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Joint Mathematics Meetings

Washington State Convention Center and the Sheraton Seattle Hotel, Seattle, WA

January 6-9, 2016 (Wednesday - Saturday)

Meeting #1116

Associate secretaries:

Michel L Lapidus, AMS lapidus@math.ucr.edu, lapidus@mathserv.ucr.edu

Gerard A. Venema, MAA venema@calvin.edu

Friday January 8, 2016

Friday January 8, 2016, 7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.

Joint Meetings Registration

Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 7:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Email Center

Atrium Lobby, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 7:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m.

IP Guide Advisory Committee Meeting

Greenwood, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Friday January 8, 2016, 7:40 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on Inquiry-Based Teaching and Learning, II

Room 619, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Brian Katz, Augustana College BrianKatz@augustana.edu

Victor Piercey, Ferris State University

7:40 a.m.

How wide is the river? Teaching through Problem Solving: A case study.

Tuck Choy Francis Chow*, Zayed University, UAE

(1116-J5-1122)

8:00 a.m.

Active Calculus: An Activity-Driven, Student-Centered Approach.

May Mei*, Denison University

(1116-J5-2317)

8:20 a.m.

Teaching an IBL course for the first time: successes, challenges and lessons learned.

Ekaterina Lioutikova*, University of Saint Joseph

(1116-J5-675)

8:40 a.m.

Teaching Graph Theory Course Using Modified Inquiry-Based Method.

Yun Lu*, Kutztown University of PA

(1116-J5-2208)

9:00 a.m.

Getting Better at Using Inquiry-Based Learning.

Frederick M Butler*, York College of Pennsylvania

(1116-J5-748)

9:20 a.m.

Towards an Inquiry-Based, Writing-Intensive Number Theory Course.

Adrian P. Gentle*, University of Southern Indiana

(1116-J5-2555)

9:40 a.m.

A Lab-Style Proof and Problem Solving Course.

Talitha M Washington*, Howard University

(1116-J5-2792)

10:00 a.m.

Jumping In: The switch to lecture-free inquiry-based calculus.

Heather A. Lewis*, Nazareth College

(1116-J5-1685)

10:20 a.m.

A Departmental Transition From Lecture To IBL In Calculus.

Cheri Boyd, Nazareth College

C. Yousuf George*, Nazareth College

Nicole Juersivich, Nazareth College

Matt Koetz, Nazareth College

Heather Ames Lewis, Nazareth College

(1116-J5-2656)

10:40 a.m.

A Model for Expanding Active Learning Regionally: The Greater Upstate New York Inquiry-Based Learning Consortium.

Patrick X Rault*, State University of New York, College at Geneseo

Ryan Gantner, St. John Fisher College

C Yousuf George, Nazareth College

(1116-J5-1285)

Friday January 8, 2016, 7:45 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Session on General Topics, I

Chelan 5, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center

7:45 a.m.

Text-Mining and Topic Modeling the Wall Street Journal to Find Market Inefficiencies.

Jeremy Tillay*, Rice University

Adela Yang, Bowdoin College

Yilun Chen, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Xiudi Li, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

(1116-00-298)

8:00 a.m.

Math-Aware Search Interfaces for Digital Mathematical Libraries (DML).

Petr Sojka*, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanická 68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

Michal R\r{u}žička, Faculty of Informatics, Masaryk University, Botanická 68a, 602 00 Brno, Czech Republic

(1116-00-1713)

8:15 a.m.

Big Data Visualization Tools and Algorithms to Build Predictive Models.

Ahlam E Tannouri*, Mathematics Department, Morgan State University

Sam Tannouri, Computr Science Department, Morgan State University

(1116-00-2898)

8:30 a.m.

Notices of the American Mathematical Society.

Frank Morgan*, Williams College

(1116-00-406)

8:45 a.m.

MIDAS: Mathematical Information in the Digital Age of Science.

Patrick D. F. Ion*, U Michigan & Math Reviews / AMS, Ann Arbor MI, USA

Olaf Teschke, zbMATH, Berlin, Germany

Stephen M. Watt, University of Waterloo, Waterloo ON, Canada

(1116-00-2114)

9:00 a.m.

Creating Mathematical Knowledge Networks.

Fabian Müller*, FIZ Karlsruhe/zbMATH

(1116-00-2248)

9:15 a.m.

Extending Anticliques in Borel Graphs.

Francis Adams*, University of Florida

(1116-03-1720)

9:30 a.m.

Non-Classical Mathematics, Forward and In Reverse.

Maarten McKubre-Jordens*, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

(1116-03-1193)

9:45 a.m.

Transfer of the Ramsey Property between Classes.

Lynn Scow*, Vassar College

(1116-03-2068)

10:00 a.m.

Cardinal Characteristics Above the Continuum.

Luke Stephen Serafin*, Carnegie Mellon University

(1116-03-2429)

10:15 a.m.

Tree representations from very large cardinals.

Scott S Cramer*, Rutgers University

(1116-03-2057)

10:45 a.m.

TALK CANCELLED: Additive vs. Multiplicative Near-linearity in Open Induction.

Mojtaba Moniri*, Department of Mathematics, Western Illinois University

(1116-03-2900)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Topological Methods in Combinatorics, I

Room 204, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Andrew Berget, Western Washington University

Steven Klee, Seattle University klees@seattleu.edu

Isabella Novik, University of Washington, Seattle

8:00 a.m.

Connections between weighted partitions and graph associahedra.

Rafael S. Gonzalez D'Leon, University of Kentucky

Michelle L. Wachs*, University of Miami

(1116-05-2827)

8:30 a.m.

Delta Conjectures and ordered set partition statistics.

James Haglund, University of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey Remmel, University of California, San Diego

Brendon Rhoades*, University of California, San Diego

Andrew Timothy Wilson, University of Pennsylvania

(1116-05-870)

9:00 a.m.

Poset Associahedra.

Satyan L Devadoss*, Williams College; Harvey Mudd College

Stefan Forcey, University of Akron

(1116-52-171)

9:30 a.m.

Order congruence lattices are shellable.

Jay Schweig, Oklahoma State University

Russ Woodroofe*, Mississippi State University

(1116-05-1795)

10:00 a.m.

Counterexamples to the topological Tverberg conjecture.

Florian Frick*, Cornell University

(1116-52-1047)

10:30 a.m.

Combinatorics and Smith normal form.

Richard P. Stanley*, University of Miami

(1116-05-378)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Arithmetic Dynamics, II

Room 604, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Matthew Baker, Georgia Institute of Technology

Joseph Silverman, Brown University jhs@math.brown.edu

8:00 a.m.

Discriminants of iterated quadratic extensions.

T. Alden Gassert*, University of Colorado Boulder

(1116-11-1804)

8:30 a.m.

Characterizing cyclic quartic extensions by automorphism polynomials.

Michelle A Manes*, University of Hawaii at Manoa

Katherine E Stange, University of Colorado at Boulder

(1116-11-1349)

9:00 a.m.

Eventually stable rational functions.

Rafe Jones*, Carleton college

Alon Levy, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

(1116-11-1181)

9:30 a.m.

Complex dynamics of birational surface maps defined over number fields.

Mattias Jonsson, University of Michigan

Paul Reschke*, University of Michigan

(1116-37-695)

10:00 a.m.

The average number of integral points in orbits.

Wade Hindes*, CUNY Graduate Center

(1116-11-593)

10:30 a.m.

Uniform boundedness for positive dimensional varieties.

Jason Bell, University of Waterloo

Dragos Ghioca, University of British Columbia

Thomas Tucker*, University of Rochester

(1116-11-1392)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Classification Problems in Operator Algebras, I

Room 400, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt University

Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt University benjamin.r.hayes@vanderbilt.edu

8:00 a.m.

Cartan subalgebras of groupoid C*-algebras.

Jon Brown, University of Dayton

Gabriel Nagy, Kansas State University

Sarah A. Reznikoff*, Kansas State University

Aidan Sims, University of Wollongong

Dana Williams, Dartmouth College

(1116-46-2823)

9:00 a.m.

Wavelets, KMS states, and separable representations for higher-rank graphs.

Carla Farsi, University of Colorado - Boulder

Elizabeth Gillaspy*, University of Colorado - Boulder

Sooran Kang, University of Otago

Judith A. Packer, University of Colorado - Boulder

(1116-46-2681)

9:30 a.m.

Free graph operator algebras and laws of loops.

Michael Hartglass*, UC Riverside

(1116-46-1152)

10:00 a.m.

Subfactors, Hecke pairs, and approximation properties.

Arnaud Brothier*, Vanderbilt University

(1116-46-724)

10:30 a.m.

Convex Sets Associated to C*-Algebras.

Scott A. Atkinson*, University of Virginia

(1116-47-1737)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative Algebra, I

Room 603, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Karen Smith, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Emily Witt, University of Utah

Irena Swanson, Reed College iswanson@reed.edu

8:00 a.m.

Enumeration of Double Cosets in Symmetric Groups and Beyond.

Sara C. Billey*, University of Washington

Matjaz Konvalinka, University of Ljubljana

Frederick Matsen, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

(1116-05-2035)

8:30 a.m.

Constructing ideals with high Castelnuovo-Mumford regularity.

Brooke S. Ullery*, University of Utah

(1116-13-704)

9:00 a.m.

Conjectures on Symbolic Powers.

Louiza Fouli*, New Mexico State University

Paolo Mantero, University of Arkansas

Yu Xie, Penn State, Altoona

(1116-13-1581)

9:30 a.m.

Dimensions of Formal Fiber Rings.

Sarah Fleming, Williams College

Lena Ji, Columbia University

Susan Loepp*, Williams College

Peter McDonald, Williams College

Nina Pande, Williams College

David Schwein, Brown University

(1116-13-1023)

10:00 a.m.

A ring without a Boij-Soederberg theory.

Courtney R. Gibbons*, Hamilton College

Luchezar Avramov, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Roger Wiegand, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

(1116-13-1967)

10:30 a.m.

Polynomials in rigidity theory: special positions of frameworks.

Ruimin Cai, Seattle, WA

James Farre, University of Utah

Jessica Sidman*, Mount Holyoke College

Audrey St. John, Mount Holyoke College

Louis Theran, Aalto University

Xilin Yu, Mount Holyoke College

(1116-13-1445)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Difference Equations and Applications

Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Michael A. Radin, Rochester Institute of Technology michael.radin@rit.edu

8:00 a.m.

Triangular maps and multi-species hierarchical competition models with the Allee effect.

Saber n. Elaydi*, Trinity University

(1116-39-1050)

8:30 a.m.

Dynamics of nonlinear discrete discontinuous population model.

Vlajko L Kocic*, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125

Raegan J Higgins, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX 79409

Candace M Kent, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 23284

Yevgeniy Kostrov, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans, LA 70125

(1116-39-585)

9:00 a.m.

Periodic and Non-Periodic Solutions and Multistability in a Second-Order Ricker Equation with Periodic Coefficients.

Nika Lazaryan*, Virginia Commonwealth University

Hassan Sedaghat, Virginia Commonwealth University

(1116-39-1177)

9:30 a.m.

Piecewise-Defined Difference Equations with Every Solution Eventually Periodic: Open Problem.

Candace M. Kent*, Virginia Commonwealth University

(1116-39-1496)

10:00 a.m.

Exponential Stability And Instability In Multiple Delays Difference Equations.

Youssef Naim Raffoul*, University of Dayton

(1116-39-594)

10:30 a.m.

Comparison Theorems for Discrete Caputo Fractional Equations.

Allan C. Peterson*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Bioguo Jia, Zhongshan University

Erbe Lynn, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

(1116-39-1857)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Motion, I

Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State University cozzie@math.oregonstate.edu

Radu Dascaliuc, Oregon State University

James P. Kelliher, University of California Riverside

8:00 a.m.

The 2D magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) equations with partial dissipation.

Jiahong Wu*, Oklahoma State University

(1116-35-466)

8:30 a.m.

Data Assimilation algorithm for 3D Benard convection in porous media employing only temperature measurements.

Aseel Farhat, University of Virginia

Evelyn M. Lunasin*, United States Naval Academy

Edriss S. Titi, Texas A&M University

(1116-35-1749)

9:00 a.m.

On persistence of regularity for the non-dissipative viscous MG equation.

Walter Rusin*, Department of Mathematics, Oklahoma State University

(1116-35-2253)

9:30 a.m.

Regularity in time along the coarse scale flow for the incompressible Euler equations.

Philip Isett*, MIT

(1116-35-1618)

10:00 a.m.

Regularity criteria for the Navier-Stokes equations.

Zachary Bradshaw*, University of British Columbia

Zoran Grujic, University of Virginia

(1116-35-346)

10:30 a.m.

An active scalar model for the Earth's fluid core.

Susan Friedlander*, USC

Anthony Suen, HKIE

(1116-76-645)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Geometric and Categorical Methods in Representation Theory, I

Rooms 307/308, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Anthony Licata, Australian National University

Julia Pevtsova, Universityof Washington, Seattle julia@math.washington.edu

8:00 a.m.

Geometry of the varieties of Borel subalgebras in Lie algebras of Cartan types.

Zongzhu Lin*, Kansas State University

Ke Ou, East China Normal University

(1116-17-1656)

8:30 a.m.

Parity sheaves on the affine Grassmannian and the Langlands dual Springer resolution.

Laura J Rider*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Pramod Achar, Louisiana State University

(1116-22-2332)

9:00 a.m.

Current algebras, Khovanov-Rozansky homology, and annular link invariants.

Hoel Queffelec, CNRS

David E. V. Rose*, University of Southern California

(1116-81-1372)

9:30 a.m.

Lusztig slices and truncated shifted Yangians.

Joel Kamnitzer, University of Toronto

Peter Tingley, Loyola University Chicago

Ben Webster, University of Chicago

Alex Weekes, University of Toronto

Oded Yacobi*, University of Sydney

(1116-20-1652)

10:00 a.m.

Representations of Khovanov-Lauda-Rouquier algebras of affine Lie type.

Robert Muth*, University of Oregon

Alexander Kleshchev, University of Oregon

(1116-16-2321)

10:30 a.m.

The graded Lie structure of Hochschild cohomology.

Lauren Grimley, Texas A&M University

Cris Negron, Louisiana State University

Van C Nguyen, Northeastern University

Sarah Witherspoon*, Texas A&M University

(1116-16-1305)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Global Harmonic Analysis, I

Room 610, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Steven Zelditch, Northwestern University s-zelditch@northwestern.edu

Hart Smith, University of Washington, Seattle

Chris Sogge, Johns Hopkins University

9:00 a.m.

$L^p$ norms of eigenfunctions and Kakeya-Nikodym averages.

Matthew D Blair*, University of New Mexico

(1116-35-258)

9:30 a.m.

Small scale quantum ergodicity and applications.

Hamid Hezari*, UC Irvine

Gabriel Riviere, Universit'e Lille 1

(1116-35-956)

10:00 a.m.

Small scale quantum ergodicity in negatively curved manifolds.

Xiaolong Han*, Australian National University

(1116-58-1103)

10:30 a.m.

Logarithmic growth of nodal domains in negative curvature.

Steve Zelditch*, Northwestern University

(1116-58-2986)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Higher Genus Curves and Fibrations of Higher Genus Curves in Mathematical Physics and Arithmetic Geometry, I

Room 310, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Andreas Malmendier, Utah State University, Logan andreas.malmendier@usu.edu

Tony Shaska, Oakland University, Rochester

8:00 a.m.

Mirror symmetry and K3 surface zeta functions.

Ursula Whitcher*, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

(1116-14-2382)

8:30 a.m.

Arithmetic Mirror Symmetry of K3 Surfaces and Hypergeometric Functions.

Charles Doran, University of Alberta

Tyler Kelly, University of Cambridge

Adriana Salerno*, Bates College

Steven Sperber, University of Minnesota

John Voight, Dartmouth College

Ursula Whitcher, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire

(1116-11-1550)

9:00 a.m.

Generalized hypergeometric function identities from superelliptic curves and their associated Kummer varieties.

Adrian Clingher, University of Missouri, St. Louis

Charles Doran*, University of Alberta and University of Maryland

Andreas Malmendier, Utah State University

(1116-14-1788)

9:30 a.m.

Elliptic curves over function fields and algebraic groups.

David R Morrison*, University of California, Santa Barbara

(1116-14-1991)

10:00 a.m.

Slopes of families of curves.

Anand Patel*, Boston College

(1116-14-2110)

10:30 a.m.

Maximal Group Actions on Compact Oriented Surfaces.

Valerie Peterson, University of Portand

Jacob Russell, CUNY Graduate Center

Aaron Wootton*, University of Portland

(1116-14-1082)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Knots in Washington (State), III

Room 201, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Allison Henrich, Seattle University henricha@seattleu.edu

Sam Nelson, Claremont McKenna College

Jozef Przytycki, George Washington University

Radmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina State University, Raleigh

8:00 a.m.

DNA unlinking.

Mariel Vazquez*, Mathematics Department, UC Davis

(1116-92-2700)

8:30 a.m.

The topology of the Jones polynomial.

Anh T Tran*, The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX

(1116-57-1106)

9:00 a.m.

Invariants of random knots using Chebyshev billiard table diagrams.

Moshe Cohen*, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

(1116-57-1155)

9:30 a.m.

Stable Concordance Genus of Knots.

M Kate Kearney*, Gonzaga University

(1116-57-1041)

10:00 a.m.

Deformation and Extension of Fibrations of Spheres by Great Circles.

Patricia Cahn*, Max Planck Institute for Mathematics

Herman Gluck, University of Pennsylvania

Haggai Nuchi, University of Toronto

(1116-57-1746)

10:30 a.m.

Signature and alternating tangle decompositions.

Oliver Dasbach, Louisiana State University

Adam Lowrance*, Vassar College

(1116-57-665)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, I

Room 4C-4, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Catherine A. Roberts, College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu

Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University

8:00 a.m.

Potential Quantitative Meanings of Resilience.

Katherine J. Meyer*, University of Minnesota

(1116-37-147)

8:30 a.m.

Short term climatic rescue of an endangered species? Insights from integral operators.

Sebastian J. Schreiber*, University of California, Davis

Andrea Pickart, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Annie Eicher, H.T. Harvey and Associates

Jennifer Wheeler, Bureau of Land Managment

(1116-92-445)

9:00 a.m.

A fundamental modeling framework for spatio-temporal population dynamics.

Ryan Norris, University of Guelph

Julia Earl, Oklahoma State University

Paula Federico, Capital University

Christine Sample*, Emmanuel College

Ruscena Wiederholt, The University of Arizona

Jay Diffendorfer, USGS Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center

John Fryxell, University of Guelph

(1116-92-222)

9:30 a.m.

Management of Diaprepes Root Weevil.

Christina J Edholm*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Chris Guiver, University of Exeter

Richard Rebarber, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Brigitte Tenhumberg, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Stephanie Lloyd, University of Exeter

Yu Jin, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Jim Powell, Utah State University

Stuart Townley, University of Exeter

(1116-92-487)

10:00 a.m.

A continuous energy-based model for the migration of species in a network.

Kevin Long, Texas Tech Universtiy

Joanna A. Bieri*, University of Redlands

Chandani Dissanayake, Texas Tech University

Richard A. Erickson, USGS

Wayne E. Thogmartin, USGS

(1116-92-185)

10:30 a.m.

Combining Models and Experiments to Understand How Evolution Affects Insect Outbreaks.

David Paez, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago

Vanja Dukic, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado

Jonathan Dushoff, Department of Biology, McMaster University

Arietta Fleming-Davies, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago

Greg Dwyer*, Department of Ecology & Evolution, University of Chicago

(1116-92-501)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations in Complex Analysis, I

Room 401, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Debraj Chakrabarti, Central Michigan University chakr2d@cmich.edu

Yunus Zeytuncu, University of Michigan, Dearborn

8:00 a.m.

Nonexistence of smooth Levi-flat hypersurface with positive normal bundle in compact Kähler manifolds of dimension $\geq 3$.

Severine Biard*, Texas A&M University

(1116-32-410)

8:30 a.m.

On Cauchy Integrals and the Szegő projection.

Loredana Lanzani*, Syracuse University

Elias M. Stein, Princeton University

(1116-32-1075)

9:00 a.m.

Compressed Sensing and CR Mappings.

Dusty Grundmeier*, Harvard University

(1116-32-1017)

9:30 a.m.

Super-level sets of the Bergman kernel on tube domains.

David E. Barrett, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Purvi Gupta*, University of Western Ontario

(1116-32-1610)

10:00 a.m.

Negative curvature in several complex variables.

Andrew Zimmer*, University of Chicago

(1116-32-727)

10:30 a.m.

Supports of Continuous Solutions to complex Monge-{A}mpère equation and Pluriregularity.

Muhamed A Alan*, Syracuse University

(1116-32-2149)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Pseudorandomness and Its Applications, III

Room 606, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Timothy Gowers, University of Cambridge

Jozsef Solymosi, University of British Columbia solymosi@math.ubc.ca

8:00 a.m.

Polynomial configurations in fractal sets.

Izabella Laba*, UBC

(1116-42-1064)

9:00 a.m.

Corners in dense subsets of primes via transference principle.

Tatchai Titichetrakun*, University of British Columbia

(1116-05-607)

9:30 a.m.

Configurations in dense subsets of $P^d$.

Brian D Cook, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Akos Magyar*, University of Georgia

Tatchai Titichetrakun, University of British Columbia

(1116-05-2199)

10:00 a.m.

Pseudorandomness in the the Green-Tao theorem.

David Conlon, University of Oxford

Jacob Fox, Stanford University

Yufei Zhao*, University of Oxford

(1116-05-833)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Quantum Walks, Quantum Markov Chains, Quantum Computation and Related Topics, II

Room 602, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Chaobin Liu, Bowie State University cliu@bowiestate.edu

Takyua Machida, Japan Sociey for the Promotion of Science

Salvador E. Venegas-Andraca, Technológico de Monterrey, Mexico

Nelson Petulante, Bowie State University

8:00 a.m.

Localization for periodic unitary transition operators.

Tatsuya Tate*, Tohoku University

(1116-46-515)

8:30 a.m.

Dirac quantum cellular automaton from split-step quantum walk.

Arindam Mallick, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

C. M. Chandrashekar*, The Institute of Mathematical Sciences

(1116-81-2787)

9:00 a.m.

Quantum Walks with Entangled Coins and Walkers in Superposition.

Salvador Elias Venegas-Andraca*, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Escuela de Ingenieria y Ciencias

(1116-81-1012)

9:30 a.m.

Stability of quantum filters driven by Poisson and Wiener processes in presence of measurement imperfections.

Nina H Amini*, CNRS researcher/CentraleSupelec

(1116-93-1755)

10:00 a.m.

Suitable bases for discrete-time quantum walks.

Martin Stefanak*, Czech Technical University in Prague

Iva Bezdekova, Czech Technical University in Prague

Igor Jex, Czech Technical University in Prague

(1116-81-837)

10:30 a.m.

Quantum Simulations and Quantum Measurements via Quantum Walks.

Peng Xue*, Department of Physics, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, P. R. China

(1116-81-2867)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates and Students in Post-Baccalaureate Programs, II

Tahoma 3, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Darren A. Narayan, Rochester Institute of Technology dansma@rit.edu

Jobby Jacob, Rochester Institute of Technology

Tamas Forgacs, California State University, Fresno

Ugur Abdulla, Florida Institute of Technology

8:00 a.m.

Number Theory on Square-tiled Surfaces II.

Elizabeth McGrady*, Smith College

Rose Goueth, Smith College

Alyssa Kaplan, Smith College

Claire Kerper, Smith College

Gillian Tisdale, Smith College

(1116-51-1240)

8:30 a.m.

Pinpointing unknown objects by their reflected light rays.

Catrice Chong*, Smith College

Cheryl Holmes, Smith College

MyVan Vo, Smith College

Lauren White, Smith College

(1116-51-1385)

9:00 a.m.

Further results on generalized splines.

Lindsay Dever*, Smith College

Holly Mandel, Smith College

Elise Reed, Smith College

Stephanie Webster, Smith College

Julia Gibson, Smith College

Meredith Wilde, Smith College

(1116-05-2727)

9:30 a.m.

Number Theory on Square-tiled Surfaces I.

Ga Yee Park*, Smith College

Vivian Li, Smith College

Rebecca Roberts, Smith College

Lisa Wang, Smith College

(1116-51-1237)

10:00 a.m.

Rings of small rank over a Dedekind domain and their ideals.

Evan M. O'Dorney*, Cambridge University

(1116-13-1962)

10:30 a.m.

Correlation Functions of Schur Processes.

Amol Aggarwal*, Harvard University

(1116-05-2155)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Special Functions and q-Series, I

Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Richard Askey, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Mourad E. H. Ismail, University of Central Florida and King Saud University, Riyadh mourad.eh.ismail@gmail.com

Erik Koelink, Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

8:00 a.m.

Some work of Mizan Rahman.

Richard Askey*, University of Wisconsin-Madison

(1116-33-717)

8:30 a.m.

Urn models and the Darboux process.

F Alberto Grunbaum*, Math Dept UC Berkeley

(1116-60-647)

9:00 a.m.

Fractional Revival in Spin Chains and Orthogonal Polynomials.

Vincent X Genest, MIT

Luc Vinet*, CRM, Université de Montréal

Alexei Zhedanov, CRM

(1116-33-947)

9:30 a.m.

Partitions associated with the mock theta functions $\omega(q)$ and $\nu(q)$.

George E Andrews*, Pennsylvania State University

(1116-33-571)

10:00 a.m.

Special and limiting values of the Weber function and Dedekind $\eta$.

Neil M Bickford*, University of California, Los Angeles

Ralph William Gosper, Los Altos Hills, California

(1116-33-2241)

10:30 a.m.

Refinements of the Rogers-Ramanujan identities.

Kathleen O'Hara, Blacksburg, VA 24060

Dennis Stanton*, School of Mathematics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis MN 55455

(1116-05-858)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

AMS Special Session on Water Waves, I

Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

John Carter, Seattle University

Bernard Deconinck, University of Washington, Seattle

Katie Oliveras, Seattle University oliveras@seattleu.edu

8:00 a.m.

Stability of Waves with Vorticity.

Katie L Oliveras*, Seattle University

Vishal Vasan, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences (ICTS)

(1116-35-1293)

8:30 a.m.

Linear instability for a model of wind-generated gravity waves.

Vishal Vasan*, International Centre for Theoretical Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

Diane Henderson, Department of Mathematics, Pennsylvania State University

Harvey Segur, Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Colorado-Boulder

(1116-35-1379)

9:00 a.m.

Instabilities in shallow water models.

Vera Mikyoung Hur*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(1116-35-2079)

9:30 a.m.

Nondegeneracy and Stability of Periodic Standing Waves in Fractional NLS Equations.

Kyle Claassen, University of Kansas

Mathew A. Johnson*, University of Kansas

(1116-35-1719)

10:00 a.m.

Traveling Wave Solutions of Nonlinear Dispersive Wave Equations: Existence, Stability, and Analytic Dependence.

David P. Nicholls*, University of Illinois at Chicago

Benjamin Akers, Air Force Institute of Technology

(1116-35-1102)

10:30 a.m.

Subharmonic stability of standing waves and traveling waves.

Jon Wilkening*, University of California, Berkeley

(1116-76-2238)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m.

AMS Session on Associative and Nonassociative Algebra and Rings, II

Chelan 4, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center

8:00 a.m.

Irreducible representations of Yokonuma-type Hecke algebras.

Ojas Dave*, University of North Texas

J Matthew Douglass, University of North Texas

(1116-16-636)

8:15 a.m.

Parameter space of quantum Drinfeld Hecke algebras in low dimension.

Christine Uhl*, University of North Texas

(1116-16-1020)

8:30 a.m.

Endomorphisms of Quantized Weyl Algebras and Their Simple Localizations.

Xin Tang*, Department of Math & Computer Science, Fayetteville State University

(1116-16-1493)

8:45 a.m.

Representations of Hecke Algebras on Quotients of Path Algebras.

Alexander Diaz-Lopez*, University of Notre Dame

Matthew John Dyer, University of Notre Dame

(1116-16-71)

9:00 a.m.

Incidence-like algebras.

David C Meyer*, University of Missouri

Miodrag Iovanov, University of Iowa

Gerard Koffi, Creighton University

Alex Sistko, University of Iowa

(1116-16-2201)

9:30 a.m.

Iterated Ore extension of dimension 5.

Susan Elle*, UCSD

(1116-16-1969)

9:45 a.m.

The double of representations of Cohomological Hall algebras.

Xinli Xiao*, Kansas State University

(1116-16-2091)

10:00 a.m.

Neighbors, Generic Sets and Buchberger Hypersurfaces.

James J Madden*, Louisiana State University

Trevor McGuire, North Dakota State University

(1116-13-804)

10:15 a.m.

Tame Representations of the Quantum Double.

John E. Foster*, Walla Walla University

(1116-16-1352)

10:30 a.m.

Knörrer periodicity for noncommutative matrix factorizations.

Andrew B. Conner*, Saint Mary's College of California

(1116-16-2324)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Session on Combinatorics and Graph Theory, II

Room 605, Washington State Convention Center

8:00 a.m.

Lozenge tilings of halved hexagons with defects.

Ranjan Rohatgi*, Indiana University

(1116-05-179)

8:15 a.m.

Constructing Strongly Regular Graphs Using Finite Geometry.

Liz Lane-Harvard*, University of Central Oklahoma

(1116-05-156)

8:30 a.m.

Embeddings of Computable Planar Graphs.

Oscar Levin, University of Northern Colorado

Taylor McMillan*, University of Northern Colorado

(1116-03-1936)

8:45 a.m.

Ranks of matrices with few distinct entries.

Boris Bukh*, Carnegie Mellon University

(1116-05-343)

9:00 a.m.

Total Acquisition in Diameter 2 Graphs and Tournaments.

Rose McCarty*, Georgia Institute of Technology

Becky Eastham, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Paul Han, Dartmouth College

Bill Kay, Emory University

David Spencer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

(1116-05-2495)

9:15 a.m.

Hausdorff dimension of generalized Fibonacci word fractals.

Tyler Hoffman*, McDaniel College

Benjamin Steinhurst, McDaniel College

(1116-51-2911)

9:30 a.m.

Generating Tetrahedra from a Monotonic series.

Derege H Mussa*, University of Texas at Dallas

(1116-51-231)

9:45 a.m.

Relationship between the energy of a directed graph and the energy of its underlying graph.

Nafiseh Jahanbakht*, Oklahoma State University

Kourosh Tavakoli, Oklahoma City University

(1116-05-2864)

10:00 a.m.

Prime Power Graphs and Prime Product Graphs.

J. Laison, Willamette University

Y. Li, Portland, OR

J. Schreiner-McGraw, Philomath, OR

C. Starr*, Willamette University

A. Walker, Albuquerque, NM

(1116-05-603)

10:15 a.m.

The Space of Biorders on Some Solvable Groups.

Kelli M Karcher*, Virginia Tech

(1116-06-2151)

10:30 a.m.

Sequences of Quiver Mutations on Surfaces.

Eric Bucher*, Louisiana State University

(1116-05-2979)

10:45 a.m.

Bipartite distance-regular graphs with exactly two irreducible T-modules with endpoint 2.

Mark S. MacLean*, Seattle University

Stefko Miklavic, University of Primorska, Slovenia

(1116-05-344)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Session on Computer Science, Information, Control Theory, and Economics, I

Skagit 1, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

8:00 a.m.

Automorphism group of binary MacDonald codes.

Pani Seneviratne*, Texas A&M University Commerce

(1116-94-732)

8:15 a.m.

Meta-Graphs and Gamification.

James Edward Mihalisin*, Raleigh, NC

(1116-94-2386)

8:30 a.m.

Can an Unstable Control System Be Stabilized By Timing Noise?

Dylan R Poulsen*, Washington College

(1116-93-721)

8:45 a.m.

TALK CANCELLED: Persistent Homology on Grassmann manifolds for Analysis of Hyperspectral Movies.

Sofya Chepushtanova*, Wilkes University

(1116-58-2446)

9:00 a.m.

ShapeFit: Exact location recovery from corrupted pairwise directions.

Paul E Hand*, Rice University

Choongbum Lee, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Vladislav Voroninski, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(1116-68-2783)

9:15 a.m.

Ionospheric Weather Forecasting Using a Climatology-Augmented Ensemble Kalman Filter.

Juan Durazo*, Arizona State University

Eric Kostelich, Arizona State University

Alex Mahalov, Arizona State University

(1116-93-2205)

9:30 a.m.

Invariance of the Sprague-Grundy Function for Variants of Wythoff's Game.

Madeleine Weinstein*, Harvey Mudd College

(1116-91-267)

9:45 a.m.

The relationship between revealed preference and the slutsky matrix.

Yuhki Hosoya*, Department of Economics, Kanto-Gakuin University

(1116-91-286)

10:00 a.m.

Persistent Homology based thresholding method and applications.

Yu-Min Chung*, College of William and Mary

Sarah Day, College of William and Mary

(1116-68-1458)

10:15 a.m.

Fast, uniform, and compact scalar multiplication for elliptic curves and genus 2 Jacobians with applications to signature schemes.

Ping Ngai Chung*, University of Chicago

Craig Costello, Microsoft Research

Benjamin Smith, École Polytechnique and INRIA

(1116-11-1345)

10:30 a.m.

Cooperation in Finite Populations: Being Alone Helps.

Anh V. Nguyen, Texas Christian University

Jasmeet S. Saini*, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Jan Rychtar, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

Jonathan T. Rowell, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

(1116-91-1219)

10:45 a.m.

The Truncated Levy Flight Model: A Comparative Analysis of its Utility in Modeling the Standard and Poor's 500 and the Ghana Stock Exchange.

Emmanuel Ncheuguim*, Saginaw Valley State Unversity

Joseph Ofori-Dankwa, Saginaw Valley State University

Seth Appiah-Kubi, Pentecost University College, Sowutoom, Ghana

(1116-91-1422)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on Contemplative Pedagogy and Mathematics, I

Room 304, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Luke Wolcott, Lawrence University luke.wolcott@lawrence.edu

Justin Brody, Goucher College

8:00 a.m.

Contemplating Infinity.

Justin Brody*, Goucher College

(1116-C5-2308)

8:20 a.m.

Do in-class mindfulness activities increase student performance?

Josh Thompson*, Northern Michigan University

(1116-C5-2765)

8:40 a.m.

Mindfulness Across the Curriculum: From Freshmen to Seniors.

Robbie Pinter*, Belmont University

Mike Pinter, Belmont University

(1116-C5-2805)

9:00 a.m.

Discussion

9:20 a.m.

Consciousness-Based Education: Using Transcendental Meditation to Enhance Student Learning in Mathematics Classes.

M. Anne Dow*, Maharishi University of Management

(1116-C5-2487)

9:40 a.m.

Geometry for the Artist: An Interdisciplinary Course Based on Consciousness.

Catherine A. Gorini*, Maharishi University of Management

(1116-C5-1689)

10:00 a.m.

Discussion

10:20 a.m.

The Mindfulness Infused Mathematics Class.

John Mitchell*, Clark College, Vancouver, WA.

(1116-C5-2170)

10:40 a.m.

Discussion

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Assorted Topics, II

Room 213, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England University jbeineke@wne.edu

Bem Cayco, San Jose State University bem.cayco@sjsu.edu

Timothy Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu

T. James Reid, University of Mississippi mmreid@olemiss.edu

7:45 a.m.

Famous Mathematicians From Iran But Whom You May Not Know.

Samaneh G. Hamidi*, Brigham Young University

(1116-VW-2856)

8:00 a.m.

Partial Differential Equations and Digital Image Processing.

Mohamed Allali*, Chapman University

(1116-VW-2039)

8:15 a.m.

A Geometric Classification of Strategic Effects Resembling Duverger's Law.

Tomas J McIntee*, Virginia Tech

(1116-VW-2263)

8:30 a.m.

Exploration of some dynamics of the iteration of the complex sine function.

Aimee M. Cloutier*, Texas Tech University

Jerry F. Dwyer, George Washington University

(1116-VW-2570)

8:45 a.m.

Introducing Undergraduates to Research Though a One-Week Mathematics Research Camp.

William Johnston, Butler University

Amber Russell*, Butler University

(1116-VW-2610)

9:00 a.m.

Compositions with Descents at Odd Plus Signs.

Ralph P. Grimaldi*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

(1116-VW-283)

9:15 a.m.

An Integer Sequence Motivated by Generalized Quadrangles.

Brian G. Kronenthal*, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

(1116-VW-295)

9:30 a.m.

Properties of m'th Level Triangle Numbers in Second Order Recursive Polynomials.

Alperen S Sirin*, University of Rochester

Maria Lema, SUNY Buffalo State

Maximillian Bender, Connecticut College

(1116-VW-299)

9:45 a.m.

$N$-Division Points of Hypocycloids.

Nitya Mani*, Stanford University

Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo, Euler Circle

(1116-VW-348)

10:00 a.m.

Infinitesimals, Point Nine Repeating, and One.

Bryan Dawson*, Union University

(1116-VW-361)

10:15 a.m.

Applications of Quadratic Reciprocity to Finite Diophantine Equations.

Omer Yildiz*, Rochester, New York

(1116-VW-391)

10:30 a.m.

Childhood Memories: Using the Inner Child to Teach Mathematics.

J. Alan Alewine*, McKendree University

(1116-VW-460)

10:45 a.m.

Obstacles in Implementation of a successful undergraduate research program.

Noureen Khan*, University of North Texas at Dallas

(1116-VW-1651)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-8:55 a.m.

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Logic and Foundations

Room 212, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England University jbeineke@wne.edu

Bem Cayco, San Jose State University bem.cayco@sjsu.edu

Timothy Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu

T. James Reid, University of Mississippi mmreid@olemiss.edu

8:00 a.m.

Force to Change Large Cardinal Strength.

Erin Kathryn Carmody*, Nebraska Wesleyan University

(1116-VJ-1042)

8:15 a.m.

Paraconsistent Measurement of the Circle: An Invitation to Inconsistent Mathematics.

Maarten McKubre-Jordens*, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Zach Weber, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

(1116-VJ-1198)

8:30 a.m.

Law of Non-Contradiction Generates Infinite Contradictions.

Chandra Kethi-Reddy*, University of Central Florida

(1116-VJ-1575)

8:45 a.m.

Toward the Consistency Strength of Stationary Set Reflection on Small Cardinals.

Cynthia Northrup*, Bellevue College

(1116-VJ-2207)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Modeling and Applications, III

Room 214, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England University jbeineke@wne.edu

Bem Cayco, San Jose State University bem.cayco@sjsu.edu

Timothy Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu

T. James Reid, University of Mississippi mmreid@olemiss.edu

8:00 a.m.

Numerical Investigation of Nonlinear Transport Models describing Gas Flow through Tight Porous Media.

Iftikhar Ali*, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Nadeem A Malik, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

(1116-VM-2063)

8:15 a.m.

Not so sinister after all: How mathematical models can explain the resilience of the left-handed minority.

Mark J Panaggio*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Daniel M Abrams, Northwestern University

(1116-VM-2074)

8:30 a.m.

On Applications of Generalized Functions in the Discontinuous Beam Bending Differential Equations.

Austin States*, Virginia Military Institute

Bradley Lipscomb, Virginia Military Institute

Dimplekumar Chalishajar, Virginia Military Institute

(1116-VM-2087)

8:45 a.m.

An epidemic model with exposed and treatment components.

Long Le*, University of Central Arkansas

(1116-VM-2102)

9:00 a.m.

Implications of Logistic Equation Based Spatial and Behavioral Ebola Forecasting Models.

Bruce Pell*, Arizona State University

Javier Baez, Arizona State University

Gerardo Chowell, Georgia State University

Yang Kuang, Arizona State University

Daozhou Gao, University of California

Tin Phan, Arizona State University

(1116-VM-2209)

9:15 a.m.

Ensemble Kalman Filter for Prediction of Treatment Response in Metastatic Prostate Cancer.

Bradley Michael Stiefel*, MCTP/Arizona State University

Zach Kenyon, MCTP/Arizona State University

Tin Pham, MCTP/Arizona State University

Eric Kostelich, MCTP/Arizona State University

Yang Kuang, MCTP/Arizona State University

(1116-VM-2236)

9:30 a.m.

Mathematical Models on Language Competition and Bilingualism.

Yusuf Sofuoglu*, Siirt University

(1116-VM-2250)

9:45 a.m.

On a generalized free-interface model of solid combustion.

Laura K. Gross*, Bridgewater State University

Jun Yu, University of Vermont

Yi Yang, Emory University

Kewang Chen, University of Vermont

(1116-VM-2269)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA General Contributed Paper Session on Teaching and Learning Calculus, II

Yakima 2, Yakima Level One, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Jennifer E. Beineke, Western New England University jbeineke@wne.edu

Bem Cayco, San Jose State University bem.cayco@sjsu.edu

Timothy Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu

T. James Reid, University of Mississippi mmreid@olemiss.edu

8:00 a.m.

Using and Creating 3D Printed Models in Calculus Teaching.

Skyler C Simmons*, Brigham Young University

(1116-VR-2597)

8:15 a.m.

Peer-Led Team Learning in Calculus.

Rebecca Glover*, University of St. Thomas

Nicholas Hammond, University of Rochester

Justin Smith, University of Rochester

Dalyana Guerra, University of Rochester

(1116-VR-2658)

8:30 a.m.

Developing Deep Student Understanding of the Partial Derivative using 3D Manipulatives.

Jason Samuels, City University of New York

Aaron Wangberg, Winona State University

Brian Fisher*, Lubbock Christian University

(1116-VR-2694)

8:45 a.m.

Using 3D-Printing in Teaching Multi-variable Calculus.

Ziyue Guo*, Marlboro College

(1116-VR-2696)

9:00 a.m.

Playing with Multivariable Calculus Concepts Wearing 3D Glasses.

Paul E. Seeburger*, Monroe Community College

(1116-VR-2878)

9:15 a.m.

Integration by the Wrong Parts.

William C Kronholm*, Whittier College

(1116-VR-2961)

9:30 a.m.

Helping Students Succeed in First Semester Calculus.

Sharon S Vestal*, South Dakota State University

(1116-VR-452)

9:45 a.m.

Breaking Free from Traditional Calculus Textbooks with Mathematica.

Matthew Cathey*, Wofford College

Joseph Spivey, Wofford College

(1116-VR-474)

10:00 a.m.

Reverse Engineering as a Learning Strategy in the Calculus Classroom.

Alexander J Hahn*, University of Notre Dame

(1116-VR-480)

10:15 a.m.

Three Years of Flipping Calculus at the University of Hartford.

John K Williams*, University of Hartford

Larissa Schroeder, University of Hartford

(1116-VR-559)

10:30 a.m.

On the Teaching of Calculus: A Deeper Look at a Derivative Sketching Activity.

Lance Burger*, Fresno State

Marat Markin, Fresno State

(1116-VR-708)

10:45 a.m.

A Surprise Among the Trig Substitutions.

Mylan Redfern*, University of Texas, Permian Basin

David Betounes, University of Texas, Permian Basin

(1116-VR-1044)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations and Special Functions, I

Room 616, Washington State Convention Center

8:00 a.m.

Almost automorphic solutions of discrete delayed neutral system.

Murat Adivar*, Izmir University of Economics

Can Koyuncuoglu, Izmir University of Economics

(1116-39-669)

8:15 a.m.

Stability conditions for linear neutral delay differential equations.

Catherine Payne*, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

R. Fabiano, University of North Carolina-Greensboro

(1116-39-2527)

8:30 a.m.

Polyhyperbolic Cardinal Splines.

Jeff Ledford*, Virginia Commonwealth University

(1116-41-1244)

8:45 a.m.

Lyapunov-type inequalities for fractional order differential equations with Caputo and Riemann-Liouville derivatives of order $\alpha$ $(3<\alpha\leq 4)$.

Nimisha S. Pathak*, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

(1116-45-2137)

9:00 a.m.

More results on the trichotomy character of a second-order rational difference equation with period-two coefficients.

Carol H Gibbons, Salve Regina University

Senada Kalabusic, Zmaja od Bosne

Carol B Overdeep*, Saint Martin's University

(1116-39-973)

9:15 a.m.

On Monotonic Solutions of Systems of Nonlinear Differential Equations.

Lianwen Wang*, University of Central Missouri

(1116-34-2886)

9:30 a.m.

Solving problems on the semi-infinite domain using rational Bernoulli functions.

Velinda R. Calvert*, Mississippi State University

Moshen Razzaghi, Mississippi State University

(1116-34-2914)

9:45 a.m.

TALK CANCELLED: Solutions of First Order Functional Differential Equations with Linear Delay and Advance Arguments, with Boundary Conditions, Using the Continuation Method.

Duane Chin-Quee*, Indian River State College

G.T. Bhaskar, Florida Institute of Technology

(1116-34-1740)

10:00 a.m.

Comparison of smallest eigenvalues for certain fifth order boundary value problems.

Charles Nelms Jr.*, Baylor University

(1116-34-968)

10:15 a.m.

Approximate solution for the fractional integro-differential equations with fractional Taylor method.

Vidhya KrishnasamySaraswathy*, Mississippi State University

Razzaghi Mohsen, Mississippi State University

(1116-41-2949)

10:30 a.m.

Vibration Cloaking and suppression model.

Taoufik Meklachi*, Drexel University

Daniel Onofrei, University of Houston

(1116-34-1271)

10:45 a.m.

Remarks on Almost Periodic Differential Equations.

Zhivko S. Athanassov*, Institute of Mathematics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences

(1116-34-366)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Session on Real and Complex Analysis, I

Room 615, Washington State Convention Center

8:00 a.m.

Multilinear dyadic operators and their commutators.

Ishwari Jang Kunwar*, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

(1116-43-2572)

8:15 a.m.

Fourier Series for Singular Measures.

John E. Herr*, Iowa State University

Eric S. Weber, Iowa State University

(1116-46-867)

8:30 a.m.

Weak Convergence to a Solution of the Dilation Equation for Measures.

Sarah Dumnich*, Lehigh University

Robert Neel, Lehigh University

(1116-28-1416)

8:45 a.m.

Convolution of A Harmonic Square Map Preserving Directional Convexity.

Michael Dorff, Brigham Young University

Samaneh G. Hamidi*, Brigham Young University

Bo-Yong Long, Anhui University

Jay M. Jahangiri, Kent State University

(1116-30-2460)

9:00 a.m.

Minkowski's Inequality with One-Form.

Xiao-Xiong Gan*, Morgan State University

(1116-28-440)

9:15 a.m.

On the "degree of emptiness of empty sets": An interpretation of "latent dimension".

Shuang Shen*, Department of Mathematics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong

(1116-28-2216)

9:30 a.m.

Discrete measures with dense jumps induced by Sturmian Dirichlet series.

DoYong Kwon*, Chonnam National University

(1116-26-1382)

9:45 a.m.

A characterization of rectifiable measures in Euclidean space.

Jonas Azzam*, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Xavier Tolsa, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona

(1116-51-574)

10:00 a.m.

Poisson Equation for p-Laplacian on Infinite Graphs and Existence of Solution.

Lucio M.G. Prado*, Department of Mathematics, BMCC-The City Univ. of New York

(1116-31-2755)

10:15 a.m.

Equivalence of local uniform convergence and local equicontinuity for a general symmetric diffusion semigroup.

Maxim J Goldberg, Ramapo College of NJ

Seonja Kim*, Quinnipiac University

(1116-43-2089)

10:30 a.m.

T1 theorem on non homogeneous spaces by time-frequency analysis.

Natawat Klamsakul*, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

(1116-44-458)

10:45 a.m.

An Extension Theorem for Matrix Weighted Sobolev Space on a Lipschitz Domain.

Christopher Ryan Loga*, University of Tennessee Knoxville

(1116-42-187)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education, III

Tahoma 2, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Karen A. Keene, North Carolina State University Karen_keene@ncsu.edu

8:00 a.m.

Classification and Prediction: What Admissions and Grades Data Tell Us About Who is Likely to Succeed in Undergraduate Mathematics Programs.

Juan Carlos Apitz*, California State University, Long Beach

(1116-Q5-2943)

8:20 a.m.

A model for implementing interactive-engaged practices in calculus: effects on performance and conceptual learning.

Guadalupe I Lozano*, University of Arizona

(1116-Q5-2933)

8:40 a.m.

Investigating the genre of mathematical proof writing at the undergraduate level.

Kristen Lew*, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

Juan Pablo Mejia-Ramos, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

(1116-Q5-2796)

9:00 a.m.

Learning Assistants in Business Calculus Classes.

Stephen Kenneth Liddle*, George Mason University

Sheeva Doshireh, George Mason University

(1116-Q5-2750)

9:20 a.m.

Mathematicians' Conceptual and Ideational Mathematics about Continuity of Complex-Valued Functions.

Hortensia Soto-Johnson*, University of Northern Colorado

Brent Hancock, University of Northern Colorado

Michael Oehrtman, Oklahoma State University

(1116-Q5-2673)

9:40 a.m.

Success in doctoral mathematics: What do faculty members expect of their students in order for them to be successful and to what do they attribute their own success?

Emily Miller*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Casey George-Jackson, University of Louisville

(1116-Q5-2669)

10:00 a.m.

Listing as a Potential Connection between Sets of Outcomes and Counting Processes.

Sarah A. Erickson*, Oregon State University

Elise Lockwood, Oregon State University

(1116-Q5-2520)

10:20 a.m.

Toward a measure of Inquiry-Oriented instruction.

George Kuster*, Virginia Tech

Estrella Johnson, Virginia Tech

(1116-Q5-2444)

10:40 a.m.

The Hillyer College Summer Bridge-Math Program: A Case Study for Assessing and Improving Student Academic Performance.

Elena A. Cheser*, Hillyer College at University of Hartford

(1116-Q5-2742)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on Trends in Undergraduate Mathematical Biology Education, I

Room 2A, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Timothy Comar, Benedictine University tcomar@ben.edu

Daniel Hrozencik, Chicago State University

8:00 a.m.

Using Case Studies to Integrate Life Science content in Introductory Calculus Courses.

Troy Day*, Queen's University

James Stewart, McMaster University and University of Toronto

(1116-T1-1267)

8:20 a.m.

Biocalculus: Changing Minds One Derivative at a Time.

Hannah Lea Callender*, University of Portland

Carrie Eaton, Unity College

(1116-T1-1351)

8:40 a.m.

Integrating Mathematics, Biology, Physics and Psychology to Target At-Risk Students.

Jeff Pullen*, Mercer University

Katie Northcutt, Mercer University

Chamaree de Silva, Mercer University

Jarred Jenkins, Mercer University

(1116-T1-2331)

9:00 a.m.

Introducing Mathematical Modeling and Improving Quantitative Skills in Collaborative Courses.

Sarah A Hews*, School of Natural Science, Hampshire College

Christina Cianfrani, School of Natural Science, Hampshire College

(1116-T1-2585)

9:20 a.m.

Pulse Vaccination Models: Dynamics and Sensitivity Analysis.

Timothy D Comar*, Benedictine University

(1116-T1-1248)

9:40 a.m.

Embracing the Algebraic Approach to Mathematical Biology.

Raina S Robeva*, Randolph-Macon College

(1116-T1-2715)

10:00 a.m.

A Course in Mathematical Biology Using Algebra and Discrete Mathematics.

Dan Hrozencik*, Chicago State University

(1116-T1-2344)

10:20 a.m.

Integrating research and teaching in quantitative biology: mathematical modeling of gene regulation.

Robert A Drewell*, Biology Department, Clark University

Jacqueline M Dresch, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Clark University

(1116-T1-2454)

10:40 a.m.

Modernizing Statistics Education via Biology Applications.

Olcay Akman*, Illinois State University

(1116-T1-2753)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-9:55 a.m.

MAA Session on the Contributions of Minorities to Mathematics Throughout History.

Room 303, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College amy.shell-gellasch@montgomerycollege.edu

Lloyd Douglas, University of North Carolina

8:00 a.m.

Discovering Undergraduate Mathematics in Native American Culture.

Charles P. Funkhouser*, California State University Fullerton

Miles R. Pfahl, Turtle Mountain Community College

Harriet C. Edwards, California State University Fullerton

(1116-D1-265)

8:20 a.m.

Incorporating the Contributions of Women and Minorities into Classrooms: David Blackwell, Evelyn Boyd Granville and Mary Gray.

Sarah J Greenwald*, Appalachian State University

(1116-D1-663)

8:40 a.m.

Sonya Kovalevsky: The Rest of the Story.

Robert L Brabenec*, Wheaton College IL

(1116-D1-488)

9:00 a.m.

Polish Women in Mathematics During the Nazi Occupation.

Emelie A Kenney*, Siena College

(1116-D1-98)

9:20 a.m.

"Arithmetic Simplified" (1832): The Story Behind Catharine Beecher's Most Unrecognized Work.

Jill R. Duke*, New Mexico State University

(1116-D1-1287)

9:40 a.m.

The making of Benjamin Banneker.

Satish C. Bhatnagar*, University of Nevada Las Vegas

(1116-D1-1078)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on the Development and Adoption of Open Educational Resources for Teaching and Learning, I

Room 620, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Benjamin Atchison, Framingham State University batchison@framingham.edu

Jeremy Russell, The College of New Jersey

8:00 a.m.

Using open resources to teach a freshman general education course for non-STEM majors.

John W Watson*, Arkansas Tech University

(1116-E1-95)

8:20 a.m.

Lessons from a teacher-developer collaboration on a set of open-source educational web apps.

Mary R Parker*, Austin Community College

Hunter Ellinger, Austin, Texas

(1116-E1-2650)

8:40 a.m.

Bridging the Closed and Open: How FoxySheep Can Benefit Both Proprietary and Open Technologies for Teaching and Research.

Robert Jacobson*, Roger Williams University

(1116-E1-1434)

9:00 a.m.

Adaptive Just-In-Time WeBWorK Assignments.

Geoff R Goehle*, Western Carolina University

(1116-E1-1923)

9:20 a.m.

Tailoring the Text: Creating a Quality Open Educational Resource for College Algebra.

Mark J. Morabito*, Framingham State University and Framingham High School

(1116-E1-2252)

9:40 a.m.

A WeBWorK-MathBook XML Bridge.

Robert A Beezer*, University of Puget Sound

(1116-E1-1081)

10:00 a.m.

Exploring Affordable Learning Resources for College Algebra.

Marcela Chiorescu*, Georgia College

(1116-E1-1241)

10:20 a.m.

Using SageCell for Engaging Students.

D Scott Dillery*, Lindsey Wilson College

(1116-E1-1060)

10:40 a.m.

Recycling the Book: Adventures (and Misadventures) in Transforming an Undergraduate History of Math Class Using OER.

Cheryl J. McAllister*, Southeast Missouri State University

Craig W. Roberts, Southeast Missouri State University

(1116-E1-1840)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Ordinary Differential Equations, I

Room 617, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Christopher S. Goodrich, Creghton Preparatory School cgood@prep.creighton.edu

Beverly H. West, Cornell University

8:00 a.m.

Aircraft Longitudinal Oscillations.

Catherine E Cavagnaro*, Sewanee: The University of the South

(1116-S1-2573)

8:20 a.m.

Reflections from Teaching Inquiry-Oriented Differential Equations.

Keith A Nabb*, Moraine Valley Community College

(1116-S1-129)

8:40 a.m.

The Reformed ODE Curriculum: Students' Solution Strategies, Students' Approval of the Qualitative Approach, and the Importance of Incorporating a Writing Component.

Samer S. Habre*, Lebanese American University

(1116-S1-339)

9:00 a.m.

SIMIODE - Building a Learning Community to Teach Modeling First Differential Equations.

Brian Winkel*, Emeritus, US Military Academy & Director SIMIODE

(1116-S1-376)

9:20 a.m.

Classroom Module for Using ODEs to Model the AIDS Epidemic.

L. G. dePillis*, Harvey Mudd College

(1116-S1-521)

9:40 a.m.

Integrating Sage into an Ordinary Differential Equations Course using MathBook XML.

Thomas W Judson*, Stephen F. Austin State University

Theron Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa

(1116-S1-586)

10:00 a.m.

Using Current/Urgent Research to Enhance Undergraduate Differential Equations.

Erich McAlister*, Fort Lewis College

(1116-S1-811)

10:20 a.m.

Modeling First - Techniques Just In Time.

Eric Sullivan*, Carroll College

(1116-S1-1186)

10:40 a.m.

Using Maple to Promote Modeling in Differential Equations.

Patrice G Tiffany*, Manhattan College

Rosemary C Farley, Manhattan College

(1116-S1-1488)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

SIAM Minisymposium on Inverse Problems and Applications, II

Room 3A, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Gunther Uhlmann, University of Washington gunther@math.washington.edu

8:00 a.m.

Transverse ray transform.

David V Finch*, Dept of Mathematics, Oregon State Unversity

Patcharee Wongsason, Department of Math, Statistics, Computer Science Ubon Ratchathani University

(1116-44-2186)

8:30 a.m.

Spectral Estimates and Inverse Boundary Problems for Elliptic Operators.

Katya Krupchyk*, University of California, Irvine

(1116-35-2759)

9:00 a.m.

D-bar Methods for Functional Pulmonary Imaging with Electrical Impedance Tomography.

Jennifer L Mueller*, Colorado State University

(1116-35-1658)

9:30 a.m.

Inversion of the attenuated geodesic X-ray transform on simple surfaces.

Francois S Monard*, University of Michigan

(1116-35-2281)

10:00 a.m.

Photoacoustic tomography taking into account thermoelastic attenuation.

Sebastian Acosta*, Baylor College of Medicine

(1116-35-1921)

10:30 a.m.

Computing Fourier Integral Operators with Caustics.

Peter A Caday*, Rice University

(1116-35-2816)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.

Project NExT Workshop

Room 4C-2, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m.

MAA-NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns, College Board/MAA Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel Discussion

College calculus and the preparation gap: Identified problems and models for improvement.

Room 612, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Michael Boardman, Pacific University

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

David Bressoud, Macalester College

Panelists:

David Bressoud, Macalester College

Deborah Hughes Hallett, Harvard University

Robin Cruz, College of Idaho

Dave Dwyer, University of Evansville

Chad Topaz, Macalester College

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-9:20 a.m.

SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion

Guidelines for Statistics Education: MAA Curriculum Guide, ASA Guidelines, GAISE II, and SET.

Room 609, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Paul Frazer Lock, St. Lawrence University

Sue Schou, Idaho State University

Randall Pruim, Calvin College

Panelists:

Patti Frazer Lock, St. Lawrence University

Michelle Everson, Ohio State University

Chris Franklin, University of Georgia

Beth Chance, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Cengage Learning Focus Groups

Leschi, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Employment Center

Hall 4B, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on MAA-EDGE (Enhancing Diversity in Graduate Education) Pure and Applied Talks by Women Math Warriors

Room 608, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Candice R. Price, Sam Houston State University candice.r.price@gmail.com

Amy L. Buchmann, Tulane University amylynbuchmann@gmail.com

8:05 a.m.

A Test for the Two-sample Problem using a Rank-based Approach.

Jamye Nichelle Curry*, Georgia Gwinnett College

(1116-Z1-1502)

8:30 a.m.

Temperature Effects on REM/non-REM Sleep Dynamics.

Shelby N Wilson*, Morehouse College

Selenne Banuelos, California State University Channel Islands

Janet Best, The Ohio State University

Gemma Huguet, Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya

Alicia Prieto-Langarica, Youngstown State University

Pamela Pyzza, Ohio Wesleyan University

(1116-Z1-1151)

8:55 a.m.

Boundaries of Baumslag-Solitar Groups.

Craig Guilbault, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Christopher Mooney, N/A

Molly Moran*, Colorado College

Carrie Tirel, University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley

(1116-Z1-1071)

9:20 a.m.

Evolutionary Dynamics of a Multi-trait Semelparous Model.

Amy Veprauskas*, Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics, University of Arizona

J M Cushing, Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics and Department of Mathematics, University of Arizona

(1116-Z1-866)

9:45 a.m.

A mathematical model of broad-spectrum antibiotic treatment of leptospirosis: the risk of antibiotic resistance.

Laurel A Ohm*, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

(1116-Z1-332)

10:10 a.m.

Analysis of Retinal Images Via Dimension Reduction on Graphs.

Karamatou A Yacoubou Djima*, Swarthmore College

Wojciech Czaja, University of Maryland, College Park

Lucia D Simonelli, University of Maryland, College Park

(1116-Z1-2549)

10:35 a.m.

Intrinsic Tame Filling Functions.

Anisah Nabilah Nu'Man*, Trinity College

(1116-Z1-2747)

Friday January 8, 2016, 8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.

AMS-MAA Grad School Fair

Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical science graduate programs.

Hall 4F, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

MAA Invited Address What makes for powerful classrooms---and what can we do, now that we know?

Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center

Alan Schoenfeld*, University of California, Berkeley

(1116-A0-12)

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m.

ASL Invited Address Transseries: algebra and model theory.

Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center

Lou van den Dries*, University of Illinois

(1116-03-691)

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

MAA Minicourse #12: Part B

Humanistic mathematics.

Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center

Presenters:

Gizem Karaali, Pomona College

Eric Marland, Appalachian State University

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

MAA Minicourse #11: Part B

Implementing inquiry-oriented curricula for linear algebra, differential equations, and abstract algebra.

Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Presenters:

Estrella Johnson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute

Karen Keene, North Carolina State University

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m.

MAA Minicourse #5: Part B

Teaching introductory statistics for instructors new to teaching statistics.

Metropolitan A, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Presenters:

Carolyn Cuff, Westminster College

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra, I

Room 618, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

David Strong, Pepperdine University David.Strong@pepperdine.edu

Gil Strang, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Megan Wawro, Virginia Tech

9:00 a.m.

Online Linear Algebra Tools from the MAA Course Communities.

David Strong*, Pepperdine University

(1116-H1-1975)

9:20 a.m.

Exploring linear algebra with technology while being crunched for time.

Mark Hughes*, Brigham Young University

(1116-H1-895)

9:40 a.m.

Using Matlab and Blended Learning Techniques for a Successful Linear Algebra Learning Experience.

Christina Lee*, Oxford College of Emory University

(1116-H1-2422)

10:00 a.m.

Singular Value Decomposition: A thrilling inspiration in Linear Algebra.

Naima Naheed*, Benedict College, Columbia, SC

(1116-H1-1556)

10:20 a.m.

Linear Algebra in the Formal World of Mathematical Thinking.

John Hannah, University of Canterbury

Sepideh Stewart*, University of Oklahoma

Mike Thomas, University of Auckland

(1116-H1-2427)

10:40 a.m.

Specific Examples, Generic Elements and Restricted Dimensions - Overcoming Student Roadblocks in Linear Algebra.

Jeffrey L. Stuart*, Pacific Lutheran University

(1116-H1-995)

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Student Hospitality/Information Center

Skybridge, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.

Exhibits and Book Sales

Hall 4A, 4th Floor, Washington State Convention Center

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA/NCTM Joint Committee on Mutual Concerns Panel Discussion

Instructional strategies that can make a difference.

Room 612, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Gail Burrill, Michigan State University

Panelists:

Tom Dick, Oregon State University

Diane Briars, National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Brian Hopkins, St. Peters University

Darryl Yong, Harvey Mudd College

Friday January 8, 2016, 9:35 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

MAA Panel Discussion

Perspectives on IBL teaching: novice, experienced and master.

Room 609, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Judith Covington, Louisiana State University Shreveport

Theron Hitchman, University of Northern Iowa

Panelists:

Angie Hodge, University of Nebraska Omaha

Mitchel T. Keller, Wahsington and Lee University

Carol Schumacher, Kenyon College

Friday January 8, 2016, 10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.

ASL Invited Address Differential algebra and special points conjectures.

Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center

James Freitag*, University of California Los Angeles

(1116-03-67)

Friday January 8, 2016, 10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m.

AMS Invited Address The $SL(2,\mathbb{R})$ action on moduli space.

Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center

Alex Eskin*, University of Chicago

(1116-37-14)

Friday January 8, 2016, 11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.

AMS-MAA Invited Address How to Keep your Genome Secret.

Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center

Kristin Estella Lauter*, Microsoft Research

(1116-11-1194)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.

AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III Fourier analysis on general finite groups.

Ballroom 6BC, Washington State Convention Center

W Timothy Gowers*, University of Cambridge, UK

(1116-05-1520)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.

ASL Invited Address Imperfect algorithms, asymptotic density, and Turing degrees.

Room 4C-1, Washington State Convention Center

Carl G. Jockusch*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(1116-03-66)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m.

Current Events Bulletin

Room 4C-3, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

David Eisenbud, MSRI and UC Berkeley de@msri.org

1:00 p.m.

What can topology tell us about the neural code?

Carina Curto*, Pennsylvania State University

(1116-00-2101)

2:00 p.m.

Laplacian growth, sandpiles and scaling limits.

Lionel Levine, Cornell University

Yuval Peres*, Microsoft Research and University of California, Berkeley

(1116-00-2116)

3:00 p.m.

Probabilistic combinatorics and the recent work of Peter Keevash.

W Timothy Gowers*, University of Cambridge, UK

(1116-05-1801)

4:00 p.m.

What are Lyapunov exponents, and why are they interesting?

Amie Wilkinson*, University of Chicago

(1116-00-2121)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m.

MAA Lecture for Students The fractal geometry of the Mandelbrot Set.

Ballroom 6A, Washington State Convention Center

Robert Devaney*, Boston University

(1116-A0-50)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Algebraic Theory of Differential and Functional Equations

Skagit 3, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Taylor Dupuy, Hebrew University of Jerusalem and University of Vermont taylor.dupuy@gmail.com

Alexey Ovchinnikov, CUNY Queens College, New York

1:00 p.m.

Differential Galois extensions.

Anand Pillay*, University of Notre Dame

(1116-34-1294)

2:00 p.m.

On the computation of the difference-differential Galois group for a second-order linear difference equation.

Carlos E Arreche*, North Carolina State University

(1116-12-1478)

2:30 p.m.

Calculating parameterized Picard-Vessiot group.

Andrei Minchenko*, Weizmann Institute of Science

(1116-20-2483)

3:00 p.m.

Two Bezout-type theorems for differential equations.

Gal Binyamini*, University of Toronto

(1116-34-1666)

3:30 p.m.

Around the Jouanolou-Hrushovski-Ghys Theorem.

James E Freitag*, UCLA

Rahim Moosa, University of Waterloo

(1116-14-619)

4:00 p.m.

The Riemannian geometry of the integers.

Alexandru Buium*, University of New Mexico

(1116-11-657)

5:00 p.m.

Hyperderivatives and difference equations in function field arithmetic.

Matthew A. Papanikolas*, Texas A&M University

(1116-11-1724)

5:40 p.m.

Zeta functions of difference varieties.

Yuval Dor*, Hebrew University of Jerusalem

(1116-14-2246)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Algebraic and Topological Methods in Combinatorics, II

Room 204, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Andrew Berget, Western Washington University

Steven Klee, Seattle University klees@seattleu.edu

Isabella Novik, University of Washington, Seattle

1:00 p.m.

Hodge Theory on Matroids.

Eric Katz*, University of Waterloo

(1116-05-856)

1:30 p.m.

Ladder ideals and tropical hyperplane arrangements with infinities.

Alex Fink*, Queen Mary University of London

(1116-05-808)

2:00 p.m.

Syzygies on Tutte polynomials of freedom matroids.

Joseph Kung*, University of North Texas

(1116-05-336)

2:30 p.m.

Relaxing the exchange axiom and Stanley's conjecture for matroid $h$-vectors.

Jose Alejandro Samper*, University of Washington

(1116-05-2329)

3:00 p.m.

Commutative algebra of generalized permutohedra.

Anton Dochtermann*, University of Texas at Austin

(1116-05-2732)

3:30 p.m.

Polytopal resolutions of Stanley-Reisner ideals of polytopes.

Alexander Engstrom*, Aalto University

(1116-05-1949)

4:00 p.m.

Balinski's theorem and dual graphs of curves.

Bruno Benedetti*, U Miami

Barbara Bolognese, Northeastern U

Matteo Varbaro, Univ. degli Studi di Genova

(1116-05-1655)

4:30 p.m.

Face enumeration and Kruskal-Katona-type theorems.

Kai Fong Ernest Chong*, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore

(1116-05-1678)

5:00 p.m.

Minimal balanced triangulations of sphere bundles over the circle.

Hailun Zheng*, University of Washington

(1116-05-1205)

5:30 p.m.

Recent results on face enumeration of manifolds and or pseudomanifolds.

Ed Swartz*, Cornell University

(1116-05-1695)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

MAA Minicourse #8: Part B

Algebraic geometry: A problem-based course.

Tahoma 5, Tahoma Level Three, Washington State Conference Center

Presenters:

Thomas Garrity, Williams College

Ryan Brown, Georgia College

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Classification Problems in Operator Algebras, II

Room 400, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Marcel Bischoff, Vanderbilt University

Ben Hayes, Vanderbilt University benjamin.r.hayes@vanderbilt.edu

1:00 p.m.

Model theory and the Weak Expectation Property.

Isaac Goldbring*, University of Illinois at Chicago

Thomas Sinclair, Purdue University

(1116-46-592)

2:00 p.m.

TALK CANCELLED: II$_1$ factors with non-isomorphic ultrapowers.

Remi Boutonnet, University of California San Diego

Ionut Chifan*, The University of Iowa

Adrian Ioana, University of California San Diego

(1116-46-690)

3:00 p.m.

Singly generated planar algebras by a 3-box.

Yunxiang Ren*, Vanderbilt University

(1116-47-888)

3:30 p.m.

Bicommutant categories.

David Penneys*, University of California, Los Angeles

(1116-46-455)

4:00 p.m.

On Upper Triangular Forms in Finite von Neumann Algebras.

Joseph C Noles*, Texas A&M University

(1116-47-1910)

4:30 p.m.

TALK CANCELLED: Weighted Nevanlinna-Pick Interpolation over $W^*$-Algebras.

Jennifer R Good*, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

(1116-47-2678)

5:00 p.m.

An example of factoriality under non-tracial finite free Fisher information assumptions.

Brent A Nelson*, University of California, Berkeley

(1116-46-1839)

5:30 p.m.

Noncommutative Gaussian Spaces.

Stephen Avsec*, Texas A&M University

(1116-46-1902)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.

AMS-AWM Special Session on Commutative Algebra and Its Interactions with Algebraic Geometry, I

Room 603, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Daniel Hernández, University of Utah dhernan@math.utah.edu

Jack Jeffries, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Karl Schwede, University of Utah

1:00 p.m.

$F$-thresholds of graded rings.

Alessandro De Stefani*, University of Virginia

Luis N{ú}{ñ}ez-Betancourt, University of Virginia

(1116-13-1096)

1:30 p.m.

Lower Semi-Continuity of the F-Signature.

Thomas Polstra*, University of Missouri-Columbia

(1116-13-538)

2:00 p.m.

Closure operations that induce big Cohen-Macaulay modules and algebras, module closures, and classification of singularities.

Rebecca R.G.*, University of Michigan

(1116-13-1838)

2:30 p.m.

Frobenius actions and a type of singularity in characteristic $p > 0$.

Eric Canton*, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

(1116-13-2005)

3:00 p.m.

Lyubeznik numbers, connectivity, and cohomological dimension in mixed characteristic.

Daniel J. Hernández, University of Michigan

Luis Núñez-Betancourt, University of Virginia

J. Felipe Pérez*, Georgia State University

Emily E. Witt, University of Kansas

(1116-13-1450)

3:30 p.m.

Rational singularities and Uniform Symbolic Topologies.

Robert M. Walker*, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

(1116-13-1273)

4:00 p.m.

Derived S Systems.

Alberto Chiecchio*, TASIS in Dorado

Lance E Miller, University of Arkansas

(1116-14-2619)

4:30 p.m.

Generic vanishing and classification of irregular surfaces in positive characteristics.

Yuan Wang*, University of Utah

(1116-14-1366)

5:00 p.m.

Subadditivity of log-Kodaira dimension.

Sándor J Kovács*, University of Washington

Zsolt Patakfalvi, Princeton University

(1116-14-1507)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Early Career Female Mathematicians in Algebra and Topology

Room 201, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Jocelyn Bell, United States Military Academy, West Point bell.jocelyn@gmail.com

Bethany Kubik, University of Minnesota, Duluth

Candice Price, Sam Houston State University

1:00 p.m.

Topological games.

Jocelyn R Bell*, United States Military Academy, West Point

(1116-54-337)

1:30 p.m.

Homotopy Critical Spectrum.

Eleanor McNair Abernethy*, Univeristy of Tennessee

(1116-53-253)

2:00 p.m.

Determining Geometric Structures of Protein-Bound DNA using Modeling Software.

Mary Therese Padberg*, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Isabel Darcy, The University of Iowa

Stephen Levene, The University of Texas at Dallas

Stefan Giovan, The University of Texas at Dallas

Rob Scharein, Hypnagogic Software

(1116-92-1794)

2:30 p.m.

Semidualizing DG Modules over Tensor Products.

Hannah Altmann*, University of Minnesota, Morris

(1116-13-388)

3:00 p.m.

Koszul Homology.

Denise A. Rangel Tracy*, Syracuse University

L. Sega, University of Missouri - Kansas City

R. Dellaca, U.C. Irvine

J. Hoffmeier, Northwest Missouri State University

P. Thompson, University of Nebraska- Lincoln

G. Sosa, Amherst College

(1116-13-1526)

3:30 p.m.

The Intersection Algebra of Ideals.

Sara Malec*, Hood College

(1116-13-955)

4:00 p.m.

Could topology provide insight into brain diseases?

Leyda M. Almodovar Velazquez*, University of Iowa

Isabel K. Darcy, University of Iowa

(1116-55-437)

4:30 p.m.

Topological Speedups of Odometers and Substitutions.

Lori Alvin*, Bradley University

Drew Ash, University of Denver

Nic Ormes, University of Denver

(1116-54-1056)

5:00 p.m.

A Game of Crowns: Layered Generalized Crowns and Chromatic Number.

Shannon Talbott*, Moravian College

(1116-05-740)

5:30 p.m.

Realizations of phased matroids.

Amanda L Ruiz*, Univeristy of San Diego

(1116-05-1342)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Equations of Fluid Motion, II

Skagit 4, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Elaine Cozzi, Oregon State University cossie@math.oregonstate.edu

Radu Dascaliuc, Oregon State University

James P. Kelliher, University of California Riverside

1:00 p.m.

Flows in Karstic Geometry.

Xiaoming Wang*, Florida State University

(1116-76-1088)

1:30 p.m.

Regularity criteria for the 3D Navier-Stokes and MHD equations.

Alexey Cheskidov, University of Illinois at Chicago

Mimi Dai*, University of Illinois at Chicago

(1116-35-214)

2:00 p.m.

Bose-Einstein condensation in a Kompaneets model for low density plasmas.

Joshua Ballew, Carnegie Mellon University

Gautam Iyer*, Carnegie Mellon University

Robert L Pego, Carnegie Mellon University

(1116-35-1553)

2:30 p.m.

Recent progresses in boundary layer analysis.

Gung-Min Gie*, University of Louisville

(1116-76-2345)

3:00 p.m.

Quantum Spontaneous Stochasticity.

Theodore D Drivas*, The Johns Hopkins University

Gregory L Eyink, The Johns Hopkins University

(1116-81-2770)

3:30 p.m.

Onsager's Conjecture.

Tristan Buckmaster*, New York University

(1116-35-358)

4:00 p.m.

Mixing versus chemotaxis.

Alexander Kiselev, Rice University

Xiaoqian Xu*, University of Wisconsin-Madison

(1116-35-816)

4:30 p.m.

On non-Darcy fluid flows in porous media.

Luan T Hoang*, Texas Tech University

(1116-35-1501)

5:00 p.m.

Analytical and Computational Results for Blow-Up Criteria for the 3D Incompressible Euler Equations Based on the Voigt Regularization.

Adam Larios*, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Mark Petersen, Los Alamos National Lab

Edriss S Titi, Texas A&M University and Weizmann Institute of Science

Beth Wingate, Exeter University

(1116-35-1329)

5:30 p.m.

Nonlocal equations, electroconvection.

Peter Constantin*, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University

Mihaela Ignatova, Department of Mathematics, Princeton University

(1116-35-1762)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Geometric and Categorical Methods in Representation Theory, II

Rooms 307/308, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Anthony Licata, Australian National University

Julia Pevtsova, Universityof Washington, Seattle julia@math.washington.edu

1:00 p.m.

Rational Cohomology and Supports for Unipotent Algebraic Groups.

Eric M. Friedlander*, University of Southern California

(1116-20-651)

1:30 p.m.

Support varieties for Lie superalgebras and graded group schemes.

Christopher M Drupieski*, DePaul University

Jonathan R Kujawa, University of Oklahoma

(1116-20-601)

2:00 p.m.

The relative stable category of a modular group algebra.

Jon F Carlson*, University of Georgia

(1116-20-681)

2:30 p.m.

Relative stable categories and their prime ideal spectra.

Shawn Baland*, University of Washington

Greg Stevenson, University of Bielefeld

(1116-16-2701)

3:00 p.m.

On Support Varieties and the Humphreys Conjecture in type $A$.

William Dietrich Hardesty*, University of Georgia

(1116-18-1881)

3:30 p.m.

The Lie Module and its Complexity.

Frederick R. Cohen, University of Rochester

David J. Hemmer, University of Buffalo, SUNY

Daniel K. Nakano*, University of Georgia

(1116-20-855)

4:00 p.m.

On nilpotent commuting varieties and cohomology of Frobenius kernels.

Nham Vo Ngo*, University of Arizona

(1116-20-1432)

4:30 p.m.

The Marked Brauer Algebra.

Jonathan Kujawa*, University of Oklahoma

Benjiman Tharp, University of Oklahoma

(1116-16-846)

5:00 p.m.

Centric linking systems and control of fixed points.

George Glauberman, University of Chicago

Justin Lynd*, University of Montana

(1116-20-2192)

5:30 p.m.

Geometric Structure in Smooth Dual.

Paul Frank Baum*, Penn State

(1116-22-676)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Global Harmonic Analysis, II

Room 610, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Steven Zelditch, Northwestern University s-zelditch@northwestern.edu

Hart Smith, University of Washington, Seattle

Chris Sogge, Johns Hopkins University

1:00 p.m.

Doubling estimates, vanishing order and nodal sets of Steklov eigenfunctions.

Christopher Sogge, Johns Hopkins University

Xing Wang, Wayne State University

Jiuyi Zhu*, Johns Hopkins University

(1116-42-132)

1:30 p.m.

Quantum Unique Ergodicity and the number of nodal domains of eigenfunctions.

Junehyuk Jung*, KAIST Department of Mathematical Sciences

(1116-53-404)

2:00 p.m.

Growth and nodal sets of Laplace eigenfunctions on manifolds.

Guillaume Roy-Fortin*, Northwestern University

(1116-58-154)

3:00 p.m.

Conormal cycles of random nodal sets.

Gabriel Rivière*, Un iversité Lille 1

(1116-58-864)

4:00 p.m.

Seeing Through Space Time.

Gunther Uhlmann*, University of Washington

(1116-58-2985)

5:00 p.m.

The trace of the heat kernel and regularity of potentials.

Hart F. Smith*, University of Washington

(1116-58-2981)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Higher Genus Curves and Fibrations of Higher Genus Curves in Mathematical Physics and Arithmetic Geometry, II

Room 310, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Andreas Malmendier, Utah State University, Logan andreas.malmendier@usu.edu

Tony Shaska, Oakland University, Rochester

1:00 p.m.

Quasi-platonic actions of some simple groups on Riemann surfaces and their dessins d'enfant.

S. Allen Broughton*, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

(1116-14-1481)

1:30 p.m.

Picard groups of Hurwitz spaces.

Anand Deopurkar*, Columbia University

Anand Patel, Boston College

(1116-14-1780)

2:00 p.m.

Conductors and minimal discriminants of hyperelliptic curves with rational Weierstrass points.

Padmavathi Srinivasan*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(1116-14-822)

2:30 p.m.

Endomorphisms of Abelian Surfaces, Shimura curves, and counterexamples to the Hasse principle.

James Stankewicz*, University of Bristol

(1116-11-1210)

3:00 p.m.

Equations of Riemann surfaces with automorphisms via partial flattening stratifications.

David Swinarski*, Fordham University

(1116-14-1127)

3:30 p.m.

Explicit high ranks in higher genus.

Douglas Ulmer*, Georgia Tech

(1116-11-1431)

4:00 p.m.

Integral minimal models for binary forms.

Lubjana Beshaj*, Oakland University

(1116-11-1279)

4:30 p.m.

A catalog of genus 2 curves over Q.

Andrew R. Booker, University of Bristol

Andrew V. Sutherland*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

John Voight, Dartmouth College

Dan Yasaki, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

(1116-11-1514)

5:00 p.m.

Points of bounded degree on curves.

Aaron Levin*, Michigan State University

(1116-11-2568)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

MAA Minicourse #9: Part B

Increasing student engagement and understanding through active learning strategies in calculus.

Metropolitan A, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Presenters:

Debbie Gochenaur, Shippensburg University

Larissa Schroeder, University of Hartford

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Mathematics in Natural Resource Modeling, II

Room 4C-4, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Catherine A. Roberts, College of the Holy Cross croberts@holycross.edu

Shandelle M. Henson, Andrews University

1:00 p.m.

Modeling innovations for fisheries assessments and management: are there any?

James N Ianelli*, Alaska Fisheries Science Center National Marine Fisheries Service

(1116-92-718)

1:30 p.m.

Marine protected areas with mobile predator and prey.

Patrick De Leenheer*, Oregon State University

(1116-92-414)

2:00 p.m.

Estimation of grey seal predation mortality on the three main commercial demersal species in West of Scotland and implications for stock assessments and MSY calculation.

Vanessa Trijoulet*, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

Robin M Cook, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland

(1116-92-131)

2:30 p.m.

Mathematical Modeling of the James Spinymussel.

Marisa P Draper, James Madison University

Maranda M Pepe, James Madison University

Dylana A Wilhelm, James Madison University

Lihua Chen, James Madison University

Patrice M Ludwig, James Madison University

Christine L May, James Madison University

Anthony Tongen*, James Madison University

(1116-92-776)

3:00 p.m.

What can we learn about community dynamics and climate impacts from spatiotemporal models? A case study of freshwater fishes.

James T Thorson*, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA

(1116-92-610)

3:30 p.m.

The effect of avian stage-dependent vector exposure on enzootic West Nile virus transmission.

Suzanne L Robertson*, Virginia Commonwealth University

Kevin Caillouet, St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District

(1116-92-471)

4:00 p.m.

The effects of extreme climate conditions on vertically transmitted vector-borne diseases.

Kbenesh W. Blayneh*, Florida A&M University

(1116-34-434)

4:30 p.m.

Modeling Feral Hogs in Great Smoky Mountains National Park to Evaluate Control Efforts and Analyze the Population's Niche.

Benjamin Levy*, University of Tennessee

Suzanne Lenhart, University of Tennessee

Charles Collins, University of Tennessee

Rene Salinas, Appalachian State University

Marguerite Madden, University of Georgia

Joseph Corn, University of Georgia

William Stiver, National Parks Service

(1116-92-137)

5:00 p.m.

Mathematics of Granular Materials and the Future of this Natural Resource.

A. Bass Bagayogo*, Université de Saint-Boniface

(1116-92-450)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Moduli Spaces in Algebraic Geometry, I

Room 604, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Yaim Cooper, Harvard University yaim@math.harvard.edu

Anand Patel, Boston College

1:00 p.m.

Families of tautological relations.

Aaron Pixton*, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

(1116-14-1531)

2:00 p.m.

Hurwitz Correspondences on $\overline{\mathcal{M}}_{0,N}$.

Rohini Ramadas*, University of Michigan

(1116-14-1505)

3:00 p.m.

Projectivity of the moduli space of stable log-varieties.

Sándor J Kovács*, University of Washington

Zsolt Patakfalvi, Princeton University

(1116-14-1509)

4:00 p.m.

Limits of plane quintics via covers of stacky curves.

Anand Deopurkar*, Columbia University

(1116-14-1785)

5:00 p.m.

Smoothability of Genus 6 Petri General Curves.

Aaron Landesman*, Harvard University

David Zureick-Brown, Emory University

(1116-14-492)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Number Theory and Cryptography, II

Room 606, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Matilde Lalin, University of Montreal

Michelle Manes, University of Hawaii, Honolulu mmanes@math.hawaii.edu

Christelle Vincent, University of Vermont

1:00 p.m.

Using SageMath for Number Theory and Cryptography.

William Arthur Stein*, University of Washington

(1116-11-965)

1:30 p.m.

Comparison of scalar multiplication on real hyperelliptic curves.

Michael J. Jacobson Jr., University of Calgary, Canada

Monireh Rezai Rad, University of Calgary, Canada

Renate Scheidler*, University of Calgary, Canada

(1116-11-1455)

2:00 p.m.

Computing the $p$-torsion of Jacobians in characteristic $p$.

Colin Weir*, Tutte Institute

(1116-11-1777)

2:30 p.m.

A computational approach to the ABC Conjecture.

Jennifer Balakrishnan, University of Oxford

Jennifer Berg, University of Texas at Austin

Alyson Deines, CCR

Yasemin Kara, Cornell University

Lily Khadjavi*, Loyola Marymount University

Kristin Lauter, Microsoft Research

Victor Scharschkin, University of Queensland

(1116-11-2204)

3:00 p.m.

Torsion in Odd Degree.

Abbey Bourdon*, University of Georgia

Paul Pollack, University of Georgia

(1116-11-1391)

3:30 p.m.

Representations of integral Hermitian forms by sums of norms.

Jingbo Liu*, Wesleyan University

(1116-11-537)

4:00 p.m.

Quantum mock modular forms arising from eta-theta functions.

Amanda Folsom, Amherst College

Sharon Garthwaite, Bucknell University

Soon-Yi Kang, Kangwon National University

Holly Swisher, Oregon State University

Stephanie Treneer*, Western Washington University

(1116-11-1932)

4:30 p.m.

Gaussian Hypergeometric Series and Counting Points on Families of Hypersurfaces.

Sharon M. Frechette*, College of the Holy Cross

Matthew Papanikolas, Texas A&M University

Jonathan Root, Boston University

M. Valentina Vega, William Patterson University

(1116-11-1846)

5:00 p.m.

Connections between hypergeometric series, hypergeometric algebraic varieties, and supercongruences.

Alyson Deines, Center for Communications Research

Jenny G. Fuselier, High Point University

Ling Long, Louisiana State University

Holly Swisher*, Oregon State University

Fang-Ting Tu, National Center for Theoretical Sciences, Taiwan

(1116-11-925)

5:30 p.m.

Divisibility sequences associated to higher dimensional algebraic groups.

Patrick Ingram, Colorado State University

Joseph H Silverman*, Brown University

Katherine Stange, University of Colorado

(1116-11-237)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Partial Differential Equations in Complex Analysis, II

Room 401, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Debraj Chakrabarti, Central Michigan University chakr2d@cmich.edu

Yunus Zeytuncu, University of Michigan, Dearborn

1:00 p.m.

The Bergman kernel on some Hartogs domains.

Zhenghui Huo*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(1116-32-1378)

1:30 p.m.

Regularity of the weighted Bergman projection on the Hartogs triangle.

Liwei Chen*, The Ohio State University

(1116-32-420)

2:00 p.m.

The Bergman theory of generalized Hartogs triangles: $L^p$-Sobolev boundedness.

Luke D. Edholm*, The Ohio State University

(1116-32-767)

2:30 p.m.

TALK CANCELLED: A pointwise a-priori estimate for the $\overline{\partial }-$Neumann problem on weakly pseudoconvex domains.

R. Michael Range*, State University of New York at Albany

(1116-32-672)

3:00 p.m.

Bounded Plurisubharmonic Exhaustion Functions in $\mathbb{CP}^n$.

Phillip S Harrington*, University of Arkansas

(1116-32-1161)

3:30 p.m.

Essential norm estimates for the $\overline{\partial}$-Neumann operator.

Zeljko Cuckovic, University of Toledo

Sonmez Sahutoglu*, University of Toledo

(1116-32-489)

4:00 p.m.

Numerical Range of the product of a composition operator with the adjoint of a composition operator.

John H. Clifford*, University of Michigan--Dearborn

Michael Dabkowski, Lawrence Technological University

(1116-47-2435)

4:30 p.m.

The Wiener Test for the Removability of the Logarithmic Singularity for the Elliptic PDEs with Measurable Coefficients and Its Consequences.

Ugur G. Abdulla*, Florida Institute of Technology

(1116-35-381)

5:00 p.m.

Positive eigenvalues of curvatures of line bundles that lie on the boundary of the Kahler cone.

Dincer Guler*, Park University

(1116-32-861)

5:30 p.m.

Rectifiability of Harmonic Measure.

Jonas Azzam*, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Steve Hofmann, University of Missouri

José María Martell, Instituto de Ciencias Matemáticas (ICMAT)

Svitlana Mayboroda, University of Minnesota

Mihalis Mourgoglou, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Xavier Tolsa, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona

Alexander Volberg, Michigan State University

(1116-31-572)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Problems and Challenges in Financial Engineering and Risk Management, I

Chelan 2, Chelan Level Two, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

Matthew Lorig, University of Washington, Seattle

Haijun Li, Washington State University, Pullman

Hong-Ming Yin, Washington State University, Pullman hyin@wsu.edu

1:00 p.m.

How Leverage Transforms a Volatility Skew: Asymptotics for Continuous and Jump Dynamics.

Roger Lee*, University of Chicago

Ruming Wang, Goldman Sachs

(1116-60-2595)

1:30 p.m.

Dynamic Conic Finance via Backward Stochastic Difference Equations.

Tomasz R Bielecki*, Illinois Institute of Technology

Igor Cialenco, Illinois Institute of Technology

Tao Chen, Illinois Institute of Technology

(1116-91-2100)

2:00 p.m.

Universal portfolios in stochastic portfolio theory.

Ting Kam Leonard Wong*, University of Washington

(1116-60-2326)

2:30 p.m.

Optimal Investment with Transaction Costs and Stochastic Volatility.

Maxim Bichuch*, Johns Hopkins University

Ronnie Sircar, Princeton University

(1116-60-247)

3:00 p.m.

Regularly Varying Asymptotics for Tail Risk.

Haijun Li*, Washington State University

(1116-91-2978)

3:30 p.m.

Pricing covariance swaps in Lévy driven market.

Indranil SenGupta*, North Dakota State University

Semere Habtemicael, North Dakota State University

(1116-60-331)

4:00 p.m.

Rank-based markets with model uncertainty.

Tomoyuki Ichiba*, University of California, Santa Barbara

(1116-60-1675)

4:30 p.m.

Quickest detection in the Wiener disorder problem with post-change drift uncertainty.

Heng Yang, Mathematics Department CUNY Graduate Center

Olympia Hadjiliadis*, Hunter College and the Graduate Center

Michael Ludkovski, University of California, Santa Barbara

(1116-60-698)

5:00 p.m.

Asymptotic Methods for Portfolio Optimization Problems with Stochastic Volatility.

Jean-Pierre Fouque, University of California, Santa Barbara

Ruimeng Hu*, University of California, Santa Barbara

(1116-60-1942)

5:30 p.m.

Regime Switching Model for Economic Crisis and Stock Selection.

Nguyet T. Nguyen*, Youngstown State University, OH

Dung A. Nguyen, Ned Davis Research Group

(1116-60-1173)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m.

AMS-ASL Special Session on Surreal Numbers, II

Room 602, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Philip Ehrlich, Ohio University, Athens ehrlich@ohio.edu

Ovidiu Costin, Ohio State University, Columbus

1:00 p.m.

Exponential-logarithmic power series fields and the surreal numbers.

Salma Kuhlmann*, University of Konstanz

(1116-06-2397)

2:00 p.m.

The hypnagogic digraph, with applications to embeddings of the set-theoretic universe.

Joel David Hamkins*, City University of New York

(1116-03-41)

3:00 p.m.

Number systems with simplicity hierarchies: a generalization of Conway's theory of surreal numbers II.

Phillip Ehrlich, Ohio University

Elliot Alexander Kaplan*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

(1116-03-467)

3:30 p.m.

Analysis on surreal numbers.

Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo*, Euler Circle

Ashvin Swaminathan, Harvard College

(1116-40-329)

4:00 p.m.

Analysis on Surreal Numbers: Functions and Integration.

Ashvin Anand Swaminathan*, Harvard College

Simon Rubinstein-Salzedo, The Euler Circle

(1116-03-311)

4:30 p.m.

Lebesgue measure and integration theory on arbitrary real closed fields.

Tobias Kaiser*, University of Passau, Germany

(1116-03-409)

5:00 p.m.

Lengths of developments in $K((G))$.

Julia F. Knight, University of Notre Dame

Karen M. Lange*, Wellesley College

(1116-03-2048)

5:30 p.m.

Lengths of roots of polynomials in Hahn fields.

Julia F. Knight*, University of Notre Dame

Karen M. Lange, Wellesley College

(1116-12-1752)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.

MAA Minicourse #4: Part B

Teaching mathematics with sports applications.

Metropolitan B, 3rd Floor, Sheraton Seattle Hotel

Presenters:

Rick Cleary, Babson College

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m.

AMS Special Session on Water Waves, II

Skagit 5, Skagit Lower Level, Washington State Conference Center

Organizers:

John Carter, Seattle University

Bernard Deconinck, University of Washington, Seattle

Katie Oliveras, Seattle University oliveras@seattleu.edu

1:00 p.m.

Frequency downshift in a viscous fluid.

John Carter*, Seattle University

Alex Govan, Seattle University

Diane Henderson, Penn State University

Harvey Segur, University of Colorado at Boulder

(1116-76-248)

1:30 p.m.

Developments and Applications of a Multilayer Shallow Water Model.

Kyle T Mandli*, Columbia University

(1116-65-785)

2:00 p.m.

Stratified solitary waves.

Robin Ming Chen, Department of Mathematics, University of Pittsburgh

Samuel Walsh, Department of Mathematics, University of Missouri

Miles H. Wheeler*, Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences, New York University

(1116-76-2835)

2:30 p.m.

Extremely Steep Traveling Interfacial Waves.

Benjamin F Akers*, The Air Force Institute of Technology

(1116-76-621)

3:00 p.m.

Overhanging traveling gravity-capillary waves.

J. Douglas Wright*, Drexel University

(1116-35-2272)

3:30 p.m.

Computing Three-Dimensional Water Waves.

Olga Trichtchenko*, University College London

Jean-Marc Vanden-Broeck, University College London

Emilian Parau, UEA

Paul Milewski, University of Bath

(1116-76-2233)

4:00 p.m.

On the slope of steady water waves.

Walter A. Strauss*, Brown University

(1116-76-976)

4:30 p.m.

High-frequency instabilities of small amplitude water waves.

Bernard Deconinck*, Applied Mathematics, University of Washington

(1116-76-208)

5:00 p.m.

Normal forms transformations for water waves.

Catherine Sulem*, University of Toronto

(1116-76-757)

Friday January 8, 2016, 1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m.

MAA Invited Paper Session on What Do We Know about University Mathematics Teaching, and How Can It Help Us?

Room 607, Washington State Convention Center

Organizers:

Alan Schoenfeld, University of California Berkeley alans@berkeley.edu

1:00 p.m.

Carnegie's Community College Pathways: Instruction supporting productive struggle and student persistence in developmental mathematics classrooms.

Ann Ryu Edwards*, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

(1116-AB-1338)

1:30 p.m.

An Ongoing Effort to Create Effective InquiryOriented Abstract Algebra Classrooms.

Sean P Larsen*, Portland State University

(1116-AB-1557)

2:00 p.m.

The LUMOS Project: What do we really learn in Undergraduate Mathematics?

Greg Oates*, University of Auckland

(1116-AB-1650)

2:30 p.m.

The same content, but very different lectures: The decisions collegiate mathematics instructors make and how they shape the mathematics in their classrooms.

Alon Pinto*, University of California, Berkeley

(1116-AB-2920)

3:00 p.m.

Advances in inquiry-oriented instr