Joint Mathematics Meetings Timetable

Current as of Thursday, January 15, 2009 00:44:15


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Joint Mathematics Meetings
Washington, DC, January 5-8, 2009 (Monday - Thursday)
Meeting #1046

Associate secretaries:
Bernard Russo, AMS brusso@math.uci.edu
James J Tattersall, MAA tat@providence.edu
Please note room assignments are subject to change right up until the meeting occurs.

Saturday January 3, 2009
Sunday January 4, 2009
Monday January 5, 2009
Tuesday January 6, 2009
Wednesday January 7, 2009
Thursday January 8, 2009

Saturday January 3, 2009
8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Part I)
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Short Course on Data Mining and New Trends in Teaching Statistics (Part I)
Maryland Suites A/B, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Part I)
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
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Sunday January 4, 2009
8:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m. AMS Department Chairs Workshop
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m. MAA Board of Governors
Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Ancillary Workshop
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
Teaching introductory data analysis through modeling.
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Part II)
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. AMS Short Course on Quantum Computation and Quantum Information (Part II)
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Short Course on Data Mining and New Trends in Teaching Statistics (Part II)
Maryland Suites A/B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:30 p.m.-10:00 p.m. AMS Council
Marshall Ballrooms North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott
3:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
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Monday January 5, 2009
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, I
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Coding Theory, I
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Representation Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic Groups, I
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications, I
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Stochastic, Large-Scale, and Hybrid Systems with Applications, I
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Experimental Mathematics, I
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Heavy-Tailed Behavior: Theory and Applications
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on Von Neumann Algebras, I
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Computation, I
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Difference Equations, I
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Automorphic and Modular Forms in Number Theory, I
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Topological Methods in Applied Mathematics, I
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on the Role of Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Frameworks in Optimization and Control Theory with Applications, I
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Biology, I
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Operator Theory
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Differential Geometry
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Quantum Theory and Fluid Mechanics
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, I
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, I
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, II
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical Modeling of Natural Resources, I
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Employment Center
Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Algebraic and Analytic Geometry
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:15 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on History
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge, I
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, I
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #11: Part A
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Planning and teaching mathematics capstone courses for preservice secondary school teachers.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #1: Part A
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Discrete models in biology and simulations.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #6: Part A
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Teaching with clickers and classroom voting.
9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Analysis
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Topological Groups
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Finding your $n^{th}$ job (for $n$ greater than or equal to 2).
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Special Presentation
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
National Science Foundation programs supporting learning and teaching in the mathematical sciences.
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Student Hospitality Center
Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. MAA Special Presentation
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
ICME-11 in retrospect.
9:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Department Liaisons Meeting
Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
James Sethian
Advances in Advancing Interfaces: Building Semiconductors, Inkjet Plotters, Medical Scanners, and Robotic Devices.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AMS-MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Douglas N. Arnold
Stability, Consistency, and Convergence: Modern Variations on a Classical Theme.
12:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
Come to the Grand Opening at 12:15!
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture I
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Gregory Margulis
Homogeneous dynamics and number theory I.
2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Maria Chudnovsky
Perfect graphs---Structure and recognition.
2:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, II
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Dynamical Systems, I
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Convex and Discrete Geometry, I
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Recent Trends in Coding Theory, II
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Partial Differential Equations and Applications, II
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Recent Advances in Mathematical Modeling in Medicine
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. AMS Special Session on Stochastic, Large-Scale, and Hybrid Systems with Applications, II
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. AMS Special Session on Experimental Mathematics, II
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Special Session on Algebraic Structures in Knot Theory
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Inverse and Variational Problems, I
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:05 p.m. AMS Special Session on Difference Equations, II
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:15 p.m. AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge, II
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, II
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m. AMS Special Session on Tracking Moving Interfaces in Complex Phenomena, I
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #12: Part A
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #2: Part A
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #7: Part A
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy.
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, I
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Session on Functional Analysis and Operator Algebras
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. AMS Session on Associative and Non-Associative Rings and Algebras
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Session on Number Theory, I
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Session on Building Diversity in Advanced Mathematics: Models that Work
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA Session on Cryptology for Undergraduates
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Session on Environmental Mathematics
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Session on Operations Research in the Undergraduate Classroom
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. MAA Session on Performing Mathematics
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA Session on Productive Roles for Math Faculty in the Professional Development of K--12 Teachers, I
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on Mathematical Sociology
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-5:35 p.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical Modeling of Natural Resources, II
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-3:35 p.m. MAA-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Graduate school: Choosing one, getting in, staying in.
2:15 p.m.-3:30 p.m. MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
The art of test-making and alternative assessments.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Project NExT-Young Mathematicians' Network Poster Session
Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
2:15 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AWM Panel Discussion
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
What and where will the jobs be? Trends in mathematics and in employment.
2:30 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Section Officers
Marshall Ballrooms South/West, Mezz. Level, Marriott
3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Peter Sarnak
Integral Appollonian packings and thin orbits.
3:45 p.m.-6:10 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, III
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
3:45 p.m.-4:15 p.m. AWM Business Meeting
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
3:50 p.m.-5:10 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Research by Undergraduates Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Starting and maintaining an academic year undergraduate research program.
4:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Reception for Undergraduate Students and Math Club Advisors
Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
4:30 p.m.-5:40 p.m. MAA Committee on Graduate Students-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
How to apply for jobs.
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Guest Lecture and Business Meeting
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
5:30 p.m.-7:45 p.m. SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics Business Meeting and Reception
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Reception for Graduate Students and First-Time Participants
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
5:30 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Mathematical Institutes Open House
Marriott Ballroom foyer, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Business Meeting and Reception
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Special Dramatic Presentation
Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
The CNN United States of Mathematics Presidential Debate.
6:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. SIGMAA on Circles Guest Lecture
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Alumni and Friends of Brigham Young University Mathematics Reception
Truman Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. Reception for Alumni and Friends of the University of Oregon Mathematics Department
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics and SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Guest Lecture
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. AMS Josiah Willard Gibbs Lecture
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Percy Deift
Integrable systems: A Modern View.
9:30 p.m.-11:00 p.m. AWM Reception
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
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Tuesday January 6, 2009
7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, I
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in Analysis with Applications, I
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Logic and Dynamical Systems, II
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematical Models of Biological Structures and Function
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Algebra, I
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematics of Computation, II
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Infinite Dimensional Analysis, Path Integrals and Related Fields
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Low-dimensional Varieties, I
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Automorphic and Modular Forms in Number Theory, II
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Categorification and Link Homology, I
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on Tracking Moving Interfaces in Complex Phenomena, II
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:20 a.m. AMS Special Session on Teichmüller Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology, I
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #3: Part A
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Educating about the state of the planet and sustainability while enhancing calculus.
8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #8: Part A
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form and function in college algebra.
8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. AMS Session on Geometry
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS Session on Probability
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS Session on Algebraic and General Topology
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. AMS Session on Analytic Function Theory
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, II
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, I
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, I
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Teaching Calculus in High School: Ideas that Work
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. MAA Session on Undergraduate Mathematical Biology, I
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IV
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Mathematical and Computational Challenges in Global Climate and Energy Processes
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Employment Center
Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
8:20 a.m.-11:35 a.m. MAA Session on Demos and Strategies with Technology that Enhance Teaching and Learning Mathematics, I
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Peter Winkler
Stacking Bricks and Stoning Crows.
9:00 a.m.-11:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge, III
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-11:40 a.m. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, III
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #13: Part A
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Directing undergraduate research.
9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Innovative and Effective Ways to Teach Linear Algebra
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-11:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics of Games and Puzzles, I
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA-Young Mathematicians' Network Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Career options for undergraduate mathematics majors.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Multidisciplinary projects that hook those not usually interested in mathematics.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA Committee on the Profession Special Presentation
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Session for chairs.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Committee on the Participation of Women/Women and Mathematics Network Poster Session
Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Mathematical outreach programs for underrepresented populations.
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Student Hospitality Center
Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
10:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. SIGMAA Officers Meeting
Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AWM Emmy Noether Lecture
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Fan Chung Graham
The geometry of graphs.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse #4: Part A
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
An introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography.
10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse #9: Part A
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Beyond formulas and algorithms: Teaching a conceptual/thematic single variable calculus course.
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. SIGMAA on the History of Mathematics and SIGMAA on the Philosophy of Mathematics Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
The intersection of the history and philosophy of mathematics.
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA Workshop
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Proposal writing for grant applications to the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education.
10:45 a.m.-12:05 p.m. MAA Committee on Technology in Mathematics Education Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Picture this! Geometry software.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. SIAM Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Kenneth M. Golden
Mathematics of sea ice to help predict climate change.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture II
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Gregory Margulis
Homogeneous dynamics and number theory II.
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, III
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, II
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, I
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS-SIAM Special Session on Asymptotic Methods in Analysis with Applications, II
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic Methods in Finite Combinatorics, I
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Convex and Discrete Geometry, II
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Von Neumann Algebras, II
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Noncommutative Algebra, II
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebraic and Analytic Geometry for Low-dimensional Varieties, II
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, I
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on The Mathematics of Information and Knowledge, IV
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Topological Methods in Applied Mathematics, II
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on Teichmüller Theory and Low-Dimensional Topology, II
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #10: Part A
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their applications.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #14: Part A
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Teaching a course in the history of mathematics.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #5: Part A
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Developing departmental self-studies.
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, II
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:25 p.m. AMS Session on Biology, II
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory, I
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. AMS Session on Number Theory, II
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. MAA Session on Demos and Strategies with Technology that Enhance Teaching and Learning Mathematics, II
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:15 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and Sports, II
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:05 p.m. MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, I
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:40 p.m. MAA Session on Undergraduate Mathematical Biology, II
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Session on Wavelets for Undergraduates
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, V
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory, I
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Using open source software for undergraduate courses.
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Committee on Graduate Students Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Teaching postdocs: A journey from graduate school to a position in the world of mathematics.
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA CUPM Subcommittee on Research by Undergraduates-Project NExT Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Preparing students to communicate mathematics.
1:00 p.m.-2:15 p.m. MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Establishing your identity as a post-tenure professor
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. Summer Program for Women in Mathematics (SPWM) Reunion
Empire Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
1:40 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematics of Games and Puzzles, II
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
2:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Homogeneous Spaces and Applications, IV
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Poster Session on Projects Supported by the NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
2:15 p.m.-3:05 p.m. AMS Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Ken Ono
Unearthing the visions of a master: The web of Ramanujan's mock theta functions.
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. AMS Committee on the Profession Panel Discussion
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
What I wish I had known or studied before going to graduate school.
2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education and ASA-MAA Joint Committee on Statistics Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Hiring, tenuring, and promoting statisticians in a mathematics or mathematical sciences department.
2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Committee on the Teaching of Undergraduate Mathematics Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Online homework systems: A pedagogical prospective.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Special Film Presentation
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
The Story of Maths (Part I).
3:20 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Mikhail Khovanov
Categorification of quantum groups and link invariants.
4:25 p.m.-5:25 p.m. Joint Prize Session
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Joint Prize Session Reception
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. SIGMAA on Quantitative Literacy Business Meeting
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education Business Meeting
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. Web SIGMAA Business Meeting and Reception
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Iowa Mathematics Department Reception
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Lehigh University Reception for Friends and Graduates
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Association of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered Mathematicians Reception
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MAA Two-Year College Reception
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m. New Mexico State University Mathematics Association Reception
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. MAA Reunion of College Algebra Workshops Participants
Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Mathematical and Computational Biology Business Meeting and Reception
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. SIGMAA on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Business Meeting
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. MAA Special Dramatic Presentation
Regency Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Lewis Carroll in Numberland
6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Association of Christians in the Mathematical Sciences Banquet
Maryland Suites A/B, Lobby Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Chicago Mathematics Alumni Reception
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Claremont Colleges Alumni Reception
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:30 p.m. The George Washington University Department of Mathematics
Taft Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Reception for alumni, students and faculty of George Washington University Department of Math
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Reception for Alumni and Friends of the North Carolina State University Department of Mathematics
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Ohio State University Department of Mathematics Reception
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. Reception for University of Maryland Alumni and Friends
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. NSA Women in Mathematics Society Networking Session
The location of this session is available at the NSA booth in the exhibit area.
6:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. University of Wisconsin-Madison Reception for Alumni and Friends
Nathan Hale Room, Wardman Tower, Marriott
6:30 p.m.-9:00 p.m. MER Banquet
Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
7:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Business Meeting
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Young Mathematicians' Network Town Meeting
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:15 p.m.-9:45 p.m. Knitting Circle
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
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7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, I
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-8:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Rahim Moosa
Jet spaces and the Zilber dichotomy.
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Special Session on Research in Mathematics by Undergraduates, IV
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA-MER Special Session on Mathematics and Education Reform, III
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on The Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, II
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Representation Theory of Lie Algebras and Algebraic Groups, II
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, I
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, I
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations: Theory and Applications, I
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Harmonic Analysis, II
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Automorphic and Modular Forms in Number Theory, III
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebra and Convexity, I
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, I
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Commutative Rings and Algebras
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Partial Differential Equations, III
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory, II
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics Experiences in Business, Industry, and Government
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Productive Roles for Math Faculty in the Professional Development of K--12 Teachers, II
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. MAA Session on Quantitative Literacy Across the Curriculum
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VI
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Graph Theory, II
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. PME Council
Park Tower Suite 8229, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. Employment Center
Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments, I
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on Algebraic Cryptography and Generic Complexity, I
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. AMS-MAA Grad School Fair
Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Undergrads! Take this opportunity to meet representatives from mathematical sciences graduate programs.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Daniel N. Rockmore
Making Math out of Style.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Christian Rosendal
Descriptive set theory and the classification of separable Banach spaces.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #11: Part B
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Planning and teaching mathematics capstone courses for preservice secondary school teachers.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #1: Part B
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Discrete models in biology and simulations.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #6: Part B
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Teaching with clickers and classroom voting.
9:00 a.m.-10:35 a.m. MAA Session on Statistics in K--12 Education: How Will It Affect Statistics at the College Level?
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m. AMS Special Event
Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Conversation on nonacademic employment.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. SIGMAA on Environmental Mathematics Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Environmental mathematics: Getting it in the curriculum.
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. MAA-NCTM Committee on Mutual Concerns-MAA Committee on Articulation and Placement Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Placement testing: Is it working?
9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Student Hospitality Center
Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
9:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, I
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Inessa Epstein
Orbit equivalence and ergodic actions of countable groups.
10:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AMS Special Presentation
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
Who wants to be a mathematician.
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Luis A. Caffarelli
Non linear problems involving integral diffusions.
11:10 a.m.-12:00 p.m. AMS-MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Maryam Mirzakhani
Geometry of surfaces, laminations, and dynamics over the moduli space of Riemann surfaces.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AMS Colloquium Lectures: Lecture III
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Gregory Margulis
Homogeneous dynamics and number theory III.
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. MAA Lecture for Students
Diplomat Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Nathaniel Dean
Some elementary problems that remain unsolved.
1:00 p.m.-4:45 p.m. AMS Current Events Bulletin
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-ASL Special Session on Model Theoretic Methods in Finite Combinatorics, II
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, I
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Mathematics Education in Fiber Arts
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Conformal Geometry, Twistor Theory, and Integrable Systems
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Discrete Dynamical Systems in Periodic Environments, II
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, II
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Algebraic Cryptography and Generic Complexity, II
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Asymptotic Geometric Analysis, II
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonsmooth Analysis in Inverse and Variational Problems, II
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Categorification and Link Homology, II
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:20 p.m. AMS Special Session on the Role of Generalized Maximal Monotonicity Frameworks in Optimization and Control Theory with Applications, II
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Computational Algebra and Convexity, II
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. AMS Session on Mathematics Education
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m. AMS Session on Financial Mathematics
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS Session on Number Theory, III
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. MAA Session on College Algebra: Focusing on Conceptual Understanding, Real-World Data, and Mathematical Modeling, I
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Session on Statistics Resources on the Web
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. MAA Session on Assessment of Student Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VII
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, VIII
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, IX
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. MAA Invited Paper Session on the Beauty and Power of Number Theory
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. SIAM Minisymposium on Polar Climate Modeling
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:55 p.m. NAM Granville-Brown-Haynes Session of Presentations by Recent Doctoral Recipients in the Mathematical Sciences
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Refocusing the courses below calculus: The view from the Dean's office.
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Power of Three: How the public, private, and academic sector need to work together to restore education in America.
1:15 p.m.-6:10 p.m. AMS Session on Ordinary Differential Equations
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
2:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. ASL Contributed Paper Session
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #12: Part B
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
SNAP Math Fairs in elementary education.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #2: Part B
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Using GeoGebra to create activities and applets for visualization and exploration.
2:15 p.m.-4:15 p.m. MAA Minicourse #7: Part B
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
A Game Theory path to quantitative literacy.
2:15 p.m.-4:10 p.m. RMMC Board of Directors
Capital Boardroom, Marriott
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Presentations by Teaching Awards Recipients
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
2:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m. AMS Committee on Science Policy Presentation
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Future federal science and technology budgets.
2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
From the trenches: Middle school teachers look at their training.
3:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. MAA Open House
Come see the MAA Dolciani Mathematical Center, the Halmos Carriage House, and the River of Bricks; bus service from the Marriott.
3:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. MAA Special Film Presentation
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
The Story of Maths (Part II).
3:15 p.m.-5:00 p.m. MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, II
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
4:00 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MAA Poster Session on Research by Undergraduate Students
Blue Room and Foyer, Omni Shoreham Hotel
4:15 p.m.-5:40 p.m. AMS Session on Behavioral Sciences
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
4:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. AMS Special Presentation on Congressional Fellowships
Taylor Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Business, Industry, and Government Guest Lecture
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. MAA Information Session
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Actuarial education; cosponsored by ACTEX, CAS, and SOA.
5:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. ASL Reception
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
5:00 p.m.-6:30 p.m. University of Michigan Alumni and Friends Reception
Taft Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:30 p.m.-7:30 p.m. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Department of Mathematics Alumni Reception
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. University of Kansas Alumni and Friends Reception
Truman Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Circles Business Meeting
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Hawkes Learning Systems Presentation
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. Mathematical Reviews Reception
Wilson Rooms A/B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:00 p.m.-8:40 p.m. NAM Reception, Banquet, and Cox-Talbot Address
Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
6:15 p.m.-7:15 p.m. BIG SIGMAA RECEPTION
Park Tower Suite 8216, Marriott
6:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. Budapest Semesters in Mathematics Reunion
Nathan Hale Room, Wardman Tower, Marriott
7:00 p.m.-8:30 p.m. AMS Special Film Presentation
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Wolfgang Doeblin---A Mathematician Rediscovered.
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. SIGMAA on Mathematics and the Arts Special Presentation
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
Mathematics and love: A poetry reading.
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. National Association of Math Circles (NAMC) Meeting, and NAMC and SIGMAA on Circles Joint Reception
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Reception for Millersville University Alumni Association
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Early Music Sing
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
7:30 p.m.-8:30 p.m. NAM Cox-Talbot Address
Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Leon Woodson
State of a M.A.D. Union.
8:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. MAA-Project NExT Reception
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
All Project NExT Fellows, consultants, and other friends of Project NExT are invited.
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Thursday January 8, 2009
7:00 a.m.-8:45 a.m. MAA Minority Chairs Breakfast Meeting
Nathan Hale Room, Wardman Tower, Marriott
7:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Joint Meetings Registration
Marriot Ballroom Lobby, Lobby Level, Marriott
7:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Their Applications, I
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
7:30 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Continued Fractions, II
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on Inquiry-Based Learning, I
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Function Theoretic Operator Theory, I
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, II
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on SAGE and Mathematical Research Using Open Source Software, I
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Homotopy Theory and Higher Categories, III
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Spectra of Matrix Patterns and Applications to Dynamical Systems, I
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, II
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Dynamical Systems and Differential Equations: Theory and Applications, II
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Orderings in Logic and Topology, I
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. AMS Special Session on Scientific Computing and Advanced Computation, I
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Algebraic Geometry and K-Theory
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, III
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. AMS Session on Manifolds and Cell Complexes
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on College Algebra: Focusing on Conceptual Understanding, Real-World Data, and Mathematical Modeling, II
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Developmental Mathematics Education:Helping Under-Prepared Students Transition to College-Level Mathematics
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, II
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Session on Promoting Deep Learning for Mathematics Majors through Experiential Learning, Writing, and Reflection, I
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:40 a.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, X
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. SIAM Minisymposium on the Mathematics of Energy Conversion
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. Exhibits and Book Sales
Hall C, Lower Level, Marriott
8:20 a.m.-4:30 p.m. AWM Workshop
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
This session has several parts that will be listed separately by time in this program. All presentations are open to all JMM participants.
8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Approximations and Expansions
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Mechanics
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Logic and Computer Science
Park Tower Suite 8219, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:20 a.m. AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.'s, I
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m. AMS Committee on Education Panel Discussion
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
The future of school mathematics education.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. AMS Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Christos Papadimitriou
On Nash, Brouwer, and other nonconstructive proofs.
9:00 a.m.-9:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Barbara Csima
Computable Structure Theory.
9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. AMS Special Session on New Connections Between Topology, Combinatorics, and Physics, I
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #13: Part B
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Directing undergraduate research.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #3: Part B
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Educating about the state of the planet and sustainability while enhancing calculus.
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. MAA Minicourse #8: Part B
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Taking symbols seriously: Teaching form and function in college algebra.
9:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. AMS Session on Calculus of Variations and Control
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:45 a.m. MAA Session on Research on the Teaching and Learning of Undergraduate Mathematics, III
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-10:20 a.m. SIGMAA on Statistics Education Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Technology in statistics education.
9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. NAM Panel Discussion
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
Title to be announced.
9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Student Hospitality Center
Atrium, Lower Level, outside Hall C, Marriott
9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Employment Center
Hall A, Lower Level, Marriott
9:30 a.m.-10:45 a.m. MAA-Project NExT Panel Discussion
Palladian Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Designing and teaching a geometry course for preservice secondary mathematics teachers.
10:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Jouko Väänänen
Set theoretic methods in model theory.
10:00 a.m.-10:55 a.m. NAM Business Meeting
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
10:05 a.m.-10:55 a.m. MAA Invited Address
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Ivars Peterson
Geometreks.
10:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m. AWM Workshop: Poster Session with Presentations from Women Graduate Students
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
11:10 a.m.-11:40 a.m. MAA Business Meeting
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
11:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m. AMS Business Meeting
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
12:15 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Luncheon in Honor of Retiring MAA Associate Secretary James Tattersall
Marshall Ballroom West, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. NAM Claytor-Woodard Lecture
Maryland Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
Earl R. Barnes
The Hoffman-Wielandt inequality revisited.
1:00 p.m.-1:50 p.m. ASL Invited Address
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
Albert Visser
Can we make the Second Incompleteness Theorem coordinate free?
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV
Marshall Ballroom South, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS-MAA Special Session on Inquiry-Based Learning, II
Marshall Ballroom North, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Function Theoretic Operator Theory, II
Balcony D, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Complex Dynamics and Complex Function Theory
McKinley Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Commutative Rings, III
Balcony B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:45 p.m. AMS Special Session on New Connections Between Topology, Combinatorics, and Physics, II
Virginia Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Geometry, Algebra, and Topology of Character Varieties
Wilson Room C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on SAGE and Mathematical Research Using Open Source Software, II
Delaware Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Group Actions on Curves
Virginia Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Nonlinear Evolution Equations and Their Applications, II
Virginia Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Spectra of Matrix Patterns and Applications to Dynamical Systems, II
Coolidge Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Financial Mathematics, III
Delaware Suite B, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-6:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on The Redistricting Problem
Balcony C, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Orderings in Logic and Topology, II
Harding Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:50 p.m. AMS Special Session on Scientific Computing and Advanced Computation, II
Balcony A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #14: Part B
Congressional Room B, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Teaching a course in the history of mathematics.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #4: Part B
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
An introduction to the mathematics of modern cryptography.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Minicourse #9: Part B
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Beyond formulas and algorithms: Teaching a conceptual/thematic single variable calculus course.
1:00 p.m.-3:40 p.m. AMS Session on Numerical Analysis, II
Wilson Room B, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. AMS Session on Combinatorics, IV
Washington Room 3, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:55 p.m. AMS Session on Statistics and Probability
Hoover Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. AMS Session on Group Theory
Park Tower Suite 8226, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:40 p.m. AMS Session on Difference and Functional Equations
Park Tower Suite 8228, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:10 p.m. AMS Session on Fields, Polynomials, Homological Algebra
Park Tower Suite 8219, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:10 p.m. AMS Session on Mathematical Physics
Tyler Room, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:40 p.m. MAA Session on Guided Discovery in Mathematics Education
Washington Room 2, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:35 p.m. MAA Session on Mathematics and the Arts, III
Washington Room 4, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-3:55 p.m. MAA Session on Promoting Deep Learning for Mathematics Majors through Experiential Learning, Writing, and Reflection, II
Washington Room 5, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-5:25 p.m. MAA General Contributed Paper Session, XI
Washington Room 1, Lower Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-4:25 p.m. SIAM Education Minisymposium: Professional Development and Career Choices for Students
Maryland Suite C, Lobby Level, Marriott
1:00 p.m.-2:20 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Beyond T.A. training: Calculus curriculum development by graduate teaching assistants.
1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. MAA Special Presentation
Washington Room 6, Lower Level, Marriott
Math Club in a Box.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m. AWM Workshop Panel Discussion
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
What is the right job for me?
1:15 p.m.-4:55 p.m. AMS Session on Biology, III
Wilson Room A, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
2:30 p.m.-5:20 p.m. ASL Contributed Paper Session
Maryland Suite A, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:30 p.m.-4:20 p.m. AWM Workshop: Research Presentations by Recent Ph.D.'s, II
Marriott Ballroom Salon 3, Lobby Level, Marriott
2:30 p.m.-3:50 p.m. MAA Panel Discussion
Marshall Ballroom East, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
Mathematics and public policy.
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse #10: Part B
Congressional Room A, Omni Shoreham Hotel
The ubiquitous Catalan numbers and their applications.
3:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m. MAA Minicourse #5: Part B
Hampton Ballroom, Omni Shoreham Hotel
Developing departmental self-studies.
6:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Gerald and Judith Porter Public Lecture
Marriott Ballroom Salons 1 and 2, Lobby Level, Marriott
Steven Strogatz
The story of a mathematical friendship.
7:00 p.m.-7:45 p.m. AMS-MAA-SIAM Joint Reception
Marshall Ballroom Foyer, Mezzanine Level, Marriott
7:45 p.m.-10:00 p.m. AMS Banquet
Marshall Ballrooms North/East, Mezz. Level, Marriott
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