Friday, April 1, 2005
Registration and Exhibits Vermeer Science Center 140 (Reading Room)
Concurrent Session 1 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 3:00-3:20 | Message Authentication Codes and Quasigroups |
| ** Kristen Meyer, Iowa State University |
| 3:30-3:50 | A Multiple Integral of a Piecewise Algebraic Function. |
| Michael Rieck, Drake University |
| 4:00-4:20 | Don't Be So Sensitive! --On the Definition(s) of a Group |
| ** Jeremy Alm, Iowa State University |
Concurrent Session 2 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 3:00-3:20 | The "Basic Four" Elementary Functions and Their Applications in College Algebra |
| Scott Herriott, Maharishi University of Management |
| 3:30-3:50 | A Project Based Finite Math Course |
| Brian Birgen, Wartburg College |
| 4:00-4:20 | A Unified Representation of Function |
| Bernadette Baker, Drake University |
Concurrent Session 3 Vermeer Science Center 243
| 3:00-3:20 | Generalized Arithmetic Triangles via Convolution |
| Sean Bradley, Clarke College |
| 3:30-3:50 | The Efficiency of Morse Code as Data Compression. |
| Scott Searcy, Waldorf College |
| 4:00-4:20 | Factoring Trinomials with Less Struggling and More Success! |
| Monica Meissen, Clarke College |
Break
Round Table Discussion Vermeer Science Center 180
| 4:35-5:20 | Calvin Van Niewaal, Coe College MAA Strategic Planning - Professional Development |
Round Table Discussion Vermeer Science Center 143
| 4:35-5:20 | Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College Undergraduate Programs |
Dinner on your own See Meals information section
Plenary Session 1 Vermeer Science Center 180
| 7:30-7:50 | Planar Linkages: Robot Arms, Carpenters' Rulers, and Other Devices |
| Nancy Hagelgans, Ursinus College |
Reception Vermeer Science Center lobby
Saturday, April 2, 2005
Plenary Session 2 Vermeer Science Center 180
| 8:45-9:45 | Undergraduate Programs and Courses in the Mathematical Sciences: CUPM Curriculum Guide 2004 |
| David Bressoud, Macalester College |
Break
Concurrent Session 4 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 10:00-10:20 | The Henrici Harmonic Analyser |
| Joel Haack, University of Northern Iowa |
| 10:30-10:50 | Axioms of Kinship |
| * Cindee Calton, University of Northern Iowa |
| 11:00-11:20 | Rigor in Analysis: From Newton to Cauchy |
| * James Collingwood, Drake University |
Concurrent Session 5 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 10:00-10:20 | The Mathematics of Common Consent |
| Ronald Smith, Graceland University |
| 10:30-10:50 | Searching For Images Embedded in Mathematics |
| Charles Ashbacher |
| 11:00-11:20 | The Evolution of Cooperation |
| Rick Spellerberg, Simpson College |
Concurrent Session 6 Vermeer Science Center 243
| 10:00-10:20 | The Graph Traces of Finite Graphs and Applications to Tracial States of C*-Algebras |
| ** Matthew Johnson, University of Iowa |
| 10:30-10:50 | On the Negative Mass Assigned By the Univariate Zao-Tsiatis and Wang Estimators |
| Mahmoud Almanassra, Wartburg College |
| 11:00-11:20 | Explanation of Lepton and Meson Masses |
| ** Joseph Keller, Iowa State University |
Break
Iowa Section Business Meeting Vermeer Science Center 180
| 11:30-12:15 | Joel Haack, University of Northern Iowa, Past Chair of the Iowa Section of the MAA |
| 12:15-1:45 | (Those who are interested in Section NeXT should gather at a table in the Central Market.) |
Concurrent Session 7 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 1:45-2:05 | The Toeplitz-Silverman Theorem |
| Alexander Kleiner, Drake University |
| 2:15-2:35 | Prime divisors of Mersenne numbers and Dirichlet series |
| Christian Roettger, Iowa State University |
Concurrent Session 8 Vermeer Science Center 243
| 1:45-2:05 | Knots of Constant Curvature |
| ** Jenelle McAtee, University of Iowa |
| 2:15-2:35 | Equidissections of Trapezoids |
| Charles Jepsen, Grinnell College |
Concurrent Session 9 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 1:45-2:05 | Mathematics and Civic Engagement |
| Mariah Birgen, Wartburg College |
| 2:15-2:35 | Simple Teaching of Differential Calculus |
| Phil Wood |
Break
Concurrent Session 10 Vermeer Science Center 163
| 2:45-3:05 | The Strange Case of Shapiro's Inequality |
| A.M. Fink, Iowa State University |
| 3:15-3:35 | The History of Complex Dynamics, Part II |
| Dan Alexander, Drake University |
| 3:45-4:05 | Prince Rupert's Rectangles |
| * Erika Hartung, Central College |
Concurrent Session 11 Vermeer Science Center 143
| 2:45-3:05 | Escher's World and Green Jello World - A Concrete Introduction to Hyperbolic Geometry |
| Ruth Berger, Luther College |
| 3:15-3:35 | Equidistant Sets and Similarity Transformations |
| Eugene Herman, Grinnell College |
Concurrent Session 12 Vermeer Science Center 241
| 2:45-3:05 | Getting Students to Read a Linear Algebra Text--Methods and Reactions |
| Karen Shuman, Grinnell College |
| 3:15-3:35 | Retinal disparity via computer |
| K Stroyan, University of Iowa |
| 3:45-4:05 | A tour of the new website for the IA section of the MAA |
| Al Hibbard, Central College |
* denotes an undergraduate speaker and ** indicates a graduate student speaker
