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Virtual Joint Mathematics Meetings (formerly in Seattle, WA)

• now meeting virtually, PT (hosted by the American Mathematical Society), Seattle, WA
• April 6-9, 2022 (Wednesday - Saturday)
• Meeting #1174

Associate Secretary for the AMS Scientific Program:

Georgia Benkart, University of Wisconsin-Madison benkart@math.wisc.edu

AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Sports

• Wednesday April 6, 2022, 8:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Sports
  Organizers:
  Hope McIlwain, Mercer University
  Russ Goodman, Central College
  

  • 8:00 a.m.
    The Colley Method is an Extension of the Borda Count
    Michael A. Jones*, Mathematical Reviews | AMS
    Jennifer M. Wilson, Eugene Lang College, The New School
    (1174-91-6354)
  • 8:30 a.m.
    Quantifying Racial Bias in Major League Baseball Commentary
    Alex Lyford, Middlebury College
    Noah Whiting*, Middlebury College
    (1174-62-7617)
  • 9:00 a.m.
    Ranking sports teams using finite Hodge theory
    Alan H Durfee*, Mount Holyoke College
    (1174-10-10550)
  • 9:30 a.m.
    Unpredictability in Football Playcalling
    Mariah Woods, Virginia Military Institute
    Tianxin Zhou*, Virginia Military Institute
    (1174-10-9867)
• Wednesday April 6, 2022, 1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.
  AMS Special Session on Mathematics and Sports, II
  Organizers:
  Hope McIlwain, Mercer University
  Russ Goodman, Central College
  

  • 1:00 p.m.
    Understanding Momentum and Score Importance in Tennis Matches
    Timothy Lucas, Pepperdine University
    Tim Zeitvogel*, Pepperdine University
    (1174-62-9300)
  • 1:30 p.m.
    Inconsistencies in Olympic Figure Skating Judging
    Diana Cheng, Towson University
    John B Gonzalez*, US Department of Defense
    Janet Liu, Microsoft Corporation
    (1174-62-10598)