AMS Meeting Program by Day
Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:09:31
1996 Seattle Mathfest
Seattle, WA, August 10-12, 1996
Meeting #913
Associate secretaries: Susan J Friedlander, AMS susan@math.northwestern.edu
Donovan H Van Osdol, MAA dv@christa.unh.edu
Monday August 12, 1996
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Monday August 12, 1996, 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Joint Meetings Registration -
Monday August 12, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-9:20 a.m.
AMS-MAA Invited Address
New geometrical approaches to comparing discrete summation and integration.
Sylvain Cappell*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University -
Monday August 12, 1996, 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Optional Tour: Whidbey Island -
Monday August 12, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Exhibits and Book Sales -
Monday August 12, 1996, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
MAA Student Hospitality Center -
Monday August 12, 1996, 9:35 a.m.-10:25 a.m.
Earle Raymond Hedrick Lectures: Lecture III
Integral analogues of the binomial theorem, orthogonal polynomials and education.
Richard Askey*, University of Wisconsin, Madison -
Monday August 12, 1996, 10:40 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
AMS-MAA Invited Address
The many lives of binomial coefficients.
Gian-Carlo Rota*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
Monday August 12, 1996, 11:40 a.m.-12:10 p.m.
MAA Business Meeting -
Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#3: Part B
Technology, modeling, cooperative learning: Putting it all together.
Organizers:
James T. Sandefur, Georgetown University
Rosalie Dance, Georgetown University -
Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#4: Part B
How to test mathematics taught using graphing calculators.
Organizers:
Jan J. Vandever, South Dakota State University
Katherine P. Layton, Beverly Hills High School -
Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
Innovations in Teaching Introductory Logic and Proof, I
Organizers:
Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University deensl@ark.ship.edu
Heather A. Hulett, Miami University hhulett@miavxl.acs.muohio.edu
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1:00 p.m.
Essentials of mathematical reasoning.
Aparna W. Higgins*, University of Dayton -
1:30 p.m.
A framework for teaching logic and proof.
Susanna S. Epp*, DePaul University -
2:00 p.m.
What if they gave a theorem, and no proof came?
Steven George Krantz*, Washington University and Mathematical Sciences Research Institute -
2:30 p.m.
Introducing proof techniques using the logical game Mine Hunter.
Allan Alexander Struthers*, Michigan Technological University
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1:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
AMS-MAA Graduate Student Session on Combinatorics, III
Organizers:
Andrew J. Radcliffe, University of Nebraska
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
AMS-MAA Graduate Student Session on Commutative Algebra, III
Organizers:
Roger A. Wiegand, University of Nebraska http://www.math.unl.edu/~rwiegand
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1:00 p.m.
Lifting chains of primes,
Steve McAdam*, University of Texas -
1:30 p.m.
Some generalizations of GCD-domains.
Roy Quintero*, University of Iowa -
1:50 p.m.
Interplay between complexity and the vanishing of tor's.
Claudia Miller*, University of Illinois -
2:10 p.m.
Multiplicative structures on short resolutions.
Srikant Iyengar*, Purdue University -
2:45 p.m.
Euler characteristic and finite injective dimension.
Kewen Yao*, Northwestern University
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1:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m.
AMS-MAA Graduate Student Session on Group Representation Theory, III
Organizers:
Benjamin J. Ford, University of Washington ford@washington.edu
George McNinch, University of Oregon ncnich@euclid.uoregon.edu
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1:00 p.m.
Some aspects of the Kazhdan-Lusztig representations of the symmetric group.
Francis Fung*, Princeton University -
1:25 p.m.
Representation theory of quivers.
Pete Goetz*, University of Washington -
1:50 p.m.
On the cohomology of finite Chevalley groups.
Corneliu G. Hoffman*, University of Wouthern California -
2:15 p.m.
The noncommutative geometry of enveloping algebras.
Walt Pohl*, University of Washington -
2:40 p.m.
Discussion
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1:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-1:35 p.m.
AMS-MAA Graduate Student Session on Optimization, III
Organizers:
Paul Y. Tseng, University of Washington tseng@math.washington.edu
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1:00 p.m.
On optimization problems in signal processing in magnetic recording and digital communications.
Andrei E. Vityaev*, University of California, San Diego and University of Washington -
1:20 p.m.
Automatic differentiation and the reverse mode algorithm.
Michael Monogan*, Simon Fraser University
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1:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:35 p.m.
MAA Session on Innovative Teaching in First-Year College Mathematics, V
Organizers:
Howard L. Penn, U. S. Naval Academy hlp@usna.navy.mil
Aaron I. Stucker, Washburn University of Topeka zzstuc@acc.wuacc.edu
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1:00 p.m.
Using the calculator-based laboratory in the undergraduate classroom.
Joanne C. Caniglia*, Eastern Michigan University -
1:20 p.m.
Implementing the standards in college algebra.
Dennis C. Ebersole*, Northhampon Community College -
1:40 p.m.
A mastery learning format for precollege mathematics courses at a 4-year college.
D. James Tooke*, EasternOregon State College -
2:00 p.m.
An interdisciplinary approach to algebra classes involving technology, writing, and collaborative learning.
Scott A. Smith*, Columbia College -
2:20 p.m.
Projects on first-year mathematics: The Georgia State college experience.
Paul Houston Schuette*, Georgia College
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1:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Panel Discussion
Providing mathematics over the Internet: What's been done? What's to do?
Organizers:
Gerhard Hans Klotz,
Patrick D. F. Ion, Mathematical Reviews -
Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on Mathematics as Performance Art, Part 2C
Discovering the performer in you: An improv teaching workshop.
Presenters:
Colin C. Adams, Williams College
Edward B. Burger, Williams College -
Monday August 12, 1996, 1:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
MAA Student Workshop
Matrices---Windows to information and behavior.
Presenters:
David R. Hill, Temple University -
Monday August 12, 1996, 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on Mathematics as Performance Art, Part 2D
Discovering the performer in you: An improv teaching workshop.
Presenters:
Colin C. Adams, Williams College
Edward B. Burger, Williams College -
Monday August 12, 1996, 2:00 p.m.-2:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Poster Session
Providing mathematics over the Internet: What's been done? What's to do?
Organizers:
Gerhard Hans Klotz,
Patrick D.F Ion, Mathematical Reviews -
Monday August 12, 1996, 3:05 p.m.-3:50 p.m.
AWM Invited Lecture
Calculus mod p.
Karen E. Smith*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
MAA Student Lecture
The mathematics of card shuffling.
Kenneth A. Ross*, University of Oregon -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#5: Part B
Dynamic geometry lab with Sketchpad.
Organizers:
James R. King, University of Washington -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
MAA Minicourse \#6: Part B
Projects for precalculus.
Organizers:
Janet Lynn Andersen, Hope College
Todd M. Swanson, -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
AMS-MAA Research Session on Commutative Algebra, III
Organizers:
Sylvia Margaret Wiegand, University of Nebraska http://www.math.unl.edu/~swiegand
William J. Heinzer, Purdue University
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4:00 p.m.
The plus closure in mixed characteristic,
Ray C. Heitmann*, University of Texas at Austin -
4:25 p.m.
Ideals of reduction number 1 in a two-dimensional regular local ring.
David Lantz*, Colgate University
William Heinzer, Purdue University -
4:50 p.m.
Seminormalization of Rees Rings.
Marie A. Vitulli*, University of Oregon -
5:15 p.m.
On multiplicities of Gorenstein ideals.
Hema Srinivasan*, Univ. of Missouri, Columbia -
5:40 p.m.
Direct summands and $p^{n\hbox{TH}}$ root extensions.
Daniel Katz*, University of Kansas
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4:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on What's the Focus at DIMACS for 1996-97?
Organizers:
Fred Stephen Roberts, Rutgers University froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu
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4:00 p.m.
Overview of Session, {\bf Fred S. Roberts} -
4:05 p.m.
On a combinatorial generalization of some models in statistical mechanics.
Peter W. Winkler*, AT&T Bell Laboratories -
4:40 p.m.
Decentralized trust management.
Joan Feigenbaum*, AT&T Research -
5:15 p.m.
Error-resilient molecular computation.
Richard Karp*, University of Washington -
5:45 p.m.
Discussion
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4:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
Innovations in Teaching Introductory Logic and Proof, II
Organizers:
Douglas E. Ensley, Shippensburg University deens@ark.ship.edu
Heather A. Hulett, Miami University hhulett@miavxl.acs.muohio.edu
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4:00 p.m.
On teaching logic and proof.
Ed Dubinsky*, Purdue University -
4:30 p.m.
Non-traditional texts for a first course in proofs.
Elena A. Marchisotto*, California State University Northridge -
5:00 p.m.
Activities in logic and their use in discrete math.
Jose H. Giraldo*, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi -
5:30 p.m.
Counterexamples in teaching proof techniques.
Douglas E. Ensley*, Shippensburg University -
6:00 p.m.
What I learned at Potsdam: How to go fast slowly.
Cheri L. Boyd*, Nazareth College
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4:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-4:55 p.m.
MAA Session on Innovative Teaching in First-Year College Mathematics, VI
Organizers:
Howard L. Penn, U. S. Naval Academy hlp@usna.navy.mil
Aaron I. Stucker, Washburn University of Topeka zzstuc@acc.wuacc.edu
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4:00 p.m.
Intuitive geometry: a first-year liberal arts mathematicscourse.
Mohammad Salmassi*, Framingham State College -
4:20 p.m.
Mathematical exploration: Match or no match game.
Jacqueline E. Barab*, California State University, Dominguez Hills -
4:40 p.m.
A cooperative learning-based precalculus course.
Barney Krinsky*, California State University, Dominguez Hills
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4:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
MAA Session on Mathematicians in the K--8 Classroom, II
Organizers:
Una M. Bray, Skidmore College ubray@skidmore.edu
R. Daniel Hurwitz, Skidmore College hurwitz@skikmore.edu
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4:00 p.m.
Connecting with the K--8 classroom: A year-round professional development model.
Daisy McCoy*, Lyndon State College -
4:20 p.m.
Profession development in statistics for K--6 teachers and data analysis projects in the classroom.
Dargan Frierson,, Jr.*, University of North Carolina at Wilmington -
4:40 p.m.
Four courses for middle school mathematics teachers.
Bob Stutts*, Columbia College -
5:00 p.m.
Teaching and learning mathematics: Working with K--8 teachers and students.
Richard Bisk*, Fitchburg State College -
5:20 p.m.
An exploration, conjecture, and "proof" course in arithmetic for elementary teachers.
Donald Hooley*, Bluffton College -
5:40 p.m.
K--8 mathematics with projects, calculators, and the arithmetic of real numbers.
Patricia Baggett*, New Mexico State University
Andrzej Ehrenfeucht, University of Colorado
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4:00 p.m.
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Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on Mathematics as Performance Art, Part 2E
Discovering the performer in you: An improv teaching workshop.
Presenters:
Colin C. Adams, Williams College
Edward B. Burger, Williams College -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Panel Discussion and Workshop
Multivariable calculus and industrial applications.
Organizers:
Yves Nievergelt, Eastern Washington University -
Monday August 12, 1996, 4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m.
SUMMA Special Presentation
Intervention projects for minority pre-college students
Organizers:
William A. Hawkins,
Presenters:
Viji K. Sundar, California State University, Stanislaus
David R. Scott, University of Puget Sound -
Monday August 12, 1996, 5:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on Mathematics as Performance Art, Part 2F
Discovering the performer in you: An improv teaching workshop.
Presenters:
Colin C. Adams, Williams College
Edward B. Burger, Williams College -
Monday August 12, 1996, 5:05 p.m.-6:00 p.m.
American Institute of Mathematics-MAA Invited Address
The history of the prime number theorem.
Atle Selberg*, Institute for Advanced Study -
Monday August 12, 1996, 6:00 p.m.-9:30 p.m.
MAA Reception and Banquet for 25-Year Members -
Monday August 12, 1996, 7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
AMS-MAA Session on Computations in Commutative Algebra
Organizers:
Donal B. O'Shea, Mount Holyoke College doshea@mhc.bitnet