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1995 Burlington Mathfest
Burlington, VT, August 6-8, 1995
Meeting #902

Associate secretaries:
Robert J Daverman, AMS daverman@math.utk.edu
Donovan H Van Osdol, MAA dv@christa.unh.edu

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Sunday August 6, 1995

• Sunday August 6, 1995, 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
  Mathfest Registration
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  It's as easy as ABC.
  Andrew J. Granville*, University of Georgia
  (902-00-300)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
  AMS-MAA Invited Address
  The Catalan conjecture.
  Paulo Ribenboim*, Queen's University
  (902-00-314)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Committee on Student Chapters Hospitality Center
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
  Book Sales and Exhibits
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 9:35 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
  MAA Earle Raymond Hedrick Lectures: Lecture I
  The fascination of tiling.
  Doris J. Schattschneider*, Moravian College
  (902-00-306)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 10:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
  AMS Progress in Mathematics Lecture
  Fully nonlinear elliptic second order equations: Recent development.
  Nicolii V. Krylov*, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
  (902-00-305)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 12:25 p.m.-12:55 p.m.
  AMS Business Meeting
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m.
  PME Council Meeting
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-2:05 p.m.
  MAA-Mu Alpha Theta Lecture
  A mathematical kaleidoscope for motivation and understanding.
  Jeanne F. Nelson*, Kamehameha Schools, Honolulu, Hawaii
  (902-00-309)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#1: Part A
  Interdisciplinary lively applications.
  Organizers:
  Frank R. Giordano, United States Military Academy
  David C. Arney, United States Military Academy
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#4: Part A
  An activity-based approach to teaching introductory statistics.
  Organizers:
  Richard L. Scheaffer, University of Florida
  Ann E. Watkins, California State University, Northridge
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  MAA Session on Implications of the NCTM Standards for College Level Teaching, I
  Organizers:
  Darien Lauten, University of New Hampshire
  Karen J. Graham, University of New Hampshire
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    Introduction
  • 1:20 p.m.
    The interactive mathematics program.
    Edward F. Wolff*, Beaver College
    Carla Oblas, Northeastern University
    (902-00-225)
  • 1:50 p.m.
    Break
  • 1:55 p.m.
    Design and implementation of the Core-Plus Mathematics Project (CPMP) curriculum.
    Christian R. Hirsch*, Western Michigan University
    (902-00-221)
  • 2:25 p.m.
    Break
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Application Reform in Secondary Mathematics (ARISE).
    Solomon A. Garfunkel*, COMAP Incorporated, Lexington, Massachusetts
    (902-00-220)
  • 3:00 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:05 p.m.
    The MATH connections project and its implications.
    William P. Berlinghoff*, Colby College
    (902-00-216)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Break
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Panel Discussion
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-4:05 p.m.
  MAA Session on Symbolic Computation in the Undergraduate Mathematics Classroom, I
  Organizers:
  Ronald I. Sklar, St. John's University, St. Vincent's College
  Richard C. O'Lander, St. John's University
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    The graphical viewpoint and a symbolic computation system.
    Nancy L. Hagelgans*, Ursinus College
    (902-00-255)
  • 1:35 p.m.
    Programming with polynomials.
    Douglas E. Ensley*, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania
    (902-00-253)
  • 1:55 p.m.
    Using a CAS to investigate polynomials and commuting matrices.
    Jerry A. Johnson*, University of Nevada
    (902-00-256)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Using MAPLE in a real analysis course.
    Thomas C. Ratliff*, Saint Olaf College
    (902-00-259)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    MAPLE as an effective teaching/learning tool in the classroom.
    Herbert I. Brown*, The University of Albany
    (902-00-252)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    A computational algebra course.
    Cynthia J. Woodburn*, Pittsburg State University
    (902-00-264)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    MAPLE demonstrations in differential equations.
    Linda C. Thiel*, Ursinus College
    (902-00-263)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Technology in the classroom: Computer-based math courses with MAPLE.
    David E. Betounes, University of Southern Mississippi
    Mylan Redfern*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (902-00-260)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    Calculus results examined in MAPLE, DERIVE and MATHEMATICA.
    Carl M. Koreen*, Monmouth University
    (902-00-257)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Innovative Teaching in First-Year College Mathematics Courses, I
  Organizers:
  Aaron I. Stucker, Washburn University of Topeka
  Howard L. Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  

  • 1:15 p.m.
    Calculus and pre-calculus augmented by computers.
    Karen Hills*, Fairfield University
    (902-00-236)
  • 1:35 p.m.
    Teaching calculus with a laboratory component.
    Barbara Victor*, Illinois Benedictine College
    (902-00-248)
  • 1:55 p.m.
    Data analysis and partial sums.
    Marc J. Dancer*, Deerfield Academy, Massachusetts
    (902-00-230)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    An analysis of a calculus reform project.
    Mary Ann Connors*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    (902-00-229)
  • 2:35 p.m.
    Revitalizing college algebra in Framingham State College.
    Mohammad Salmassi*, Framingham State College
    (902-00-242)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Rewriting the textbook.
    Scott A. Smith*, Columbia College
    (902-00-247)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    Essay assignments in calculus.
    Susan L. Callahan*, Cottey College
    (902-00-227)
  • 3:35 p.m.
    Leaping into statistics: Data on the first day.
    Lynne A. Baur*, Carleton College
    (902-00-226)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    A calculus experience for liberal arts students.
    Richard Alan Gillman*, Valparaiso University
    (902-00-234)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Presentation
  e-MATH on the World Wide Web.
  Organizers:
  Ralph E. Youngen, AMS
  Wendy A. Bucci, AMS
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:15 p.m.-2:35 p.m.
  MAA Special Presentation
  NCTM: A vision of algebra.
  Organizers:
  Gail Burrill, University of Wisconsin, Madison
  Panelists:
  Steve Monk, University of Washington
  Richard D. Anderson, Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-5:25 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Topological Graph Theory, I
  Organizers:
  Dan Archdeacon, University of Vermont
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    Planar graphs on nonplanar surfaces.
    Bojan Mohar*, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
    Neil Robertson, Ohio State University, Columbus
    (902-05-101)
  • 2:05 p.m.
    $2$-competition graphs and $3$-representative embeddings.
    Richard P. Vitray*, Rollins College
    (902-05-130)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    2-connected spanning subgraphs of graphs on surfaces.
    Daniel P. Sanders*, Ohio State University, Columbus
    Yue Zhao, Ohio State University, Columbus
    (902-05-57)
  • 2:55 p.m.
    Walks in graphs in surfaces.
    Xingxing Yu*, Georgia Institute of Technology
    (902-05-91)
  • 3:20 p.m.
    Separating cycles in doubly toroidal embeddings.
    Mark N. Ellingham, Vanderbilt University
    Xiaoya Zha*, Vanderbilt University
    (902-05-54)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    Separating and nonseparating disjoint homotopic cycles in graph embeddings.
    Richard Brunet*, Carleton University
    Bojan Mohar, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
    R. Bruce Richter, Carleton University
    (902-05-79)
  • 4:10 p.m.
    Unavoidable disjoint essential cycles.
    Neil Robertson*, Ohio State University, Columbus
    Bojan Mohar, Ohio State University, Columbus
    (902-05-167)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    On the zeros of some genus polynomials.
    Saul Stahl*, University of Kansas
    (902-05-49)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    Four colorings of spheres, and labeled knot drawings on surfaces.
    Steve Fisk*, Bowdoin College
    (902-05-82)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-5:15 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Algorithms for Graphs and Matroids, I
  Organizers:
  Olivia M. Carducci, Lafayette College
  Gary P. Gordon, Lafayette College
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    Algorithms and interval based graphs.
    Garth T. Isaak*, Lehigh University
    (902-05-90)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Algorithmic problems arising from generalizations of interval graphs and interval orders.
    Kenneth P. Bogart*, Dartmouth College
    (902-05-105)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Wheels, fans, and a recurrence relation.
    Anthony C. Nance*, Ohio State University, Columbus
    (902-05-68)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Enumerating Hamiltonian paths in rectangular grids.
    Karen L. Collins*, Wesleyan University
    Lucia Beth Krompart, Rochester, Michigan
    (902-05-40)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Decomposing graphs into trees.
    Ruth Haas*, Smith College
    (902-05-87)
  • 4:10 p.m.
    Algorithms for cases of the common covector problem for oriented matroid pairs.
    Seth D. Chaiken*, State University of New York, Albany
    (902-06-88)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Problem Session
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-4:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Classical Harmonic Analysis, I
  Organizers:
  Roger Lee Cooke, University of Vermont
  Mike Wilson, University of Vermont
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    A minimal principle in the phase problem of X-ray crystallography.
    Herbert Aaron Hauptman*, Hauptman-Woodward Medical Foundation of Buffalo
    (902-43-07)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Restricted BMO in product spaces.
    Mischa Cotlar, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela
    Cora S. Sadosky*, Howard University
    (902-42-64)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Symmetry of solutions of the Ginzburg-Landau equation.
    Sagun Chanillo*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    (902-35-38)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    Norm estimates and representations for Calderon-Zygmund operators.
    David K. Watson, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    Richard L. Wheeden*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    (902-42-05)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    A program to estimate the harmonic dimension of a two-dimensional Cantor set.
    Mitchell H. Taibleson*, Washington University
    (902-42-174)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Analysis on Lie Groups and Homogeneous Spaces, I
  Organizers:
  Hongming Ding, Saint Louis University
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    Dolbeault cohomology and covariant differential operators.
    Ronald J. Stanke*, Baylor University
    (902-22-126)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    Harmonic analysis on polar homogeneous spaces.
    Jing-Song Huang*, Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Hong Kong
    (902-43-56)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    A Plancherel formula for homogeneous spaces of completely solvable Lie groups.
    Bradley N. Currey*, Saint Louis University
    (902-22-124)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    The automorphism group of an open orbit in a flag variety.
    Edward G. Dunne*, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
    Roger Craig Zierau, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
    (902-22-128)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Poisson transforms for homogeneous vector bundles.
    Adam Koranyi*, Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York
    Hans M. Reimann, University of Berne, Switzerland
    (902-22-117)
  • 4:10 p.m.
    Intertwining operators and exceptional representations.
    John E. Gilbert*, University of Texas, Austin
    (902-22-166)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Number Theory Related to Stark's Conjecture, I
  Organizers:
  David R. Dorman, Middlebury College
  David S. Dummit, University of Vermont
  Jonathan Winslow Sands, University of Vermont
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    Computating special values of $L$-functions.
    Harold M. Stark*, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla
    (902-11-73)
  • 2:10 p.m.
    On Stark's conjecture for function fields.
    Cristian Dumitru Popescu*, Ohio State University, Columbus
    (902-11-60)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Change of base for the Brumer-Stark conjecture.
    David R. Hayes*, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
    (902-11-41)
  • 3:10 p.m.
    A question of Stark.
    Brett A. Tangedal*, University of Vermont
    (902-11-76)
  • 3:40 p.m.
    Unramified elliptic units.
    Farshid Hajir*, California Institute of Technology
    (902-11-104)
  • 4:10 p.m.
    On the refined Stark formula over function fields.
    Ki-Seng Tan*, Rutgers University, Newark
    (902-11-106)
  • 4:40 p.m.
    Some computations related to Stark's conjecture.
    Jonathan Winslow Sands*, University of Vermont
    Brett A. Tangedal, University of Vermont
    (902-11-70)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:40 p.m.-5:05 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Soap Bubble Geometry, I
  Organizers:
  Frank Morgan, Williams College
  

  • 1:40 p.m.
    Soap bubble geometry.
    Frank Morgan*, Williams College
    (902-49-31)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Bubble beginnings.
    Frederick J. Almgren, Jr.*, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    Jean E. Taylor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
    (902-49-15)
  • 2:40 p.m.
    Soap film singularities in higher dimensions.
    Kenneth A. Brakke*, Susquehanna University
    (902-49-18)
  • 3:05 p.m.
    On convex soap bubble clusters.
    Aladar Heppes*, Budapest, Hungary
    (902-49-23)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    The standard double soap bubble in ${\bf R}^2$ uniquely minimizes perimeter.
    Joel S. Foisy*, Duke University
    Jeffrey F. Brock, University of California, Berkeley
    Manuel Alfaro, Williams College
    Nich Hodges, Williams College
    Jason Zimba, University of California, Berkeley
    (902-49-17)
  • 3:55 p.m.
    The double bubble on $S^2$.
    Joseph David Masters*, University of Texas, Austin
    (902-49-46)
  • 4:20 p.m.
    The structure of area-minimizing double bubbles.
    Michael L. Hutchings*, Harvard University
    (902-49-22)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    The double bubble conjecture.
    Joel Hass*, University of California, Davis
    Roger Schlafly, Real Software, Soquel, California
    (902-49-34)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 1:45 p.m.-2:40 p.m.
  AMS Session on Probability and Statistics
  

  • 1:45 p.m.
    Vector bundles and the Hida calculus.
    David E. Betounes*, University of Southern Mississippi
    (902-60-98)
  • 2:00 p.m.
    Spectral multiplicity of some stochastic processes.
    Slobodanka Mitrovic*, University of Belgrade, Yugoslavia
    (902-60-45)
  • 2:15 p.m.
    Self-avoiding random walks on a horizontal strip.
    Robert E. Bradley*, Adelphi University
    (902-60-157)
  • 2:30 p.m.
    Some non-standard estimation procedures for the parameters of the generalized Weibull distribution.
    Manmohan S. Arora*, University of Bahrain, Bahrain
    (902-62-141)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on MAA Student Papers
  

• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on MAA Student Papers
  

• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  MAA Student Paper Sessions
  

• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  PME Contributed Paper Session
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    Student Papers
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  PME Contributed Paper Session
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    Student Papers
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  PME Contributed Paper Session
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    Student Papers
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:45 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  PME Contributed Paper Sessions
  

  • 2:45 p.m.
    
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 2:50 p.m.-4:10 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  The SSIs and systemic reform in mathematics.
  Moderators:
  Stephanie Williamson, Louisiana Systemic Initiatives Program
  Panelists:
  James Lewis, Nebraska SSI
  Johnny Lott, Montana SSI
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 3:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
  AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory
  

  • 3:00 p.m.
    Elementary theory of simple special n-lists and their spindle lattices. Simple proof of ${\bf Lp}$.
    Dov Tamari*, New York, New York
    (902-06-114)
  • 3:15 p.m.
    The Arkin-Hoggatt original construction of the generalized Fibonacci numbers combined with the generalized Pascal triangle.
    Joseph Arkin*, United States Military Academy
    David C. Arney, United States Military Academy
    (902-11-37)
  • 3:30 p.m.
    Generalized $2N$ color problem.
    Joseph Edward Brierly*, United States Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command
    (902-05-13)
  • 3:45 p.m.
    A short ``proof'' of the four-color theorem.
    Peter R. Christopher*, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
    (902-05-165)
  • 4:00 p.m.
    On signed degrees in signed graphs.
    Gary Chartrand, Western Michigan University
    Heather D. Gavlas*, Western Michigan University
    Michelle Schultz, Western Michigan University
    Frank Harary, New Mexico State University
    (902-05-122)
  • 4:15 p.m.
    Strongly multiplicative graphs.
    Lowell W. Beineke*, Indiana University-Purdue University, Ft.\ Wayne
    Shankar Hedge, Karnataka Regional Engineering College, India
    (902-05-155)
  • 4:30 p.m.
    Step domination in graphs.
    Kelly Lynne Schultz*, Western Michigan University
    (902-05-123)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    A privately taped interview with Paul Erd\H os.
    Judith L. Arkin*, Spring Valley, New York
    Joseph Arkin, United States Military Academy
    David C. Arney, United States Military Academy
    (902-11-24)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 3:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m.
  AWM Panel Discussion
  Do women and men have different career trajectories?
  Panelists:
  Margaret B. Cozzens, National Science Foundation
  Carolyn S. Gordon, Dartmouth College
  Claudia A. Henrion, Dartmouth College
  Joyce R. McLaughlin, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  Moderators:
  Chuu-Lian Terng, Northeastern University
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#3: Part A
  Calculus: An active approach with projects.
  Organizers:
  Stephen R. Hilbert, Ithaca College
  John C. Maceli, Ithaca College
  Diane D. Schwartz, Ithaca College
  Stanley E. Seltzer, Ithaca College
  Eric E. Robinson, Ithaca College
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
  MAA Minicourse \#5: Part A
  The use of software in an introductory linear algebra course.
  Organizers:
  Homer F. Bechtell, University of New Hampshire
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  MAA Section Officers
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:10 p.m.-6:10 p.m.
  MAA Session on Achieving K--12 and Higher Education Collaboration in Systemic Reform Programs, I
  Organizers:
  Richard D. Anderson, Louisiana Systemic Initiative Program, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Systemic change at a small K--$12$ school.
    James T. Sandefur*, Georgetown University
    (902-00-208)
  • 4:35 p.m.
    Local systemic change through teacher enhancement, grades K--$8$.
    Joyce Evans*, National Science Foundation
    (902-00-203)
  • 5:00 p.m.
    A problem solving program for grades {\rm 3--6}.
    Kenneth J. Preskenis*, Framingham State College
    (902-00-207)
  • 5:25 p.m.
    Design, technology and engineering for America's children $(D/TEACH)$.
    Eric M. York*, New Mexico State University
    Mary Anne Staffeldt, New Mexico State University
    Patricio A. Rojas, New Mexico State University
    M. Pelking, New Mexico State University
    S. Brown, New Mexico State University
    (902-00-209)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:10 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
  MAA Session on Popularizing Mathematics, I
  Organizers:
  Eric R. Muller, Brock University, Canada
  Bernard Ralph Hodgson, University Laval, Canada
  

  • 4:10 p.m.
    Introduction
  • 4:15 p.m.
    MATHGAPP: The mathematical games and puzzles project.
    David E. Kullman*, Miami University
    (902-00-271)
  • 4:45 p.m.
    Growth and symmetry---A popular combination for undergraduates in liberal arts.
    Kay M. Gura*, Ramapo College of New Jersey
    (902-00-269)
  • 5:15 p.m.
    Toys in the classroom.
    Teresa Engel Moore*, Ithaca College
    (902-00-274)
  • 5:40 p.m.
    Fair allocation and equity.
    John Charles Maceli*, Ithaca College
    (902-00-272)
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:25 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Reform of the preparation of mathematics teachers.
  Moderators:
  Genevieve M. Knight, Coppin State College
  Panelists:
  Bradd Evans Clark, University of Southwestern Louisiana
  Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of New Hampshire
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:25 p.m.-5:45 p.m.
  MAA Panel Discussion
  Using real data in an introductory statistics course.
  Moderators:
  Robert W. Hayden, Plymouth State College
  Panelists:
  Richard J. Cleary, St. Michaels College
  Richard L. Scheaffer, University of Florida
  J. Laurie Snell, Dartmouth College
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 4:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
  AWM Membership Meeting
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 5:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m.
  MAA--PME Student Reception
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 6:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
  Optional Dinner and Cruise on Lake Champlain
• Sunday August 6, 1995, 9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m.
  AWM Open Reception

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