AMS Meeting Program by Day
Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:09:13
1994 Minneapolis Mathfest
Minneapolis, MN, August 15-18, 1994
Meeting #894
Associate secretaries: Lesley M Sibner, AMS lsibner@duke.poly.edu
Kenneth A Ross, MAA ross@math.uoregon.edu
Tuesday August 16, 1994
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
AMS-MAA Invited Address
Knots.
Cameron McA. Gordon*, University of Texas, Austin
(894-00-101) -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 9:35 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
MAA Earle Raymond Hedrick Lectures: Lecture II -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
AMS History of Mathematics Lecture
The well-poised thread: Some amazing sums of Gauss, Kummer, Ramanujan and others.
George E. Andrews*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
(894-00-103) -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
AMS Business Meeting -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
NAM Special Invited Lecture -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
AMS Special Session on q-Series, II
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1:00 p.m.
Nonnegativity results for generalized q-binomial coefficients.
Susanna D. Fishel*, Southern Connecticut State University
(894-05-48) -
1:40 p.m.
A nonnegative expansion for Hall polynomials
Lynne M. Butler*, Haverford College
F. Miller Maley, Princeton University
(894-05-73) -
2:20 p.m.
Applications of q-differential calculus to combinatorics.
Warren P. Johnson*, Pennsylvania State University, University Park
(894-05-43) -
3:00 p.m.
More cranks and t-cores.
Frank Garvan*, University of Florida
(894-11-71) -
3:40 p.m.
Parity of the partition function in arithmetic progressions.
Ken Ono*, University of Georgia
(894-05-14)
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1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
AMS Special Session on History of Mathematical Logic and Theoretical Computer Science, II
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1:00 p.m.
A new conceptual framework for large cardinals based on an old concept of infinity.
Paul Corazza*, Maharishi International University
(894-03-57) -
1:45 p.m.
Nonstandard analysis as a historiographic tool.
Mark B. McKinzie*, University of Wisconsin, Madison
(894-01-75) -
2:25 p.m.
Applied logic in digital design.
Curtis D. Tuckey*, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Naperville, Illinois
(894-01-79)
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1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#7: Part A
Open problems in plane geometry.
Organizers:
William O. J., McGill University
Janos Pach, CCNY and Mathematical Institute of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#8: Part A
The Math Modeling/Precalculus Reform Project: Using discrete mathematical models to motivate mathematics.
Organizers:
Sheldon P. Gordon, Suffolk Community College
B. A. Fusaro, Salisbury State University -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m.
AMS Session of Contributed Papers, II
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1:00 p.m.
Using orientation and fixed points to classify isometries.
James M. Parks*, State University of New York, College at Potsdam
(894-51-47) -
1:15 p.m.
The generalized apollonius contact problem.
Jay P. Fillmore*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
Arthur Springer, San Diego State University
(894-51-26) -
1:30 p.m.
Isohedral triangular tilings in the hyperbolic plane and other 2-manifolds.
Grattan P. Murphy*, University of Maine, Orono
(894-51-44) -
1:45 p.m.
The maximal number of 3-D spheres that can fit around a like sphere.
C. Mus\`es*, Mathematics & Morphology Ed & Research Center, Canada
(894-52-28) -
2:00 p.m.
Wild arcs related to differential topology.
Margaret M. LaSalle*, University of Southwestern Louisiana
(894-53-17) -
2:15 p.m.
Geodesics in Lorentzian Clairaut submersions.
Dean Allison*, University of Northern Colorado
(894-53-41) -
2:30 p.m.
Space curves with singularities.
Paul D. Scofield*, Washington & Lee University
(894-53-77) -
2:45 p.m.
Simple arcs of positive measure.
Shiojenn Tseng*, Tamkang University, People's Republic of China
Jyh-Ching Liang, Tamkang University, People's Republic of China
(894-54-31) -
3:00 p.m.
Random walks on finite groups supported on related subsets.
Martin V. Hildebrand*, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
(894-60-40) -
3:15 p.m.
Noncommutative harmonic analysis for image representation.
Jacek Turski*, University of Houston, Downtown
(894-68-21) -
3:30 p.m.
Using writing assignments to motivate mathematics.
Timothy R. Ray*, Southeast Missouri State University
(894-98-74) -
3:45 p.m.
Stable winning coalitions.
Daniel E. Loeb*, University of Bordeaux I, France
(894-90-15) -
4:00 p.m.
Minimal shape preserving projections onto Pi_n.
Michael Prophet*, Idaho State University
(894-55-80)
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1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-4:35 p.m.
MAA Session on Innovative Projects in First-year Courses, I
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1:00 p.m.
Fun with parametric equations.
Howard Lewis Penn*, United States Naval Academy
(894-00-212) -
1:20 p.m.
A menu of computer-based projects.
Emelie A. Kenney*, Siena College
Leonard J. Putnick, Siena College
Steven Bloom, Siena College
Thomas H. Rousseau, Siena College
Susan Hurley, Siena College
(894-00-208) -
1:40 p.m.
Using spreadsheets to solve social choice problems.
Lucy L. Deephouse*, Trinity College
Margaret C. Cibes, Trinity College
(894-00-203) -
2:00 p.m.
Using biography and history to encourage students in beginning algebra.
Paul E. Becker*, Saginaw Valley State University
(894-00-200) -
2:20 p.m.
Oxygen consumption, fatigue and athletic performance.
Walter Barge, United States Military Academy
Todd Crowder, United States Military Academy
David W. Jensen*, United States Military Academy
(894-00-207) -
2:40 p.m.
A precalculus project on (exponential) population growth and (linear) food production.
Michael A. McDonald*, Occidental College
Emily E. Puckette, Duke University
Charles M. Vuono, Nagoya University, Japan
(894-00-209) -
3:00 p.m.
Linguistics, culture and mathematics.
Martin M. Sternstein*, Ithaca College
(894-00-215) -
3:20 p.m.
Modeling and calculators in first year mathematics courses.
Dan A. Novak*, Ithaca College
Martin M. Sternstein, Ithaca College
(894-00-211) -
3:40 p.m.
Teaching trigonometric identities.
Wilton E. L. Clarke*, La Sierra University
(894-00-201) -
4:00 p.m.
Modular arithmetic as a microcosm of mathematics.
Catherine A. Gorini*, Maharishi International University
(894-00-206) -
4:20 p.m.
Optics workshop.
Marc J. Dancer*, Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts
(894-00-202)
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1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
MAA Student Papers
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1:00 p.m.
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1:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
MAA Ad Hoc Committee on Advising Panel Discussion
Advising undergraduate mathematics majors.
Moderators:
David J. Lutzer, College of William and Mary
Panelists:
Judith Cederberg, St. Olaf College
Stephen A. Doblin, University of Southern Mississippi
Diane L. Herrmann, University of Chicago
Andrew Sterrett, Jr., MAA -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
MAA Electronic Poster Session
Exploring mathematics on the Internet.
Organizers:
Eugene A. Herman, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Lawrence S. Husch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
PME Contributed Paper Session -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 1:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
PME Contributed Paper Session -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 2:45 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
MAA Panel Discussion
Calculus reform in different settings.
Organizers:
A. Wayne Roberts, Macalester College
Sharon C. Ross, DeKalb College -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 3:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
AMS Special Session on Computer Graphics as a Research Tool in Geometry and Topology, II
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3:00 p.m.
Visualization software development at the Geometry Center.
Mark B. Phillips*, Geometry Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota
(894-53-63) -
3:40 p.m.
Examples of energy flows for knotted surfaces in four-dimensions.
Dennis Roseman*, University of Iowa
(894-57-55) -
4:20 p.m.
Fourphront: A four-dimensional laboratory for examining surfaces.
David C. Banks*, National Aeronautics & Space Administration, Hampton, Virginia
(894-57-66) -
5:00 p.m.
A hierarchical classification of topological methods in pattern recognition.
Monique L. Pavel*, University of Paris, France
(894-68-01)
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3:00 p.m.
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Tuesday August 16, 1994, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#1: Part B
Building discrete and continuous ecological models using the SLAM simulation language.
Organizers:
James V. Caristi, Valparaiso University -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#2: Part B
Calculus from graphical, numerical, and symbolic points of view.
Organizers:
Arnold M. Ostebee, Saint Olaf College
Paul Zorn, Saint Olaf College -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#3: Part B
Combinatorics via functional equations.
Organizers:
Donald R. Snow, Brigham Young University -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 4:45 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
MAA Panel Discussion
1994 International Olympiad winners' stories.
Organizers:
Walter Mientka, University of Nebraska, Lincoln -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
PME J. Sutherland Frame Lecture -
Tuesday August 16, 1994, 8:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
MAA Committee on the Participation of Women Presentation
Micro-inequities skits.