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Talks Given at Section Meetings, 1987-1996


Section Meeting 138: Salisbury State College, June 13, 1987
Invited Address
    How NOT to Run a Mathematics Microcomputer Lab
    Lawrence S. Husch, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Papers
  1. Diagonalization over Commutative Rings
    William P. Wardlaw and R. Bruce Richter, U.S. Naval Academy
  2. Using Computer Graphics to Teach Complex Variables
    Lawrence Crone, The American University
  3. A Survey Course on Dynamical Systems
    Paul B. Massell, U.S. Naval Academy
  4. The Sequential Database Model
    Michael Frame, The American University
  5. Learning to Learn Mathematics: A One-Credit Course
    Elizabeth Shearn and Sally Wilding, University of Maryland
  6. Statistics Without Random Variables
    E. Lee May, Jr., Salisbury State College
  7. How to Use the Computer to Enhance the Teaching of Calculus
    Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  8. Favoring the Favorite: The UnAmerican Qualities of Tennis Scoring and Analysis of a Big Shot Strategy
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  9. Edge-distinguishing Map Coloring
    Daniel Ullman, The George Washington University
  10. Dimension of Plane Regions: Integer and Fractional
    E. Sharon Jones, Towson State University
  11. Teaching About Combinations Without Permutations
    Philip E. Luft, Salisbury State College

Section Meeting 139: Northern Virginia Community College, Alexandria, November 13-14, 1987
Invited Addresses
  1. Links and New Ideas
    Bernard L. Madison, University of Arkansas and National Academy of Sciences
  2. Calculus with Algebraic, Numerical, and Graphical Computing
    Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College and Purdue University
  3. The NSF Initiative in Calculus and Other Educational Programs
    Louise Raphael, National Science Foundation
Workshop
    Differential Equations Software
    Howard Penn. and Jim Buchanan, U.S. Naval Academy
Papers
  1. Minimum Dimension for Matrices of Order n
    J. R. Hanson, James Madison University
  2. On The Road with Maryland's Lean and Lively Nukes
    Richard Leo Eisenman, Rand Corporation & UMUC and Linda Mint, University of Maryland, University College
  3. A Fast Route to Spectral Decomposition and Matrix Canonical Forms, Starting with the Cauchy Integral
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland College
  4. Mathematics Accountability or Legislative Reform
    John T. Taylor, Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, FL
  5. How Many Angles?
    Clifford J. Maloney, Bethesda, MD
  6. New Uniform Asymptotic Series for Legendre Functions on the Cut
    Alexander S. Elder, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground
  7. A History of Topics in First Semester Calculus
    Thomas Sonnabend, Montgomery College
  8. The Electronic Journal
    James P. Coughlin, Towson State University
  9. Dominant Stroke Analysis: Relief from the Numbers
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  10. How Asymptotic Expansions of a Function f(z) Can Lead to More Accurate Approximations than the Convergent Series that Defines f(z)
    William D. Reddy, U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground.
  11. Calculus via Music, Humor, Video, Food, and Other Morsels
    Andre A. Bulleri , Howard Community College
  12. An Easy Method for Proving Some Hard Binomial Identities
    Lou Shapiro, Howard University
  13. A Historical Approach to Calculus
    Victor J. Katz, University of the District of Columbia
  14. Calculus, Discrete Mathematics and Signal Processing
    John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University
  15. Pupils, Pedagogs, and Problem Solving: Results from Recent Research Projects
    V. M. Camerlengo, The George Washington University
  16. Sofya Kovalevsky, Woman of Mathematics
    Marcelle Bessman, Frostburg State College
  17. Computer Software for Calculus Instruction
    Jonathan Wilkin, Northern Virginia Community College
  18. How to Inspire Differential Calculus through the Use of Discrete Dynamical Systems
    James Sandefur, Georgetown University
  19. Getting into Abstract Algebra: Quotient Groups and Other Related Topics
    Eddie Boyd, Jr., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

Section Meeting 140: Mount Saint Mary's College, April 23, 1988
Invited Addresses
  1. Panel Discussion--Teacher Preparation: Teachers for the 21st Century
    Michael Lohr, Virginia Cormnonwealth University
    Martin Johnson, University of Maryland
    Florence Fasanelli, National Science Foundation
  2. An Obvious Induction
    Leonard Gillman, President of the Mathematical Association of America, University of Texas
Workshop
    Writing Grant Proposals
    Florence Fasanelli, National Science Foundation
Papers
  1. The Effect of Microcomputer-Assisted Instruction of Mathematics Achievement and Attitudes Toward Mathematics and Microcomputers of Preservice Elementary Teachers
    Richard M .Krach, Towson State University
  2. Graphkit : A Computing Graphing Aid
    Edward T.White, Frostburg State University
  3. Ecumenical-Algebraic Chaology for the Classroom
    John Hays, Naval Research Laboratory
  4. A Solution of a Problem Posed in the American Mathematical Monthly
    James P.Coughlin, Towson State University
  5. Folding Polynomials
    William Douglas Withers, U.S. Naval Academy
  6. Playing with Blocks: Applications of the Integral as a Modeling Strategy
    Richard Leo Eisenman, RAND and University of Maryland
  7. Another Look at the Four Color Problem
    Alice T. Williams, James Madison University
  8. Critical Thinking and CAI
    Mansour A. Zarin, Mary Washington College
  9. Teaching Calculus with an HP 28
    Craig Bailey, U.S. Naval Academy
  10. Finding the Smallest Matrix of Period n
    William P. Wardlaw and R. Bruce Richter, U.S. Naval Academy
  11. Strange Attractors for Lotha Volterra Models
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland College
  12. The Convergence Rates of the Conditional Risk Estimates in the Problem of the Nearest Neighbor Prediction
    Ling Chen, The American University
  13. Using Computer Graphics and Numeric Software in the Teaching of Calculus
    Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  14. A True One-Angle Form of SAS
    Clifford J. Maloney, National Institute of Health (Retired)
  15. An Error Analysis of a Centrifugal Separation Problem
    Ed Donley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
  16. A Semi -Intelligent User Interface
    Nimer Fayez Baya'a, The American University
  17. Group Codes: A Unifying Application in Discrete Mathematics
    Helmer Junghans, Montgomery College
Student Papers
    The Mathematical Creativity of Ancient Civilizations
    Robert Blair, Brenda Call, Joe Hartung, Roy Siskind, and Eric Tomas Students, Galludet University, T. Hoy Booker, Sponsor

Section Meeting 141: American University, November 11-12, 1988
Invited Addresses
  1. Is Your Mathematics the Same as Your Grandfather's?
    Paul Halmos, Santa Clara University
  2. The Art of Mental Calculation
    Arthur Benjamin, Ph. D. Candidate, Johns Hopkins University
Workshop
    Incorporating the History of Calculus into the Calculus Classroom
    Frederick Rickey, Bowling Green State University
Papers
  1. Bilinear Basics on the Complex Plane
    T. Hoy Booker, Gallaudet University
  2. The Green's Function Method for the Supported Plate Boundary Value Problem
    Steven H. Schot, American University
  3. Inequalities Revisited: An Innovative Look that Stresses Geometric Understanding as well as Algebraic Competence
    Mary T. Treanor, Valparaiso University
  4. A Strange Proof of the Gauss-Legendre Duplication Formula for the Gamma Function
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland College
  5. Communication in Mathematics: Teaching Mathematics Majors to Write Proofs
    C. C. Hanna, U.S. Naval Academy
  6. How Does Your Calculator Work?
    Peter Truner, U.S. Naval Academy
  7. A Finite Difference Model for the Effect of Granularity on Retinal Laser Burns
    Richard B. Tucker, Mary Baldwin College
  8. An Application of Computer Graphics to Commuting Polynomials
    Lawrence Crone, American University
  9. An Elusive Recursion -- Captured by Using a Pascal-like Pseudo-code
    William D. Reddy, Loyola College
  10. Matrices of the Form AB - BA
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  11. Rolle's Theorem on a Class of Triangles
    William M . Sanders, James Madison University
  12. MDEP: Software for Teaching Differential Equations
    James Buchanan, U.S. Naval Academy
  13. Fractal Images: Theory, Procedure and Applications
    Stephen D. Casey, American University
  14. Dynamic Systems and Neural Networks
    Paul B. Massell, Johns Hopkins University
  15. A Statistical Analysis of a Mathematics Placement Test and Its Impact on Optimal Setting of Cutoff Scores
    Richard Auer and Paul Maiste, Loyola College
  16. Probability and Statistics Tutorials
    Michael W. Chamberlain, U.S. Naval Academy
  17. A Successful Intervention Program for High Ability Minority Students
    Linda B. Hayden, American University
  18. The Relationship Among Levels of Mathematics Anxiety in Elementary Classroom Teachers, Selected Teacher Variables , and Student Achievement in Grades Two Through Six
    Martha A. Brown, Prince Georges County (MD) Public Schools
  19. Perturbation of Eigenvalues of Stability Matrices
    Betty Mayfield, Hood College
Student Papers
  1. The Effectiveness of Various Priority Queueing Algorithms as Applied to a Multi-tasking System
    David Rosen, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  2. A Chaotic Analysis Technique for the Planar Restricted Three-Body Problem
    Eric D. Scheirer, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  3. Paths of Convergence to the Roots of Unity by the Newton-Raphson Method: An Investigation
    Manish Tuteja, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology
  4. The Power Function of a New Test for the Interval Hypothesis
    Ahmad Mokatrin, American University
Discussion
    The Formation and Activities of Student MAA Chapters - a Discussion
    Elizabeth Teles (Moderator), Montgomery College.

Section Meeting 142: Tidewater Community College, April 21-22, 1989
Invited Address
    Against All Odds - Inside Statistics
    Solomon Garfunkel, Executive Director, COMAP
Workshop
    Software for Differential Equations
    James Buchanan and Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
Papers
  1. Chaos in Newton's Method
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland University
  2. Asymptotic Factorization of Operators, Part II: The Non-Linear Case
    Andrew G. McMorran and Charlie H. Cooke, Old Dominion University
  3. Semi-Linear Transformations and Matrix Theory
    Dipa Choudhury, Loyola College
  4. How about a Real Partial differential Equations Course?
    James P. Coughlin, Towson State University
  5. A Fourier Model for Human Vision
    John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University
  6. Women of Mathematics: Then and Now
    Florence Fasanelli, NSF - Young Scholars Project
  7. The Product Rule for Integrals
    Daniel Richman, Towson State University
  8. Euler's Theorem for Polynomials
    William Wardlaw , U.S. Naval Academy
  9. Note on a Diffusion Model of Tissue Growth
    Sophia A. Maggelakis and John A. Adam, Old Dominion University
  10. Using Mathematics to Compare the Effectiveness of Computerized Information Systems
    Archie W. Earl, Christopher Newport College
  11. Report on NCTM Standards
    Charlotte E. Copley, Hampton Public Schools
  12. A Kinder, Gentler Airport
    Georgetown University Modeling Team, 1989 Modeling Competition Andrew Vogt, Faculty Advisor
  13. Computer Assisted Instruction and Critical Thinking Developmental Model - Some Results from the 1988 Presentation
    Mansour Akbari-Zarin, Mary Washington College
  14. NSA Initiatives in Mathematics and Mathematics Education
    J. Kevin Colligan, NSA
Student Papers
  1. A Mathematical Model for Pollution Control: Where to Build a Sewage Treatment Plant?
    Linda Chrisler, Hood College
  2. A Mathematical Model for Traffic Control: Four-Way Stop Sign or Traffic Signal?
    Josephine Bynum and James Moler, Hood College
  3. Trachtenberg System of Basic Mathematical Computations
    John B. Tant
  4. Negative Bases
    Michael Fripp, All-American Academic Team, Bruton High School, Williamsburg, VA

Section Meeting 143: Howard University, November 10-11, 1989
Invited Addresses
  1. Chaos, Fractals, and Dynamics: Computer Experiments in Mathematics
    Robert Devaney, Boston University
  2. Challenges of the Nineties
    Marcia P. Sward, Executive Director, Mathematical Association of America
Workshop
    The Role of Writing in Calculus
    David A. Smith, Duke University
Papers
  1. The Number e - Its Form and Uses
    Alexander Bathula, Montgomery College
  2. Pareto-Levy Distributions and Fractal Sets: Theory and Applications
    Stephen D. Casey, American University
  3. How You Can Benefit from the USNA Infinitesimal Modeling Project
    Robert A. Hermann, U.S. Naval Academy
  4. Finding Prime-Rich Quadratic Equations from a Special Array of the Odd Integers
    Robert S. Sery
  5. Entropy and Cross Entropy
    James P. Coughlan, Towson State Universtiy
  6. Another Pascal's Triangle
    Jeff Hakim, American University
  7. Computer-Generated Spyrographs
    Howard Penn and Craig Bailey, U.S. Naval Academy
  8. Time-Varying, Nonlinear Waves in Non-uniform Media-An Exact, Analytical, Closed Form Solution
    Henry Berger, USDA Graduate School
  9. The Exploration of Unit Fractions
    Carl Thomas Moore, Morgan State University
  10. Intersections of Hyperbolic Geodesics
    Hanna Sandler, American University
  11. A Model Technology: Preservice Program for Secondary Mathematics Teachers
    William Tate, University of Maryland
  12. Chaos in the Classroom
    Chris Allgyer, Mountain Empire Community College.
  13. A Teaching Package for Numerical Analysis
    James Buchanan and Peter Turner, U.S. Naval Academy
  14. In Search of Idempotents
    Jeanne Draper, Virginia Commonwealth University
  15. Elementary Derivation of Clifford Algebra
    John Hays, Naval Research Laboratory
  16. Snapshots of a Space-Filling Curve
    Gregory Alexander, American University
  17. Control Systems and Cybernetics: Some Basic Concepts
    Archie Earl, Christopher Newport College
  18. Proving the Impossible
    Robert Hanson, James Madison University
  19. Smithsonian Landmarks in the History of Digital Computing
    Peggy Aldrich Kidwell and Paul Ceruzzi, National Museum of American History

Section Meeting 144: Frostburg State University, April 28, 1990
Invited Addresses
  1. Graphing Curves & Surfaces on a Computer
    Harley Flanders, University of Michigan
  2. Women in Mathematics Before the MAA
    Judy Green, Marymount University
Papers
  1. A Systemic Approach of Teaching a Solution of Quadratic Inequalities and to Display the Line Graph on a Computer
    Permjit Sehder & Prem Bhatia
  2. Chaotic Dynamics and Newton's Method
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland University
  3. The Changing Calculus Curriculum: Perspectives from Seven Community Colleges in Maryland
    Elizabeth Teles, Montgomery College
  4. Teaching Calculus with an Interactive 'Microcalc' Laboratory
    Marcelle Bessman, Frostburg State University
  5. Random Fractals
    John Nolan, American University
  6. Synthesis of Predicates from Input/Output
    Vojislav Stojkovic, Morgan State University
  7. Yet Another Modeling Course
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  8. The Ring of Arithmetic Functions
    William Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
Student Papers
  1. Simple Rings
    Gail Armstrong, James Madison University
  2. Simulation Study of a Single Server Ququing Model with a Non-Homogeneous Poisson Process
    Gary Gensler, James Madison University
  3. In Search of an Addition for Hofer's Model
    Peter Cummings, James Madison University
  4. A Comparison of Three Methods for Proving Programs
    Ramon Mata-Toledo, David Duvall-Early, and Mark Miller, James Madison University
  5. Proofs by Full Covering
    Karen Klaimon, James Madison University
  6. The Optimal Snow Plow Route
    James Madison University Mathematics Contest in Modeling Team
    Megan Bickerstaff,, Sharon Graves, and Joan Harwood, James Madison University
  7. The Optimal Snow Plow Route
    Mount St. Mary's College Mathematics Contest in Modeling Team Ed Medvid, Bernda Nuckels, and Patrick Melody, Mount St. Mary's College
  8. Dosage of a New Brain Drug
    Georgetown University Mathematics Contest in Modeling Team
    Ronald G. Rosier, Christopher Scannell, and David Wehner, Georgetown University

Section Meeting 145: Towson State University, November 16-17, 1990
Invited Addresses
  1. A General Education Course
    Bill Bompart, Augusta College
  2. Mathematics of Identification Numbers
    Joe Gallian, University of Minnesota-Duluth
Panel Discussion
    Update on Local Mathematics Coalitions
    Nelson Markley, University of Maryland; Rubin Farley, Virginia Commonwealth University; and Paula Duckett, MSEB
Papers
  1. Recruiting Minorities into Mathematics
    Tony Hawkins, MAA
  2. Geometry of Correlation
    Clifford Maloney
  3. A Mathematician Ventures into the Physics Classroom
    Milton P. Eisner, Mount Vernon College
  4. APL: A Programming Language
    Edward J. Danial, Towson State University
  5. Mathematics Day at TJ
    John M. Smith, George Mason University
  6. The Overdamped Spring
    J. P. Coughlin and E. D. Richman, Towson State University
  7. Non-western Mathematics in the University Classroom
    Victor Katz, University of the District of Columbia
  8. On the Map Operator and the Reduction Operator
    Vojislav Stopkovic, Morgan State University
  9. From Math Bewareness to Math Awareness
    Rodica Simion
  10. The Necessity for Nonstandard Analysis
    Robert A. Herrmann, U.S. Naval Academy
  11. Box and Hausdorff Dimensions of Fractal Sets
    Mark Smiley, Goucher College.
  12. Complexity of Restricted Connectivity of a Graph
    Andrew D. Oh, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  13. Benjamin Banneker
    Florence Fasanelli, MAA
  14. Matrix Representation of Finite Fields
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy.
  15. A Tridiagonalization Process for Unsymmetric Matrices
    Cathy Smiley, Towson State University
  16. The Effect of Structured Notetaking on Student Success in Calculus I
    Eugene Brown, Northern Virginia Community College

Section Meeting 146: Virginia Commonwealth University, April 27, 1991
Invited Address
    Technology in the Curriculum: Derive™ and Gyrographics™
    Jerry A. Johnson, Oklahoma State University
Workshop
    The Uses of the Computer in the Teaching of Calculus
    Jerry A. Johnson, Oklahoma State University
Papers
  1. A Multivariate Analysis of Media Spending
    Richard E. Auer, Loyola College
  2. Mental Calculation: An Approach to Number Theory
    Wayne M. Dymacek, Washington and Lee University
  3. Periods and Subperiods of Matrices
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy.
  4. Lean and Lively Through Exercise
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
  5. Discrete Approximating Measures
    John Nolan, American University
  6. Periodic Solutions to Nonlinear Ordinary Differential Equations
    Parviz Khajeh-Khalili
  7. Convert's First Experience with Computers in Calculus
    J. Michael Berman, Hampden-Sydney College
  8. Two Problems in Remote Sensing and Convolution Equations
    Stephen D. Casey, American University
  9. Commutative Schreier Extensions of Small Groups and Monoids
    V. Ray Hancock, Emory and Henry College
  10. Sneaking Up on Limits
    Helen Christensen, RSM, Loyola College
  11. Writing Assignments for Mathematics Instruction
    Kethleen M. Shannon, Salisbury State University
  12. Software Graphics from Mathematical Vision Research
    John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University
  13. Convergence of Sequences of Polynomials and their Derivatives
    Thomas Fanney, Virginia Wesleyan College
  14. Are Seven-Game Baseball Playoffs Fairer than Five-Game?
    E. Lee May, Jr., Salisbury State University
  15. Teaching History of Mathematics in a Small-College Liberal Arts Setting
    Christopher E. Barat, Randolph-Macon College.
  16. Geodesics on Hyperbolic Surfaces
    Hanna Sandler, American University
  17. Insights: Curriculum & Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics
    C. Michael Lohr and Loretta Braxton, Virginia Commonwealth University
  18. Second Course of Linear Algebra in Undergraduate Studies
    Dipa Choudhury. Loyola College
  19. Mathematica™ and Calculus I
    Mike Kerckhove, University of Richmond.
  20. Conditional Connectivity of k-Trees
    Andrew D. Oh, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  21. On Completeness of L2 (F), for a Bimeasure of F
    Abol G. Miamee, Hampton University
  22. Mathematical Consequences of the 1990 Census
    Milton P. Eisner, Mount Vernon College
  23. Isogonal Configurations
    Tim Murdoch, Washington and Lee University
  24. Writing a simple CAS
    Robb T. Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
Student Papers
  1. The Distributional Stieltjes Transformation
    Will Miles, Virginia Commonwealth University
  2. Topics on Full Covering
    Karen Klaimon, James Madison University
  3. The Shannon Sampling Theorem: Theory and Applications
    Nora Wade, American University
  4. Convergence of Complex Continued Fractions
    Ti McDevitt, James Madison University
  5. Numerical Analysis of a Singular Perturbation Problem
    Jeffrey Schroeter, James Madison University.
  6. Simulation Studies of the Distribution of a Vector Correlation
    Yong Li, American University
  7. Mathematical Contest in Modeling (Winning Teams)
    Thomas Jefferson High School, Johns Hopkins University, Salisbury State University, St. Mary's College

Section Meeting 147: Marymount University, November 15-16, 1991
Invited Addresses
  1. Mathematics through Sculpture
    Helamon Ferguson
  2. Faculty Roles in the 80s
    Lida K.Barrett Workkshop
  3. Using DERIVE for the Concepts of Calculus
    Jon Wilkin, Northern Virginia Community College Elizabeth J. Teles, National Science Foundation Mary Kay Abbey, Montgomery College
  4. Using Microcalc in the Classroom
    Marcelle Bessman, Frostburg State University
  5. Initiating an Intervention Program for Minority Middle and High School Students
    William Hawkins, SUMMA
Papers
  1. Calculating Women: Filling in the Time Line
    Marcelle Besseman, Frostburg State University
  2. Applications of Complex Variables in Fluid Dynamics
    Peter McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy
  3. Calculus with an Inexpensive Computer Algebra System
    J. Michael Berman, Hampden-Sydney College
  4. The Water Jug Problem
    Vojislav Stojkovic, Morgan State University
  5. Resurrectlng the Buried Methods
    Alexander Bathula and Florence Ashby, Montgomery College
  6. Chain Addition Cycles
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  7. Teaching College Mathematics
    Genevieve M. Knight, Coppin State College
  8. Visual Thinking and the Graphing Calculator in Precalculus
    Helmer G. Junghans and Patricia D. Rocklein, Montgomery College
  9. Restricted Connectivity in n-Cube Networks
    Andrew D. Oh, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  10. MPP3D, Surface Plotting Software
    Howard Lewis Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  11. The Necessity for Nonstandard Analysis
    Robert A. Herrmann, U.S. Naval Academy

Section Meeting 148: University of Virginia, April 24-25, 1992
Invited Address
    Deborah Hughes Hallett, Harvard University
Workshop
    EXP Workshop
    Jon Wilken, Northern Virginia Community College
Papers
  1. Digital Image Processing
    John Schmeelk, Virginia Commonwealth University
  2. Incompatible Degrees in Fuzzy Unions
    E. William Chapin, University of Maryland Eastern Shore
  3. Quaternions & Lagrange's Theorem
    Harold N. Ward, University of Virginia
  4. What Are Artificial Life and Perculation Theory
    Peter McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy
  5. Visualization of Applications of Calculus and Differential Equations
    Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  6. Solving Natural Equations for Space Curves
    Paul D. Scofield, Washington and Lee University
  7. Minimum and Characteristic Polynomials of Low Rank Matrices
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  8. Strings in Common LISP
    Vojislav Stojkovic, Morgan State University
  9. Programs Available for Mathematics Education
    Elizabeth J. Teles, National Science Foundation
  10. MathemaGIC: A Mathematical Guide to Issue Competence
    Philippe Loustaunau, George Mason University
  11. The Flowering of Mathematics in the Garden of Allah
    Florence Ashby, Alexander Bathula, and Jose Alonso, Montgomery College
  12. Is the Integral Test Wrong?
    E. Lee May, Jr. and Howard Seidel, (Student), Washington and Lee University
Student Papers
  1. Researching Linear Fractional Models
    Jennifer M. Carr, Washington and Lee University
  2. Elliptical Curves over Finite Fields
    Eric Von York, George Mason University
  3. Computer Vision: An Improved Algorithm to Determine Motion
    Christopher Kirmse, Thomas Jefferson High School
  4. Computational Aspects of Polynomial Rings
    Albert Lin, Thomas Jefferson High School
  5. A Topic in Numerical Analysis
    Tamiko Brim, Bowie State University
  6. Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    Winning Teams from Section

Section Meeting 149: Coppin State University, November 13-14, 1992
Invited Addresses
  1. How to Pick Topics For and Encourage Participation in Undergraduate Research
    Aparna Higgins, University of Dayton
  2. Braids on the 2-Sphere
    Lee Neuwirth, Center for Communications Research, Princeton, NJ
  3. Patricia Rogers, York University, Toronto, ON

Section Meeting 150: Christopher Newport University, April 16-17, 1993
Invited Addresses
  1. Cryptanalysis During World War II
    Peter Hilton, State University of New York at Binghamton
  2. Magic Tricks, Card Shuffling, and Dynamic Computer Memories
    S. Brent Morris, National Security Agency
Papers
  1. An Introduction to Tomography
    Peter McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy
  2. Using Interactive Math Texts as Teaching Tools, Part I
    Marcelle Bessman, Frostburg State University James B. White, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  3. A Geometry of Testing Hypotheses
    Laxman M.Hegde, Frostburg State University
  4. Evaluating a Gauss-Laguerre Integral using Recursion Relations
    William D. Reddy and Don Moss, Loyola College
  5. Modeling the Oil Spill Cleanup after the Exxon Valdez
    Peter C. Olsen, National Security Agency
  6. Using Interactive Math Texts as Teaching Tools, Part II
    Marcelle Bessman, Frostburg State University James B.White, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
  7. Unification: A Predicate Calculus Matching Algorithm
    Vojislav Stojkovic and Samir Tannouri, Morgan State University
  8. Factoring Cyclotomic Polynomials with Matrices
    William P.Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  9. Graphics Calculators in Probability and Statistics
    Bruce Torrence, Georgetown University
  10. Pre-Calculus Reform
    Ben Fusaro, Salisbury State University
  11. Al-Khowarizmi's Six Problems
    Ahlam Bl-Hage Tannouri, Morgan State University
  12. Notes on Class p Hypercubes
    Andrew D. Oh, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  13. Characteristic Classes of Totally Geodesic and Riemannian Foliations
    Carla N. Schultes. Salisbury State University
  14. Using Derive to Increase Student Understanding of Applied Calculus
    Celeste M. Jordan. Salisbury State University
  15. Identifying Dyadics by the Structure of Their Cuts
    Robert Singer. James Madison University
  16. Fractal Construction
    Kristy J. Oninger. James Madison University
  17. Continued Fractions and Strong Chaos
    Melissa Pennell, Virginia Wesleyan College
  18. Undergraduate Research Projects in Graph Theory
    Bruce Torrence, Georgetown University
  19. Calculus Reform: An Evolutionary Talk
    Roland Minton. Roanoke College
  20. A Factor Analysis of Sexual Attitudes and Personality
    Richard B. Auer, Loyola College
  21. One Picture is Worth...Use of Graphics Calculators in a "Soft" Calculus Course
    John H. Biggs, Frostburg State University
Student Papers
    Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    Winning Teams from the Section

Section Meeting 151: Montgomery College, Takoma Park, November 12-13, 1993
Invited Addresses
  1. Whose Mother Is It? In Search of a Mathematical Theory of Communication
    Keith Devlin, St. Mary 's College of California
  2. Angle Trisectors
    Underwood Dudley, DePauw University
Workshop
    Grant Opportunities for Innovation in Collegiate Mathematics
    Elizabeth Teles, Montgomery College and National Science Foundation
Discussions
  1. NSF Innovation Grants: New Opportunities
    Elizabeth Teles, Montgomery College and National Science Foundation
    Genevieve Knight, Coppin State College
    Jim Sandefur, Georgetown University<
  2. A Review of the Engergy Systems Modeling Workshop
    Ben Fusaro, Salisbury State University
Papers
  1. Fun With Parametric Equations
    Howard Lewis Penn. U.S. Naval Academy
  2. Farm Soil Conservation Modeling
    John Biggs and Pat Gladu, Frostburg State University
  3. An lntroduction to Modeling of Economic Time Series
    Ferdinand Wang, American University
  4. Partial Differential Equations, Separation of Variables, and Relativistic Alterations
    Robert A. Herrmann, U.S. Naval Academy
  5. Accumulate and Reduce Functionals Programming in Mathematica
    Vojislav Stojkovic and Samir Tannouri, Morgan State University
  6. The Use of Symmetry in Solving Boundary Value Problems on the Line
    Peter A. McCoy, U.S. Naval Academy
  7. A Geometric View of the Auxiliary Function Approach to Lagrange Multipliers
    Dan Kalman, American University
  8. MathCad in the Introductory Physics & Calculus Courses: Are We Still Ignoring Air Resistance?
    Allen P. Flora, Hood College
  9. Competition Models and Mathematica
    Ahlam El-Hage Tannouri, Morgan State University
  10. Hamiltonian Cycles in Bipartite Plane Cubic Maps
    Doug Peterson, Hood College
  11. Chaotic Dynamic
    Jon Scott, Montgomery College and Denny Gulik, University of Maryland
  12. Strategy of a Game Using a Grundy Function
    Chris Wagner, Loyola College
  13. A Comparison of the Fourier and Wavelet 'Transforms
    Matt Fivash, American University
  14. An Afternoon at Baskin-Robbins
    Merida Baque and Rachel Paine, Hood College
  15. The Red Delicious Apple Dilemma
    Melissa Haller, Hood College
  16. Universal Functions
    Xiao-Xiong Gan, Morgan State University
  17. Semisimple Semigroup (Preliminary Report)
    Eun-Ho Lee, Morgan State University
  18. Classical Induction Results Without Induction
    J. Bernard Nestor, Morgan State University
  19. Solving Bezout Equations Using Sampling
    Stephen D. Casey, American University

Section Meeting 152: St. Mary's College of Maryland, April 15-16, 1994
Invited Addresses
  1. Conceptual Issues In Conservation of Biological Diversity
    Robert McKelvey University of Montana
  2. Visual Clustering, Modes, and Nonparametric Density Estimation
    David W. Scott, Rice University
  3. Some History of Fermat's Last Theorem
    V. Frederick Rickey, Bowling Green State University and MAA
Workshop
    Getting Started with SPSS
    Ahlam Bl-Hage Tannouri, Morgan Stato University
Papers
  1. Error-correcting Codes for Alphanumeric Data
    George Mackiw, Loyola College of Maryland
  2. On ∫0∞(sin(x)/x)n(sin(mx)/x) dx and Related Integrals
    John Milcetich. University of the District of Columbia
  3. Generalized Pythagorean Triangles and Pythagorean Sequences
    J. Bernard Nestor, Morgan State Univenity
  4. Discrete Time Survival Analysis and Student Loan Lifetimes
    Bruce Murrie, U.S. Department of Education
  5. Good Matrices (Integer Matrices which Preserve GCDs)
    William P.Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  6. Cuts in Hypercube Networks
    Andrew D. Oh, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  7. Optimization: The Hot and Cold Boltzman Machine
    James P.Coughlin, Towson State University
  8. The Development of Curvilinear Coordinate Systems for Scientific Applications
    Bonita V. Saunders, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  9. A Comparison of Results for a Multiple Choice Final Exam Between Students in Reformed Calculus and Regular Calculus
    Howard Lewis Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  10. A Pascal-type Triangle and Sums of Powers
    Beverly Hargraves, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  11. Presentations of the Special and General Linear Groups
    Theresa A. Francis, Mount St. Mary's College
  12. Recapturing Some Approximate Antigradlents
    Xiao-Xiong Gan, Morgan State University
  13. What Mathematics do Business Majors Really Need?
    George Pfeiffer,Norfolk State University
  14. How Much Harder Is It?
    Bill Reddy, Loyola College of Maryland
  15. The Use of Mathematica Projects in Abstract Algebra
    Robb T.Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
  16. The AAA Similarity Theorem: An Easy Proof
    Ronald L.Persky, Christopher Newport University
  17. Definite Clause Grammar (DCG) Translator
    Vojislav Stojkovic and Samit Taanouri, Morgan State Univeraity
  18. Semlslmplicity of Projective Semigroup
    Eun Ho Moon Lee,Mmgan State University
  19. Random Fractals II
    John P.Nolan. The American University
  20. A Note on Symmetric and Normal Matrices
    Dipa Choudhury, Loyola College of Maryland
  21. A Comparision of Capability Indices Under Various Distribution Assumptions
    Lynn Malacane, James Madison University
  22. The Ancient Mathematics in China
    Tafyu Kim, Morgan State University
  23. The Number of Edges in a Subgraph of a Hamming Graph
    Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
  24. A Test of Affineness
    Christopher Kohl, James Madison University
  25. The Nonconvergence of the Homogeneous Multilayer Approximation in Remote Sensing
    Henry Berger. U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center
  26. I Survived Student Teaching
    Kim O'Kane and Laura Lentz. Hood College
  27. Distance Formulas in Complex Hyperbolic Space
    Hanna Sandler, The American University
  28. Euler's Integral and the Riemann Zeta Function
    Parviz Khalili, Christopher Newport University
  29. Mathematical Contest in Modeling
    Winning Teams from the Section
MAA Student Conference on Environment Mathematics

Invited Addresses
  1. The Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
    Peter Olsen, National Security Agency and U.S. Coast Guard Reserve
  2. Some History of Fermat's Last Theorem
    V. Frederick Rickey, Bowling Green State University and MAA
Workshop
    Modeling Viability of Endangered Species
    Rohert McKelvey. University of Montana
Student Papers
  1. Graph Theory and the Environment
    Sharrod Perry, Morgan State University
  2. Carton Dioxide and Global Warming
    Sharon Pesto, Rebecca Thompson, Donna Zajaczkowska. Notre Dame College
  3. Delay Integral Equations and Population Dynamics
    Lora Schwehr, Roanoke College
  4. A Study of Drinking Water System
    Salome Wallace-El, Morgan State University
  5. The Construction of an Energy-efficient Home
    Thomas Buckley and Steven Wilcox, James Madison University MCM 94 Team
  6. Hot and Cold — The Problem Underfoot
    Efraim Berkovich, Erich Wedam, and Jin Xie, Georgetown University MCM 94 Team
  7. Heating, Cooling, and Constuction Costs
    Scott Blakeman and Tan Marsh, Hood College MCM 94 Team

Section Meeting 153: Western Maryland College, November 11-12, 1994
Invited Addresses
  1. The Teacher as Coach: Bridging the Gap Between Access and Equal Opportunity
    Herbert Gross, Bunker Hill Community College
  2. Controlling Chaos
    Celso Grebogi, University of Maryland
Workshop
  1. Introduction to the HP48G Graphing Calculator
    Jack Clark, Western Maryland College
  2. How Can a Graphing Calculator Enhance a Traditional Precalculus, Calculus, or Linear Algebra Course?
    Pat Taylor and Cathy Hoffmaster, Thomas Nelson Community College
Papers
  1. A Solution to the General Grand Unification Problem or How to Create a Universe
    Robert Herrmann, U.S. Naval Academy A Math Educators Guide to the Internet Jon Scott, Montgomery College and Elizabeth Teles, National Science Foundation
  2. Finite Groups of Integer Matrices and SL(2,3)
    George Mackiw, Loyola College
  3. The Maryland Collaborative for Teacher Prep.(MCTP)
    Rebecca Lee, Bowie State University
  4. Chaos and the Heart
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
  5. Using Computer Graphics to Visualize Mathematics
    Mark Smiley, Goucher College
  6. Summing Some Sumerial Series
    Alan O. Plait, AsTech Associates
  7. Fourier's Series and l'Hopital's Rule
    Henry Berger, U.S. Army Topographic Engineering Center
  8. Prediction Results in Systems With Intermittent Chaos
    Steven M. Hetzler, Salisbury State University
  9. A New Algorithm to Maintain Binary Search Trees Ideally Balanced
    Sam Tannouri, Morgan State University
  10. Using Graph Theory to Solve an Instant Insanity Puzzle
    Helen Christensen, RSM, Loyola College
  11. "Real" Precalculus
    Ben Zirkle, Virginia Western Community College
  12. Chebyshev Inequalities and Comonotonicity
    Thomas E.Armstrong, University of Maryland-Baltimore County
  13. An Extension of the Programming Language Maple
    Vojislav Stojkovic, Morgan State University
  14. An Interesting Rooted Tree (or how not to get lost in a small forest)
    Richard McCoart, Loyola College
  15. Using Writing for Algebra Review in Calculus Sample Exercises
    Carla Schultes and Steven Hetzler, Salisbury State University
  16. New Theorems in Continued Fractions
    Alexander Bathula, Montgomery College
  17. A Classroom Experiment - Two Learning Styles
    Edward G. Zdinak, The Virginia Military Institute
  18. Modeling Using Monte-Carlo Simulation
    Ahlam E. Tannouri, Morgan State University
Student Papers
  1. Kamal Al-Din Farsi and Amicable Numbers
    Behzad Jalali, American University
  2. Bipartite Steinhaus Graphs
    Matt Koerlin, Washington and Lee University
  3. Planar Steinhaus Graphs
    Jean-Cuy Speton, Washington and Lee University
  4. Disconnected Complements of Steinhaus Graphs
    Jennifer Yanulavich, Washington and Lee University

Section Meeting 154: Thomas Nelson Community College, April 7-8, 1995
Joint meeting with the Virginia Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges

Joint Sessions
  1. Earth Math: Precalculus With and Environmental Focus
    Christopher Schaufele, Kennesaw State College
  2. Panel: Standards for Introductory College Mathematics
    Elizabeth Teles, National Science Foundation Jon Scott, Montgomery College Jon Wilkin, Northern Virginia Community College Susan Wood, J. Sargent Reynolds Community College Martha Clutter, Piedmont Virginia Community College
MAA Workshops
  1. A Mathematics Educator's Guide to the Internet
    Jon Scott, Montgomery College Elizabeth Teles, National Science Foundation
  2. The Mathematics Archives
    Przemyslaw Bogacki, Old Dominion University
  3. Environmental Mathematics
    Ben Fusaro, Salisbury State University
MAA Papers
  1. A Classroom Communication System for Real-Time Assessment of Student Understanding and of Teaching Effectiveness: A Demonstration With Applications in Mathematics
    George Webb and Fred Hartline, Christopher Newport University
  2. Cycle-Specific Chemotherapy and Growth Factors: A Mathematical Model
    John Carl Panetta, Old Dominion University
  3. Association Schemes Defined by Classical Groups
    Wing Man Kwok, Christopher Newport University
  4. Computer Activities For Calculus Using MathCad
    Przemyslaw Bogacki, Old Dominion University ""
  5. A Sequence That Defines the Arcsine
    Richard Stark, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  6. Poisson Formula Revisited
    Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
  7. An Introduction to Wavelet Packets
    Brian Bradie, Christopher Newport University
  8. Mathematics in Biomechanics Research
    Jiashi Hou, Old Dominion University
  9. Pythagorean Triples: Angles, Series, Sequences, Matrices
    Bill Spohn, Retired, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
  10. Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head :Computer Labs For Calculus
    Betty Mayfield, Hood College
  11. Relearning Calculus
    Dipa Choudhury, Loyola College in Maryland
  12. A Restructured Precalculus Course for High Schools and Colleges
    Wayne Patty, Virginia Tech
  13. Mathematical Models and Metaphors of Tumor Growth and Vascularization
    John A. Adam, Old Dominion University
  14. Statistical Distance
    Laxman Hegde, Frostburg State University
  15. An Eclectic Approach to the Senior Seminar
    William Abrams, Longwood College
  16. A New Look At Picard Iterates For Ordinary Differential Equations
    James Sochacki, James Madison University
  17. Genetically Complex Diseases
    John Nolan, American University
  18. The Shortest Distance Between Two Points May Not Be A Straight Line
    Carla Schultes, Salisbury State University
  19. The Regional Summer Math and Science Institute: A Business, College and School Partnership
    Judy Remsburg, Thomas Nelson Community College
  20. What Your Differential Equations Course Might Be
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  21. An Up and Down Design For Truncated Groups
    Misrak Gezmu, Norfolk State University
  22. A Recurrence Relation For The Riemann Zeta Function
    Parviz Khalili, Christopher Newport University
  23. Real Precalculus
    Ben Zirkle, Virginia Western Conununity College
  24. Sampling Proportions and Percentages of Student Loan Borrowers
    Bruce Murrie, U.S. Department of Education
  25. Linear Algebra and the Irrationality of the Square Root of Two
    Dan Kalman, American University Student Presentations
  26. Experiences With Modeling Using Maple
    Sandra Henson, Mary Mccoy, Jennifer Traglia, Salome El-Wallace Morgan State University. Advisor: A . Tannouri,
  27. Spirographs and the Chambered Nautilus :Using the Computer in Calculus III
    Julie Ayres, Jennifer Fisher, Elizabeth Kyle Hood College, Advisor: Betty Mayfield,
  28. How Does It Do That? A Student's View of Computer­based Equation Solving Techniques
    Brooks Williston, Hood College; Advisor: Betty Mayfield
  29. My Adventures in the Land of SPSSx
    Rachel Paine, Hood College; Advisor: Betty Mayfield
  30. A Fair Salary Compensation System
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Phillip Chang, Karen Hersey and Ellen Shirley College of William & Mary; Advisor: Hugo J. Woerdeman
  31. The Intersections of a Plane and a Helix
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Honorable Mention Andrew Chen, Christopher Hanes and Ron Walker University of Richmond; Advisor: Kathy W. Hoke
  32. Machine Implementation Of The Picard Process
    Garrick Evans, James Madison University
  33. Population Survival Rate of the Bald Eagle
    Beth A. Stockslager, Hood College; Advisor: Betty Mayfield
  34. A Fair Salary Compensation System
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award James L.Moser, David Rebel, and Christine Wilson, Mt. St. Mary's College Advisor: Fred J. Partier
  35. The Intersections of a Plane and a Helix
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Honorable Mention Benjamin Goetz, Michael Westover, and Joanna Yun, Thomas Jefferson High School; Advisor: Peter J. Braxton

Section Meeting 155: Georgetown University, November 3-4, 1995
Invited Addresses
  1. Newton's (Original) Method — or — Though This be Method, Yet There is Madness In't
    William Dunham, Muhlenberg College
  2. Soap Bubble Clusters
    Frank Morgan, Williams College
Workshops
  1. Mathematics and Technology With the Tl-85
    Martha Clutter, Piedmont Community College
  2. A Guide to the Mathematical Archives through the Internet
    Przemyslaw Bogacki, Old Dominion University
  3. A Classroom Communication System for Real-Time Assessment of Student Understanding and of Teaching Effectiveness with Applications in Mathematics
    George Webb and Fred Hartline, Christopher Newport University
Papers
  1. Using Mathkit as a Cognitive Research Tool
    Angela Hare, American University
  2. Pythagorean-Type Sequences
    J. Bernard Nestor, Morgan State University
  3. Computing Distances in Graphs with Linear Algebra Packages
    Hans Engler, Georgetown University
  4. Some Perturbation Techniques for Calculus
    Lyn Geisler III, Randolph-Macon College
  5. Expectations for Mathematics Education
    Genevieve M. Knight, Coppin State College
  6. Group Theory and Music
    Carla Schultes, Salisbury State University
  7. Visualizing Linear Algebra Concepts in an Introductory Course
    Przemyslaw Bogacki, Old Dominion University
  8. Development of an Approximate Antigradient
    Xiao-Xjong Gan, Morgan State University
  9. An Overview of the MAA Institute in the History of Mathematics
    Christopher E. Barat, Virginia State University
  10. Another Look at n-associative Groupoids
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  11. Random Walks on Graphs
    Mark Stamp, National Security Agency
  12. Mathematical Modeling and Curvilinear Coordinate Systems for Scientific Applications
    Bonita V. Saunders, National Institute of Standards and Technology
  13. Math for Students Who Don't Want To Take Math
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  14. MATLAB in Abstract Algebra: Decompositions of Finite Abelian Groups
    George Mackiw, Loyola College in Maryland
  15. Initial Experience Teaching Statistics "Online": the Good, the Bad, the Statistically Insignificant
    Anna Bampton, Christopher Newport University
  16. Applicatons of Graph Theory to Neural Networks for Automated Fingerprint Identification
    Carol G. Crawford, U.S. Naval Academy
  17. The TI-85 as a Nontrivial Instructional Tool
    Richard Datko, Georgetown University
  18. Early Indian Mathematicians and their Contributions
    Alexander Bathula, Montgomery College
  19. Trees, Neural Nets, and the Four Color Theorem
    Paul Kainen, Computer and Internet Consultant
  20. Elementary Geometry/Computer Graphics
    Andrew McDaniel, Georgetowm University
  21. Recursive Multivariate Automatic Differentiation
    Dan Kalman, American University
  22. A Different Twist on Two Problems From Calculus
    James Sandefur, Georgetown University
  23. The Arabian Contribution to the Development of Algebra (900 A.D. - 1100 A.O.)
    Ahlam E. Tannouri, Morgan State University
  24. Introductory Catagory Theory in the Undergraduate Curriculum
    Keith Harbaugh, Independent Researcher
  25. Spline Functions and Neural Networks in Research and Classroom
    Jon Smid, Morgan State University
  26. Sharpened Versions of the Schwarz Lemma
    Peter R. Mercer, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  27. 70 Simple Ways to Reform Your Calculus Course
    Thomas Sonnabend, Montgomery College

Section Meeting 156: Randolph-Macon College, Spring, 1996
Invited Addresses
  1. The Use of Technology in Higher Education: Will It Make a Difference
    Lawrence G. Dotolo, Old Dominion University
  2. Connected Curriculum Project
    Frank Wattenberg, Weber State University
Workshops
  1. The World Wide Web
    John Nolan, American University
  2. Active/Cooperative Learning in the Mathematics Classroom
    Sandra Spain, Thomas Nelson Community College
  3. Introduction to the TI92 Graphing Calculator
    Greg Williams and Verl Walters
  4. Stress Management Through Yoga and Meditation
    Atma Kaur Khalsa
Papers
  1. An Elementary Mathematical Models Course
    Dan Kalman, American University
  2. Limit Examples With a TI-82 Graphing Calculator
    Theresa A. Francis, Mount St. Mary's College
  3. Hilbert Matrices in Linear Equations
    I-Lok Chang, American University
  4. Projects for Calculus with a Military Orientation
    Howard Lewis Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  5. Number Theory, Small Divisors, and The N-Body Problem
    Lyn Geisler, Randolph-Macon College
  6. Representing a Many-Sorted Algebra as a Partial Algebra
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  7. Maple: A Comprehensive Tool for Multivariable Calculus
    Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
  8. Quantum Mechanics as an Honors Project for Linear Algebra and Differential Equations Classes
    George Derise, Thomas Nelson Community College
  9. Inflection Points and Symmetry of Polynomials
    Parviz Khalili, Christopher Newport University
  10. An Introduction to the Project Next Fellows Program
    Della Fenster, University of Richmond Jacqueline Hall, Hampden-Sydney College Christine McMillan, Virginia. Polytechnic Institute & State University. Maureen Yarnevich, Towson State University
  11. The Interior Angle Sum Theorem For Polygons
    Nicholas Martin, Shepherd College
  12. Idempotents and Unique Factorization
    Robb T. Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
  13. Pascal's Triangle, Cyclic Groups, Tilings and Computer Graphics
    Kathleen Shannon, Salisbury State University
  14. Solving Real, Not Just Realistic, Problems: The Salisbury State Center for Applied Mathematical Sciences
    Lee May, Salisbury State University
  15. The Queen Dirties Her Hands!! (a tawdry tabloid tale)
    Steve Casey, American University
  16. Conveying the Beauty of Mathematics in a Liberal Arts Course
    Richard Stark, Susan Strickland, and Lindy Elkins, St. Mary's College of Maryland
  17. Teaching Undergraduates to Consult in Applied Mathematics
    Philip E. Luft, Salisbury State University Student Presentations
  18. The N-Body Problem: A Brief History
    Josh Pepper, Randolph-Macon College
  19. Spatial Visualization and Three Dimensional Graphs: Questions for Research
    Dan K. Bell, American University
  20. Implications of Graphing Calculators in the Middle School
    Michelle Merriweather, American University
  21. Exact Multiplicity Results for a Class of Periodic Equations
    James Rossmanith, Christopher
  22. A Divisibility Algorithm for All Primes
    Teri Woodington, James Madison University
  23. Are Mathematicians Nerds??: Attitudes of School Children
    Izzy Kyle, Hood College
  24. A Mathematical Model for Survival Statistics
    Reginald Lavender, Bowie State University
  25. How to Solve Quadratic Congruences
    Gary Gadson, Bowie State University
  26. The African Heritage of Benjamin Banneker
    Kenneth Lee Jones, Student, American University
  27. From Conformal to Quasiconformal and Back
    Victoria Hill, American University
  28. Prerequisites to Reform
    Kathleen Ambruso, American University
  29. The Forgotten Variable in the Mathematics Education Reform Equation: The Teacher
    Mary E. Donahue, American University
  30. Gauss-Jordan Row Reduction Algorithms on TI Graphing Calculators
    Melvin Jones III, Bowie State University
  31. A Differential Equation Class Project
    Rena M. Razzaque, Bowie State University
  32. Using Microphones to See Things that Don't Make Any Noise
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Geoffrey Hileman, Galen Kulp, and Timothy Frederick; Eastern Mennonite College
  33. Under Water Imaging Using Ambient Noise
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Leo Cry and Jeff Wolfe, Frostburg State University
  34. Determining the Size, Speed, and Position of a Submerged Submarine
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Ken Beck and Ed Birrane; Loyola College in Maryland
  35. How to Pick Your Winners Before Dinner
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Kim Patrey, Christina Wilson, and Joshua Grab; Mount St. Mary's College
  36. To Judge or Not to Judge…That is the Question: A Model of Efficient Competition Evaluation
    Mathematical Modeling Contest Meritorious Award Michael Covington, Mount St. Mary's College

Section Meeting 157: Hood College, November 1-2, 1996
Invited Addresses
  1. When Do Trajectories of Models Reflect Nature?
    James A. Yorke, University of Maryland
  2. Chaotic Systems
    James A. Yorke, University of Maryland
Papers
  1. Learning by doing: active learning and curricular reform
    Betty Mayfield, Aba Blankson (student), Izzy Kyle (student), Hood College
  2. Sports Rankings and Simulations
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
  3. Public Key Cryptography
    Robert Boner, Western Maryland College
  4. Authoring World Wide Web Teaching Documents
    Steven M. Hetzler, Robert M.·Tardiff, Salisbury State University
  5. Finite Matrix Groups Using MATLAB
    George Mackiw, Loyola College
  6. A comparison of grades in follow-on courses between students who took Reformed Calculus and Students who took Traditional Calculus
    Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
  7. Summer Workshop for Minority Students
    George Piegari, Virginia Military Institute
  8. Math for Students Who Don't Want to Take Math" (Phase II)
    G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
  9. The Incredible Versatility of the Quadratic Map in Undergraduate Mathematics
    Steve Hetzler, Kathleen Shannon, Salisbury State University
  10. How to Make a Proof by Contradiction Easy to Understand
    Thomas H. Martin, ASI Systems International
  11. Shaping the Future: New Expectations for Undergraduate Education in Mathematics
    Elizabeth Teles, NSF Division of Undergraduate Education
  12. Monotonicity with/without Mean Values
    Stephen D. Casey, American University
  13. Teaching Algebra from an Historical Perspective
    Christopher E. Barat, Virginia State University
  14. Linear Algebra and Mathematica
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
  15. Solving the Mystery of the Distinguished Teaching Award
    Sister Helen Christensen, Loyola College
  16. When is Merlin 's Magic Square Solvable?
    Robb T. Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
  17. Principal Ideals and Associates in Commutative Rings
    William P. Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy
  18. Portfolio and Student Self-Assessment -Holding Students Accountable for Learning
    Virginia Stallings, The American University
  19. Non-Euclidean Geometry and the Universe
    George DeRise, Thomas ·Nelson Community College
  20. 10-Step Plan to Improving Instruction
    Claude S. Moore, Danville- Community College
  21. Using Mathematica Notebooks in Calculus I
    Thomas Valente, Hampden-Sydney College
  22. Fermat - Not Just a Last Theorem
    Theresa A. Francis, Mount St. Mary's College
  23. Multi-Dimensional Shannon Sampling
    Chris Organ, American University Student Presentations
  24. Stick Knots
    Jodi Schneider, St. John's College
  25. Experiences in an Undergraduate Summer Research Program
    Kelly McGuire (student), Loyola College
  26. Dances with Calculators: A Math Skit
    Math Club, Georgetown University
Panel Discussions for Students
  1. Regional Representatives of Graduate Schools
  2. Looking for Employment

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