann E. Watkins
Fallacies in elementary statistics.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AWM Workshop: Poster Session by Women Graduate Students
11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m. MAA Business Meeting
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. AMS Business Meeting
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Kobi Peterzil
Torsion-free groups in some o-minimal structures.
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on Mathematical Techniques in Musical Analysis, III
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonassociative Algebra, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Competitive and Adaptative Dynamics in Ecology, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Multiscale and Oscillatory Phenomena: Modeling, Numerical Techniques, and Applications, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Modern Function Theory, III
1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Smooth Dynamical Systems and Applications, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Geometric Structures on Manifolds, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Arithmetical Algebraic Geometry, III
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Value Distribution Theory in Classical and p-Adic Function Theory, II
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Variational Problems, IV
1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Low-Dimensional Topology, IV
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#11: Part B
Developing your department's assessment plan.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#16: Part B
Getting students involved in undergraduate research.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
Visual linear algebra.
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, III
1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. MAA Session on Uses of the WWW that Enrich and Promote Learning, II
1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II
1:00 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Session on Technology in Mathematics Teacher Preparation Courses, II
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. MAA Session on Strategies that Work to Positively Change Student Attitudes Toward Mathematics, II
1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on Applications of Topology to Biology, Chemistry, and Physics
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
What are colleges doing with students with AP placement?
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Oral presentations: Let's talk about it!
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA-Young Mathematicians Network Panel Discussion
What can you do with a degree in mathematics?
1:00 p.m.-2:25 p.m. AWM Workshop Panel Discussion
Shaping a career in mathematics.
2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Matthew Foreman
Canonical Structure in the Universe of Set Theory.
2:30 p.m.-4:40 p.m. AWM Workshop: Presentations by Recent Women Ph.D.s and Graduate Students, II
2:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Revisiting crossroads: Continuing the dialogue on two-year college mathematics.
2:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Informal session on actuarial education.
2:45 p.m.-4:05 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years
How to implement curriculum change.
3:15 p.m.-5:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
Using interactive labs to explore abstract algebra topics.
3:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Leonard Schulman
Quantum algorithms and group representation theory.
3:30 p.m.-4:25 p.m. MAA Session on Applications of Mathematics in Computer Science, II
3:30 p.m.-4:25 p.m. MAA Session on Focus on Integrating Graphic Handhelds into Collegiate Mathematics, II
3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
{\rm Math Horizons}, a magazine for students.
4:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Curriculum Renewal Across the First Two Years Panel Discussion
How to assess problem solving.
4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m. ASL Session for Contributed Papers, II
4:30 p.m.-6:05 p.m. ASL Session for Contributed Papers, III
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. AMS Banquet Reception
7:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. AMS Banquet
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