AMS Sectional Meeting Program by Special Session

Current as of Tuesday, April 12, 2005 15:21:28

Associate secretaries:
Bernard Russo, AMS brusso@math.uci.edu

Saturday April 21, 2001, 9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
Room 216, Classroom Building Complex C, Classroom Building Complex C
Organizers:
Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University, San Bernadino mcmurran@math.csusb.edu
Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College arice4@rmc.edu
James Tattersall, Providence College tat@providence.edu
- 9:30 a.m.
  The Effect of Funding on Mathematical Logic.
  Florence D. Fasanelli*, The College Board
  (965-01-122)
- 10:00 a.m.
  The Influence of Relativity on Invariant Theory.
  Paul R Wolfson*, West Chester University
  (965-01-123)
- 10:30 a.m.
  The Notebooks Gian-Carlo Rota.
  Joel Stein*, California State University San Bernardino
  (965-01-153)

Saturday April 21, 2001, 3:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
Room 216, Classroom Building Complex C, Classroom Building Complex C
Organizers:
Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University, San Bernadino mcmurran@math.csusb.edu
Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College arice4@rmc.edu
James Tattersall, Providence College tat@providence.edu
- 3:00 p.m.
  Inexplicable? The status of complex numbers in Britain, 1750-1850.
  Adrian Rice*, Randolph-Macon College
  (965-01-55)
- 3:30 p.m.
  Harmonic functions in the unit disc.
  Victor L. Shapiro*, University of California, Riverside
  (965-01-30)
- 4:00 p.m.
  The Birth of an Independent Trigonometry: Revolution and Conflict in Tenth-Century Islamic Spherical Astronomy.
  Glen R Van Brummelen*, Bennington College
  (965-01-21)
- 4:30 p.m.
  Noneuclidean Geometry Before Euclid?
  Hardy Grant*, York University, Toronto
  (965-01-51)

Sunday April 22, 2001, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
Room 216, Classroom Building Complex C, Classroom Building Complex C
Organizers:
Shawnee L. McMurran, California State University, San Bernadino mcmurran@math.csusb.edu
Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College arice4@rmc.edu
James Tattersall, Providence College tat@providence.edu
- 9:00 a.m.
  Mina Rees's Influence on Graduate Education.
  Amy E Shell*, United States Military Academy
  (965-01-06)
- 9:30 a.m.
  Lewis Carroll's "Game" of Voting.
  Francine F Abeles*, Kean University
  (965-91-09)
- 10:00 a.m.
  Paul Dirac and the Applications of Beautiful Mathematics.
  Shawnee L McMurran*, California State University San Bernardino
  (965-01-154)
- 10:30 a.m.
  French Contributions to the {\it Educational Times}.
  James J Tattersall*, Providence College
  Shawnee L McMurran, California State University San Bernardino
  (965-01-37)

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