The Mathematical Association of America Maryland-District of Columbia-Virginia Section

Talks Given at Section Meetings, 2007-present

Section Meeting 178: Roanoke College, April 13-14, 2007

1. Hat Problems
   Ezra (Bud) Brown, Virginia Tech
2. My favorite elliptic curve
   Garikai Campbell, Swarthmore College
3. The Monty Hall Problem Revisited
   Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University

A bunch of questions I can't answer about the game of Hex
Garikai Campbell, Swarthmore College

1. Does XxY homeomorphic to XxZ imply Y homeomorphic to Z? — A Survey
   Marshall M. Cohen, Morgan State Univ.
2. Arithmetic Combinations
   Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
3. Using the Bootstrap to Learn Applied Statistics
   Jeffrey L. Spielman, Roanoke College
4. Using Tornadoes to Prove Regularity for PDEs
   Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
5. Development of a Freshman Mathematical Modeling Course for majors in Applied Mathematics
   Robert Bennell, Virginia Military Institute
6. Calculus at Roanoke College: Reading, Writing, and Clicking
   Chris Lee, Jan Minton, Roland Minton, and Jeff Spielman, Roanoke College
7. Tensor Product and Quasi-Positive Definite Operators
   Dipa Choudhury, Loyola College in Maryland
8. The day I learned to shut up and let my students talk
   David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland
9. Finite Mathematics with Excel: Does it make a difference?
   Ahlam Tannouri, Morgan State University
10. From Random Matrices to Stochastic Operators
    Brian Sutton, Randolph-Macon College
11. The Tourist Game
    Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
12. Exploring Loci in Geometry
    Owen Byer and Deirdre Smeltzer, Eastern Mennonite University
13. Solving Some 7th-degree Equations Using Dominoes
    James V. Blowers, Retired US Army
14. The Extended Euclidean Algorithm
    Bill Wardlaw, U. S. Naval Academy
15. Odds and Ends in Statistics
    Kane Nashimoto, James Madison University

1. Mutual Orthogonality and Minimal Generating Conditions of Gerechte Designs
   Laurel Booth, James Madison University
2. Overcoming Math Anxiety at the Middle School Level
   Kendra Hildreth, St. Mary's College of MD
3. Got Baggage? An approach to solving the airplane boarding time problem. (COMAP Meritorious)
   Jonathan Celso, Loyola College in Maryland
4. Sudokus or Pseudo Clues?
   Jessica Kline, Virginia Tech
5. Salary Determination and Discrimination in the NHL
   Jonathan Celso, Loyola College in Maryland
6. Power to the People: Solving the Problem of Gerrymandering (COMAP Meritorious)
   Allison Johnson, Benjamin Leard, and Megan Mifflin, James Madison University
7. Latin Squares, Tilings, and Overlap-Free Sequences
   Rob Tompkins, Virginia Tech
8. The Aeroacoustics of 3D Coanda Jet Flows
   Jason Fox, James Madison University
9. Preventing Gerrymandering: the Unit-Based Shortest Splitline Algorithm (COMAP Meritorious)
   Mike Pohl and Victor Fedorov, University of Richmond
10. Polynomial Parameterizations of Topological Knots
    Katherine Toman, St. Mary's College of Maryland
11. Continuous Mathematical Models of Red Blood Cell Production
    Nakeya D. Williams, Morgan State University
12. Simulated Annealing as a Flexible Tool for Refined Districting
    Kihyuk Hong, Henry Pao, and Kartik Trehan, Johns Hopkins University (COMAP Honorable Mention)
13. Grid Colorings: The Even Distribution Conjecture
    Brett Jefferson, Morgan State University
14. Cevian Algebra
    Salem Abadi, Virginia State University

1. Shackled Nim
   Zack Johnson, Longwood University
2. Pre-processing Techniques in cDNA Microarray Data, Ashley Swandby
   Longwood University
3. Polynomial Parameterizations of Topological Knots, Katherine Toman
   St. Mary's College of Maryland

Section Meeting 179: Anne Arundel Community College, November 9-10, 2007

1. Five Pearls of Euler
   Edward Sandifer, Western Connecticut State University
2. An Euler Trifecta
   William Dunham, Muhlenberg College
3. Leonard Euler: The Second St. Petersburg Period
   Ron Calinger, Catholic University of America

Teaching a Galois Theory for Undergraduates
John Swallow, Davidson College

Breathing Euler's Air: The excitement of exploring Leonhard Euler's life and work on the MAA's 2007 Tour Commemorating his 300th birthday
Victor and Phyllis Katz, University of the District of Columbia

1. Multiple Zeta Values: From Euler to the Present
   Michael Hoffman, U. S. Naval Academy
2. The Naive Chain Rule
   Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
3. Checkers is a Tie Game: Anatomy of a Computer Proof
   James Case
4. Beyond Liberal Arts Math: A Math-Art Seminar for Advanced Majors
   Elizabeth Theta Brown, James Madison University
5. Euler's History of Harmony as Developed in "Tentamen novae theoriae musicae"
   Ilhan Izmirli, American University
6. Monstrous Moonshine
   George DeRise, Thomas Nelson Community College
7. Time scale, a bridge between differential and difference equations
   Fei Xue, Lynchburg College
8. Bernstein Inequality for subclasses of Polynomials of Degree 2
   Andrea Sims, Virginia State University
9. Teaching Math and Art: Come share your ideas!
   Jan Minton, Roanoke College
10. Teaching Tips & Memory Hints
    Alexander Bathula, Montgomery College (Rockville)
11. More Names of (7,3,1)
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
12. Rank One Convexity and Quasiconvexity with Linear Constraints
    Daniel Vasiliu, Christopher Newport University
13. Bernstein Inequality for Self- Reciprocal Polynomials of Degree 2
    Mervin Woodlin, Virginia State University
14. Building blocks to elementary statistics
    Francoise Marchat, James Madison University
15. Remediation Up in MD & 2004 MD/DC/VA SECTION Statement
    Jerome Dancis, Univ. of Maryland, College Park
16. Matrices over Finite Fields
    William P. Wardlaw, U. S. Naval Academy
17. Arabic Contributions to Cryptography
    Marina Vulis, The University of New Haven
18. Maxwell's Equations in Liquid Crystals
    Aurelia Minut, US Naval Academy
19. Euler, Dilog, and the Basel Problem, Part 1
    Dan Kalman, American University
20. A Knack for NAC? Numeracy Across the Curriculum
    Harel Barzilai, Salisbury University
21. The Skolem Problem for 2x2 Matrices
    Jody Lockhart, U. S. Naval Academy
22. How the ancients summed it
    Chiru Bhattacharya, Randolph-Macon College
23. Euler, Dilog, and the Basel Problem, Part 2
    Dan Kalman, American University

Section Meeting 180: James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University, April 5-6, 2008

1. Mathemagics!
   Art Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
2. Combinatorial Trigonometry (and a method to DIE for)
   Art Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College
3. The Geometries of Escher
   Susan Goldstine, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Math Meets Reality — Realizing Some Mathematical Ideas in Knitting
Carolyn Yackel, Mercer University

Organic Geometry
Judy Townsend, Advance Mills, Virginia

Some Images of Mathematical Art
Elizabeth Theta Brown, James Madison University

1. Elliptic curves across the curriculum
   Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
2. Simple Lie and associative deep matrix algebras
   Chris Kennedy, Christopher Newport University
3. Representing the projectively polynomial functions analytically within the classical algebra of formal power series
   G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
4. Mathematics and Democracy: A quantitative and political literacy course
   Kira Hamman, Penn State Mont Alto
5. Mathematical Modeling: Monte-Carlo simulation
   Ahlam Tannouri, Morgan State Univ.
6. Analytic functions and intial value ODE's
   James Sochacki, James Madison University
7. Focus on National Meetings: Your opinion wanted
   Betty Mayfield, Hood College
8. Non-commutative cryptography
   Yesem Kurt, Randolph College
9. The Lagrange multiplier rule as seen by linear eyes
   Robert Sachs, George Mason University
10. Self-similarity in origami crease patterns
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
11. Constant rank linear combinations of matrices
    Daniel Vasiliu, Christopher Newport University
12. Uniqueness implies existence for various classes of boundary value problems
    Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute
13. Beauty in Motion — Dynamic visualization with Mathematica
    Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
14. On matrix representation of linear transformations
    Parviz Khalili, Christopher Newport University
15. Integral approximations to pi with nonnegative integrands
    Stephen Lucas, James Madison University
16. Hardy, Littlewood and golf
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
17. Computer-Assisted Visualization of Complex Functions with Stereo Pairs
    Jack Pace, Southern Polytechnic State University
18. Project Math QUEST: Classroom voting in collegiate mathematics courses
    Ann Stewart, Hood College
19. A survey of mathematical art
    E. T. Brown, James Madison University

1. Graphing Goldbach
   Douglas Fordham, James Madison University
2. What about the cubic?
   Erin Casey, Randolph-Macon College
3. Bernstein inequality for subclasses of polynomials of degree 2
   Andrea Sims, Virginia State University
4. Child's Play: A brief history of Fermat's last theorem
   Kaitlin Long, Randolph-Macon College
5. Ode to Sudoku
   Jorge Bruno, Matthew DiGiosaffatte and Benjamin Leard, James Madison University (COMAP team)
6. Bernstein inequality for self-reciprocal polynomials of degree 2
   Mervin Woodlin, Virginia State University
7. Rhetoric and Mathematics: Reviving the exploration of a transdisciplinary bridge
   Brandon Strawn, James Madison University
8. LC Loops and quasigroups
   Elizabeth Hargraves, St. Mary's College of Maryland
9. Applied cryptography and steganography
   Jamey Szalay, James Madison University
10. Minimizing the expected value of the variance of the X-interpcept in LS regression
    Andrew Chang, James Madison University
11. Game Theory: Enumerating payoffs to determine the optimal course of action within role playing video games
    Charles Tannouri, Johns Hopkins University
12. n-Paper-Scissors: rock-paper-scissors as vectors
    Dan Simonsan, James Madison University
13. Applied multivariate statistical methods for assessing and improving health care systems
    Victoria Ellison, Allison Fusco and Jefferson Livermon, James Madison University (COMAP TEAM)
14. Modular origami and the trefoil knot
    Amy Winslow, Randolph-Macon College
15. Optimal Energy Allocation Strategy for Multiple Constrained Resources with Overlapping Generations
    Deena Hannoun and Leslie Hindman, James Madison University

Section Meeting 181: Hood College, November 7-8, 2008

1. Tales from the Crypt: Anecdotes from the Annals of Cryptology
   Robert Lewand, Goucher College
2. Chaos in the Classroom
   Bob Devaney, Boston University
3. A Slot Machine, a Test Tube, and the Timing of Evolutionary Changes
   Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College

Abstract Algebra Meets Fractal Geometry
Mike Bardzell, Salisbury University

1. Reconstructing Hyperplane Arrangements
   William Traves, U.S. Naval Academy
2. Extremely Villainous Graph Colorings
   Robert Rubalcaba, Department of Defense
3. Counting in Messy Polynomial Rings, Part 1
   William Wardlaw, U.S. Naval Academy (retired)
4. Properties of Midcircles
   Maurice Brown, Virginia State University
5. Tom Kirkman and his Electric Schoolgirls
   Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
6. Counting in Messy Polynomial Rings, Part 2
   Jody Lockhart, U.S. Naval Academy
7. Circle Chains
   Raymond Fletcher III, Virginia State University
8. A stability study of three numerical schemes for a skew-dominated discretized system
   McCarthy Anum-Addo & Matthew Darst, George Washington University
9. What Exactly is Haley's Contribution to Newton's Method?
   Ilhan Izmirli, American University
10. A Mathematical Model of Canary Vocal System
    Hasan Coskun, Texas A&M University-Commerce
11. Competition in Two-Dimensional Heterogeneous Environments
    Aurelia Minut, U.S. Naval Academy
12. The Linear Package and its Integration into an Undergraduate Linear Algebra Course
    Don Spickler, Salisbury University
13. The Horseshoe Map and Pulses in a PDE
    Russell Jackson, U.S. Naval Academy
14. The Soddy Axis
    Andrea Sims, Virginia State University
15. Topology of the Universe
    George DeRise, Thomas Nelson Community College
16. On the Stability Properties of a Dynamical System Associated with Cardiac Arrhythmias
    Irina Popovici, U.S. Naval Academy
17. Putting on the PGA Tour
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
18. Common misconceptions in middle school math textbooks
    Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland
19. Incorporating undergraduate research into class projects
    Carla Martin, James Madison University
20. Delaunay tessellation for the elucidation of protein structure — function relationships
    Majid Masso, George Mason University
21. A hole through a cube
    Phillip Poplin, Longwood University
22. The Mathematics of Free Trade
    James Case
23. The Wheel of Time, in sand
    Roger Thelwell, James Madison University

Section Meeting 182: University of Mary Washington, April 17-18, 2009

1. What I've Learned in 18+ Months on the Job
   Robert Vallin, Slippery Rock University, MAA Associate Director for Student Activities
2. The Geometry of 2x2 Matrices
   William Goldman, University of Maryland
3. The Cointreau Caviar Conundrum
   Katherine Socha, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Geogebra
Mike May, St. Louis University

1. Computing Probability Generating Functions of Coin Flipping and Its Generalization
   Cherng-tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
2. Sums of Reciprocals of Polynomials over the Field F₂[x]
   Kenneth Hicks, Ohio University
3. Taylor Series Without High Order Differentiation
   Stephen Lucas, James Madison University
4. Fast Solvers for Models of Fluid Flow
   P. Aaron Lott, National Institute of Standards and Technology
5. Thurston's Conjecture — Topology Change and the Universe
   George DeRise, Thomas Nelson Community College
6. Applications of the Central Limit Theorem
   Owen Byer, Eastern Mennonite University
7. On the Intersection of Domination and Experimental Mathematics
   Robert Rubalcaba, Department of Defense
8. A Mathematical Consideration of the Single Pendulum
   James Sochacki, James Madison University
9. Topological Consequences of an Algebraic Representation for P
   G. Edgar Parker, James Madison University
10. On the summation of subseries in closed form
    Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
11. Tom Kirkman and his Electric Schoolgirls, Part II
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
12. Novel Pedagogical Resources Based on Protein Structure Analysis
    Majid Masso, George Mason University
13. Simple Ciphers for Small Secrets
    William P. Wardlaw, retired
14. Introducing Commutative Algebra to Academically Diverse Populations
    Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University
15. Fourier Transforms and Signal Processing: A Theme for an Applied Mathematics Course
    Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
16. Analyzing Self-Congruence Using Bristle Sets
    Steve Morse, retired
17. Fractals with Google Sketchup
    B. Sidney Smith, Radford University
18. Jump Shot Mathematics
    Howard Penn, U.S. Naval Academy
19. A 200-Question, Campus-Wide Math Contest
    Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
20. A Brief History of Circle Packing
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
21. Open Discussion on College Mathematical Preparedness of High School Students, Part I
    Lee May, Salisbury University (moderator)
22. Untangle — Knots and Games
    Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
23. Rating the PGA Golfers
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
24. Developing a new mathematics travel course — challenges, rewards and lessons learned
    Chiru Bhattacharya, Randolph-Macon College
25. Barycentric Coordinates and its Application
    Ming Fang, Norfolk State University

1. Retracts in Category Theory William Ella, University of Mary Washington
   Faculty Advisor: Randall Helmstutler
2. Mathematical Modeling of Non-linear Amplifiers
   Robert Hembreer, Hampden-Sydney College Faculty Advisor: Marcus Pendergrass
3. On minimizing users' cost in a public transit system
   Allison Chelsea & Hughes Arthur, Mount St. Mary's University Faculty Advisor: Luca Petrelli
4. Designing Codes to Fit Your Needs: An Investigation Into the Construction of BCH Codes
   Jacob Farinholt, University of Mary Washington Faculty Advisor: Keith Mellinger
5. Combinatorics of Waterfront Compositions
   David Weirich, Virginia Wesleyan College Faculty Advisor: Dante Manna
6. F Chomp: A Variation of Chomp?
   Andrew MacLaughlin, St. Mary's College of Maryland Faculty Advisor: Alex Meadows
7. The weight enumerator for a class of LDPC codes defined by hyperovals
   Katie L. Hunsberger, University of Mary Washington Faculty Advisor: Keith Mellinger
8. Rules of the Road Around a Roundabout
   Toby Shearman and Patrick Lafond, Virginia Tech COMAP Advisor: Henning S. Mortveit
9. A non-elliptical introduction to elliptic curve cryptography
   Andrew Wills, Randolph-Macon College Faculty Advisor: Adrian Rice
10. Improved Covariance Eigenvalue Estimates and Line Estimation
    Jonathan Stallings, University of Mary Washington Faculty Advisor: Debra L. Hydorn
11. Pseudospherical Cone Points
    Brian Tennyson, St Mary's College of Maryland Faculty Advisor: Ivan Sterling
12. "Watts" the Deal with American Telephones?
    Michael DeWitt, Nolan Skochdopole and Aashish Gadani, Clover Hill High School COMAP Advisor: Peter Peterson
13. The Cell Phone Revolution
    Patrick O'Neil, Evan Menchini, and Will Frey, Virginia Tech COMAP Advisor: John Rossi

1. Mathematics in India
   Jillian Dixon, Randolph-Macon College Faculty Advisor: Chirashree Bhattacharya
2. A Polynomial Analogue of the Collatz Problem and its Fractal Characteristics
   Brian Kim, Marriotts Ridge High School Faculty Advisor: Kenneth Hicks (Ohio Univ.)
3. Some New Accurate Approximations to e
   Brooke Rowe, Christopher Newport University Faculty Advisor: Hongwei Chen
4. Audio Compression Using The Fourier Transform
   Alex Smith, Hampden-Sydney College Faculty Advisor: Marcus Pendergrass

Section Meeting 183: Goucher College, November 13-14, 2009

1. Putting a Spring in Yoda's Step
   Tim Chartier, Davidson College
2. Math and Art: The Good, the Bad, and the Pretty
   Annalisa Crannell, Franklin & Marshall College
3. Provincial Polynomia: Uncommon Excursions for the Seasoned Visitor
   Dan Kalman, American University

Indoor Lessons from Outdoor Education
Carla Martin, James Madison University

Session on College Preparedness in Mathematics
Denny Gulick, University of Maryland
Lee May, Salisbury University
Robert Sachs, George Mason University

1. Interaction between multiple species in heterogeneous environments
   Aurelia Minut, US Naval Academy
2. A Sum Theorem for (FPV) Operators and Normal Cones
   M.D. Voisei, Towson University
3. Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Mental Toughness Sport Questionnaire
   Hasan Hamdan, James Madison University
4. The Loose Caboose: Hiding good mathematics in simple problems
   Jennifer Bergner, Salisbury University
5. Wavelet Shrinkage
   Lynette Obiero and Brian Dadson, Virginia State University
6. A New Connection Between the Triangles of Stirling and Pascal
   Emily Sullivan, York College of PA
7. Create Symmetric Stiffness Matrix in Nonlinear Finite Element Method
   Ming Fang, Norfolk State University
8. Easy-to-use tools for online classes
   Jennifer Szczesniak, Hagerstown Community College
9. Two Interesting Differential Equations for Upper Level Students
   James Sochacki, James Madison University
10. Fractals from the Spectra of Cubic Graphs
    Stephen Lucas, James Madison University
11. Defending the Roman Empire
    Robert Rubalcaba, Department of Defense
12. Geometry of Fractal Squares
    Kristine Roinestad, Virginia Tech
13. A Matched-Pairs Study on Interactive Computer Labs in Liberal Arts Math
    Frederick Butler, York College of Pennsylvania
14. What Moves You: Using Legs for Vehicular Transportation
    Jonathan Graf, Towson University
15. The Mathematics of International Trade II
    James Case
16. Mathematical circles — what are they?
    Julia Brodsky, Art of Inquiry
17. Attracting Math Majors
    Dave Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland
18. Patterns and Fractals from a Generalized Bitwise AND
    Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
19. Sudoku, Graphs and Group Actions
    Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
20. Why Is PSL(2,7) Isomorphic To GL(3,2)?
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
21. Thoughts on an inquiry-based learning course in undergraduate analysis
    Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
22. Periodic Fractions
    James Parson, Hood College
23. Improving the Learning of Mathematics through the Game of Chess (ILMC)
    Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University

Section Meeting 184: Virginia State University, April 16-17, 2010

1. Geometric Gems
   Michael Starbird, University of Texas
2. The Mathematics of Doodling
   Ravi Vakil, Stanford University
3. Spinning Heads and Spinning News
   Rebecca Goldin, George Mason University

Using Lurch in the Clasroom
Nathan Carter, Bentley University

1. A new(?) geometric look at diagonalizing symmetric matrices
   Bob Sachs, George Mason University
2. Perfect Polygons
   Raymond Fletcher III, Virginia State University
3. Hidden Patterns in Functions
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
4. Teaching Lebesgue's Integral in Calculus I
   Bill Johnston, Randolph-Macon College
5. Boolean Groebner Bases and Sudoku
   Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
6. Krush-Kuhn-Tucker Condition and Second Order Condition in Calculus
   Bing Yang, West Virginia University Institute of Technology
7. Markov Chain Monte Carlo and Its Applications
   Dianne Schmidt, Montgomery College
8. Uniqueness of the isosceles trapezoid central configuration of the planar Newtonian four-body problem
   Zhifu Xie, Virginia State University
9. Relatively Prime Gamma Products
   Chris Kennedy, Christopher Newport University
10. Trajectory Controlability of Nonlinear Integro-differential System
    Dimplekumar N. Chalishajar, Virginia Military Institute
11. Sources and Sinks: Quantitative and Citizen Literacy through Fundamental Environmental Isues
    Harel Barzilai, Salisbury University
12. Teaching Cryptography using Technology
    Neil Sigmon, Radford University
13. A New Paradigm in Colaborative Textbook Writing
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
14. Unified Approach for the Inversion of Structured Matrices via Newton's Iteration
    Stephanie Nash, Virginia State University
15. Common Core Math Standards — Some good, some bad, some importance
    Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland
16. Generalized Parabolas and Their Directrixes
    Daniel Joseph, Virginia Military Institute
17. Trite Student Comments: Can We Turn Them into Teaching Opportunities?
    Ed Parker, James Madison University
18. Rethinking Developmental Mathematics
    Barbara Franklin, Prince George's Community College
19. Construction of Einstein Metrics on Quotient Manifolds of S³ X S⁵
    Lydia Kennedy, Virginia Wesleyan College
20. Interpolation and remainders: two formulas that are realy the same
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
21. Math + Games = Fun in the Clasroom
    Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
22. The Coffee Mug Caustic
    James Parson, Hood College

1. To the Bat-Swing: An Impulsive Approach
   Yuri Calustro, Nikole Varhegyi (COMAP team)
   Faculty Advisor: Leigh Lunsford, Longwood University
2. A Simple Approach to Geographic Modeling: The Circle-Decay Overlay Model
   Cameron Auker, Nathan Parr, Douglas Vermilya (COMAP team)
   Faculty Advisor: Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
3. Intersecting Cylinders at Arbitrary Angles
   Yuri Calustro Faculty Advisor: Phillip Poplin, Longwood University
   
4. Extensions of Van der Waerden numbers to finite gap sets
   Stephen Hardy
   Faculty Advisor: Spencer Hamblen, McDaniel College
5. Curves on the Unit 2-Sphere with Constant Torsion
   Demetre Kazaras
   Faculty Advisor: Ivan Sterling, St. Mary's College of Maryland
6. The Dynamics of Finite Celular Automata with Nul Boundary Conditions
   Catherine Walsh
   Faculty Advisor: Michael Bardzell, Salisbury University
7. Silence of the λ's: A Geographical Model of Criminal Behavior
   Dennis Howell, Sara Miller, Patrick O'Neill (COMAP team)
   Faculty Advisor: Alexei Kolesnikov, Towson University

1. Your friend and Mine: The Circulant Matrix
   Cameron Atkins, Melissa Bechard, Alexander Srisuwan Faculty Advisor: Carla Martin, James Madison University
2. Pi: The Constant that Has No Equal...Especialy 22/7
   Jason Barnes Faculty Advisor: Aprillya Lanz, Virginia Military Institute
3. Genetics with Abstract Algebra
   Bali Boule Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
4. Intersecting Cylinders at Arbitrary Angles
   Yuri Calustro Faculty Advisor: Phillip Poplin, Longwood University
5. Stock Market Interpolation
   Kendall Davis Faculty Advisor: Mohammed Moazzam, Salisbury University
6. Using Matrices to Represent Complex Numbers
   Reginald Ford Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
7. Matrix Exponential
   Steven Hu, Joseph Bae Faculty Advisor: Carla Martin, James Madison University
8. How to Simultaneously Diagonalize 2 nxn Matrices
   Caitlin Johnson Faculty Advisor: Carla Martin, James Madison University
9. To be, or not to be...Lucky
   Robert Kelvey Faculty Advisor: Spencer Hamblen, McDaniel College
10. Discrete Dynamical Systems focusing on Predator-Prey Relationships
    David MacDonald Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
11. Circulating Eigen-values
    Leslie Mitchell, Umut Onat, and Colleen Hogan Faculty Advisor: Carla Martin, James Madison University
12. Math Model of Salmonela
    William R. Orndorff III Faculty Advisor: Leah Lanz, Virginia Military Institute
13. Abstract Algebra Application: Public Key Cryptography
    Caleb Reed & Tom Schneider Faculty Advisor: Elizabeth Arnold,, James Madison University
14. Generalized Eigenvalues
    Alyssa Taylor, Ann Randolph, Jillian Alder Faculty Advisor: Carla Martin, James Madison University

Section Meeting 185: George Mason University, November 5-6, 2010

1. Women and Mathematics in the Time of Euler
   Betty Mayfield, Hood College
2. Chaos and the Mathematics of Prediction: from Hurricanes to Climate Change
   Chris Danforth, University of Vermont
3. The Many Masks of Matroids
   David Neel, Seattle University

Borges, Novels, and Maths! Oh My!
David Neel, Seattle University

1. A Unified Method to Sum Infinite Series
   Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
2. Patterns and Number Theory
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
3. Applications of Circular and Spherical Inversions
   Deirdre Smeltzer & Owen Byer, Eastern Mennonite U
4. How do YOU solve Sudoku? A Group-Theoretic Approach to Human Solving Strategies
   Elizabeth Arnold, James Madison University
5. Calculus I: A Paired Topic Approach
   Bryan Faulkner, Ferrum College
6. The MTEBI for Korean Secondary Teacher Candidates
   Dohyoung Ryang, UNC at Greensboro
7. The NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions: A New Resource for Mathematical and Physical Scientists
   Bonita Saunders, NIST
8. Perfect Pentagons and Hexagons
   Raymond Fletcher, Virginia State University
9. The Harmonic Series and Biconvergence: One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
   David Taylor, Roanoke College
10. How is a mathematics Teacher like Bartholomew Cubbins?
    Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
11. Controllability of Semilinear Impulsive Neutral Function Differential Equations with Infinite Delay
    Dimplekumar N. Chalishajar, Virginia Military Institute
12. Best Approximation and Lipschitz Constant in Generalized Haar Spaces of a Tensor Product Type
    Mohammad AlQudah, Virginia Union University
13. A Tale of Two Integrals: Why Ellipses Are Not Elliptic Curves (Part I)
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
14. Investigations in Linear Algebra and Combinatorics related to Biclique Decompositions of Graphs
    Shadiyah Mangru (Student), George Mason University
15. A Variation in Making Sense of Variation of Parameters
    Terry Quinn, Middle Tennessee State University
    Sanjay Rai, Montgomery College, Germantown
16. Using Regression Equations to Determine Cost Estimating Relationships for Software Development
    William Barfield, BAE Systems
17. The Euclidean Discus Toss
    Michael Smith, Hollins University
18. The Art of Stellation
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
19. The Distinguishing Chromatic Numbers of a Graph
    Malynda Jennings and Bobby Moore (Students), VSU
20. CUPM: Curriculum Guide to the Major in Mathematical Sciences (Discussion — Part 1 of 2)
    Martha Siegel, Towson University
21. The MAPLE Version of the Euclidean Discus Toss
    Olivia Berrier (Student), Hollins University
22. Mathematics & Music: A Course for the Liberal Arts Audience
    Kurt Ludwick, Salisbury University
23. A New Paradigm in Collaborative Textbook Writing
    Greg Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
24. CUPM: Curriculum Guide to the Major in Mathematical Sciences (Discussion — Part 2 of 2)
    Martha Siegel, Towson University

Section Meeting 186: Randolph-Macon College, April 15-16, 2011

1. Faster, Safer, Healthier: Adventures in Operations Research
   Sommer Gentry, US Naval Academy
2. Rubik's Cube Games on Spheres: Geometry of Spherical Orbifolds
   Sarah Greenwald, Appalachian State University
3. Everyday Questions, Not-So-Everyday Mathematics
   Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University

A Game Theory Approach to Quantitative Literacy
Rick Gillman, Valparaiso University

How to Give a Talk
Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech

1. Perfect Polygons with Irreducible Cubic Envelope
   Raymond Fletcher, Virginia State University
2. When Harmonic meets Fibonacci
   Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
3. Truncated Taylor Series, Interpolation, and the Chinese Remainder Theorem
   Anna Johnston, Embedics, LCC
4. A Tale of Two Surfaces: Why Ellipses Are Not Elliptic Curves (Part II)
   Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College
5. An Efficient Way to Generate Permutations
   Kenneth Whipple, Georgia State University (retired)
6. Mathematica 8 for Education
   Andy Dorsett, Wolfram Research
7. Elliptic Curves, Weierstrass, Doughnuts, and 49/20: Why Ellipses Are Not Elliptic Curves (Part III)
   Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
8. Expected Independence Polynomials
   Dante Manna, Virginia Wesleyan College
9. Resolutions of Determinantal Ideals
   Heidi Hulsizer, Hampden-Sydney College
10. The Viewable Sphere: Mathematics Meets Photography
    Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
11. How to play a game when you do not know what game you are playing
    Robb Koether, Hampden-Sydney College
12. Cone Tipping: A Cooperative Initiative in Abstract Algebra
    Michael Smith, Hollins University
13. The Newton Cannon Ball Problem is a Polynomial Problem
    James Sochacki, James Madison University
14. Newton's Identities via Reverse Long Division
    Dan Kalman, American University
15. Which Sudoku boards are essentially different?
    Rebecca Field, James Madison University
16. Some Data Mining Cave-Ins
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
17. Discussion on Survey — Transition from k-12 to College
    Robert Sachs, George Mason University
18. Galton Meets Bayes: Prior Beliefs Inform The Scientific Method
    Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
19. Math for America DC
    John Nolan, American University
20. Modular Magic Sudoku
    John Lorch, Ball State
21. Iterating a discontinuous function
    Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
22. Statistics versus Endless Algebra for Grade 12 Math
    Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland
23. Three chords and a circle
    Zhou Dong, Montgomery College
24. Conformal Maps for Numerical Analysis
    Brian Sutton, Randolph-Macon College
25. Introductory Algebra Applets with GeoGebra
    Bryan Faulkner, Ferrum College
26. Liberal Arts Mathematics on a Logarithmic Scale
    Brian Lins, Hampden-Sydney College

1. Non-repetitive Sequences and the Tower of Hanoi
   Guan Wang, Randolph College
2. Dynamical Periodic Orbits
   Patricia Bellew, James Madison University
3. Superbolas: Generalizing the Generalized Parabola
   Caleb Gibson, Virginia Military Institute
4. Finding Complete Minor-Minimal Sets Using Δ-Y Moves
   James Street, Randolph-Macon College
5. A Comparison of Two Derivations of the Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model
   Geoffrey Driskell, University of Mary Washington
6. c-Dominating Sets for Families of Graphs
   Kelsie Snyder, University of Mary Washington
7. Should I Stay or Should I Go: An Optimal Solution to the Ride and Tie Problem
   Natalie Horvath, Roanoke College
8. Area Ratios in Euclidean Geometry
   Jessica Zlotkowski, Longwood University
9. Application of Markov Chains to Stock Trends
   Kevin Doubleday, University of Mary Washington
10. Universal Groebner Bases of Circulant Polynomial Systems
    Ryan Shifler, Salisbury University
11. Mathematical and Numerical Solutions for a Heat Conduction Model
    Kathryn Christian, University of Mary Washington
12. Dissecting Two Approaches to Energy Prices
    Andrew Snyder-Beattie, U of Mary Washington

1. Cryptology with Mathematica
   Thawda Anug, Randolph College
2. Investigation of the Implementation and Efficacy of Math Placement at Salisbury University
   Benjamin Duklewski, Salisbury University
3. Sensitivity Anaylsis of the Moons of Jupiter
   Sidney Harbold, James Madison University
4. Basic Queueing: Discrete Model of JMU's Dining Halls
   David MacDonald, James Madison University
5. Integrating the Maxima Computer Algebra System into the Linear Package
   Amy Matonak, Salisbury University
6. Chord Structures: An Algebraic Approach
   William Rau, James Madison University
7. The Kimberling Shuffle: You Can't Do This With a Deck of Cards
   Benjamin Sapp, McDaniel College
8. Graphical Recognition of Rectangular and Cylindrical Dice
   Chris Thatcher, Longwood University
9. Epidemiological Models of Chicken Pox in the United States
   Kylie Turner, Virginia Military Institute
10. Find Your Way Home with Matrix Decompositions
    Tian Xu, Randolph-Macon College

Section Meeting 187: Christopher Newport University, November 4-5, 2011

1. Quasicrystals: a Mathematical Goldmine
   Marjorie Senechal, Smith College
2. The Many Names of (7,3,1) and the Unity of Discrete Mathematics
   Ezra "Bud" Brown, Virginia Tech
3. Exhilaration and Consternation: Adventures in Conducting Undergraduate Research
   Robin Blankenship, Morehead State University

Undergraduate Investigations in Graph Theory and Knot Theory
Robin Blankenship, Morehead State University

1. The Shape of Inner Space
   George DeRise, Thomas Nelson Community College (retired)
2. Which groups have reversible PTAs?
   Chiru Bhattacharya, Randolph-Macoln College
3. Developing Problem Solving Skills
   Keith Mellinger, University of Mary Washington
4. Can Soap Bubbles help me clean up my Photographs?
   Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
5. Vector Fields and Differential Forms for Optical Design
   Emek Kose, St. Mary's College of Maryland
6. Linear: Maxima Edition
   Don Spickler, Salisbury University
7. Blogging for Quantitative Literacy
   Kira Hamman, Penn State Mont Alto
8. Iterating the Complex Logarithm
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
9. Perfect Hexagons, Elementary Triangles and the Center of a Cubic Curve
   Raymond Fletcher III, Virginia State University
10. Experimental Mathematics as a Pedagogical Tool
    Ilhan Izmirli, George Mason University
11. Homework is Dead. Long live Homework.
    Laura Taalman, James Madison University
12. Writing a Collaborative, Open Source Calculus Book
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
13. Solitaire Mancala Games
    Brant Jones, James Madison University
14. An Applied Project for Linear Algebra Students: The Finite Element Method
    Minah Oh, James Madison University
15. A History of Math Course for Teachers
    Betty Mayfield, Hood College
16. The Farey Approach to Elementary Number Theory
    James Parson, Hood College
17. Guesses, Metrics and Basketball
    David Clark, Randolph-Macon College
18. There is No Simple Group of Order __
    James Blowers, US Army CASCOM (retired)
19. Coefficients of Waring's Problem
    Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College
20. A graphical Investigation of the AC Method of Factoring
    Jeffrey Steckroth, Christopher Newport University
21. Algebra Avoidance in High School Math and Science
    Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland

1. Explanation of the Matrix Exponential
   Catherine O'Doherty, University of Mary Washington
2. Digital Calculus
   Ashley Marzzarella, Christopher Newport University
3. Anti-blocking Sets
   Kelly Scott, University of Mary Washington
4. Solving for Constants of Number Derivatives on the Integers modulo n
   David Darwin, Randolph-Macon College
5. On the Contractibility of Finite coH-Spaces
   Ryan Vaughn, University of Mary Washington

Section Meeting 188: Stevenson University, April 13-14, 2012

1. Mathematical Recreations and the History of American Mathematics
   Peggy Aldrich Kidwell, Smithsonian Institution
2. Cracking the Cubic: Cardano, Controversy, and Creasing
   Alissa Crans, Loyola Marymount
3. How Math Made Modern Music Mad Irrational
   David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland

Closer to Fair: Social Justice in Mathematics, Mathematics for Social Justice
David Kung, St. Mary's College of Maryland

1. Using Service Learning in Mathematics Courses
   Melanie Butler, Mount St. Mary's University
2. Singular Value Decomposition and Cool Applications
   Kathryn Linehan, Montgomery College
3. New Directions in Developmental Math
   John Hamman, Montgomery College
4. Every Proof is a Proof by Picture (In honor of G. Edgar Parker on the occasion of his retirement.)
   David Carothers, James Madison University
5. MAA Tensor and Dolciani Grant Programs
   Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
6. Sums of eight squares, the octonions, and (7,3,1)
   Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
7. 16 is not enough: The minimal-clue conjecture for Sudoku
   Laura Taalman, James Madison University
8. Needed courses, with Stress On Analytical Reasoning (SOAR)
   Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland
9. Ye Olde Fundamental Theorem of Algebra
   James Parson, Hood College
10. Some bizarre mathematical images
    Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
11. Digging up the History of our Section
    Betty Mayfield, Hood College
    Jon Scott, Montgomery College
12. APEX Calculus: A Progress Report
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
13. Correspondence Analysis
    Laxman Hegde, Frostburg State University
14. The Impact of Post-Secondary Teaching Methods in Gen-Ed Math Courses
    Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
15. Focally Reflective Curves
    Daniel Joseph, Virginia Military Institute
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
16. Occupy Phase Space: The Mathematics of Dissent and Suppression
    Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College
17. How Does the Postal Service Sort Mail?
    Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College

1. Anamorphic Art with a Tilted Cylinder
   Angela Rose, Salisbury University
   Erika Gerhold, Salisbury University
2. Mathematical Analysis and Synthesis of Musical Waveforms
   Ke Shang, Hampden-Sydney College
3. Structure Constants of U(sl_2)
   Alexia Gourley, Christopher Newport University
4. Something About Not Knowing Which Game You Are Playing
   Jared Meadows, Roanoke College
5. Musical Rendering of Mathematical Objects
   Erik Schafer, Hampden-Sydney College
6. Forecasting Tennis Matches Through Stochastic Markov Chains
   Roy Snyder, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Dana Savage, St. Mary's College of Maryland
7. Geometrical Representation of Election Results
   Sophie Gorman, The Catholic University of America
8. Non Odd-Weighted Payoffs in the Path-Guessing Game
   Jay Strosnider, Hampden-Sydney College
9. Structure and randomness of the discrete Lambert map
   Mark Lotts, Randolph-Macon College
10. Independence of Colorings on Graphs
    Michael Donders, McDaniel College
11. A Stochastic Model of the Spread of Cholera
    Matthew Villemarette, Marymount University
12. A Classification of Quadratic Rook Polynomials
    Alicia Velek, York College of Pennsylvania
    Samantha Tabackin, York College of Pennsylvania
13. Using Celtic Artwork to Introduce Knot theory in a Secondary Ed Class
    Aaron Chotikul, Towson University
14. A Ring of Fibonacci Numbers
    Nathan Werth, York College of Pennsylvania

Section Meeting 189: Virginia Military Institute, October 26-27, 2012

1. Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef Comes to Southwest Virginia
   Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
   Jan Minton, Roanoke College
2. Quantum Information: An Ongoing Research Program with Undergraduate Students
   David Lyons, Lebanon Valley College

Creating Models to Explore Hyperbolic Geometry
Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
Jan Minton, Roanoke College

A Forum on the Status of Mathematics Education: A Conversation in Solutions
Randy Cone, Virginia Military Institute

How to Win an Election Without Really Trying
Jeff Suzuki, Brooklyn College

1. An Elementary Proof of Mean Inequalities
   Ilhan Izmirli, George Mason University
2. How Does Applying A Constructivist Theory of Teaching Affect Student Outcomes and Attitudes in the Post-Secondary General Education Math Class?
   Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
3. The Thesis that Wasn't
   Jennifer Galovich, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict
4. Mathematical Aspects of Electromagnetic Band Gaps
   Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
   Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
5. Analyzing Sets of Demazure Tableaux and their Convexity
   Matthew Willis, Hampden-Sydney College
6. Where Did the "x" Come From?
   James Cook, Liberty University
7. Becoming an Applied Mathematician
   Troy Siemers, Virginia Military Institute
8. Models of Icosahedra
   Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
9. Puzzling Groups
   Thomas Sibley, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict
10. Multiple ways of Solving Higher Order Differential Equations
    Dimplekumar Chalishajar, Virginia Military Institute
11. Using WeBWorK Online Assignments to Build Student Understanding
    D. Brian Walton, James Madison University
12. The Wheels on the Bus... or What Goes Around...
    Barb Freeman, Poquoson High School
13. The Symmetries of (7,3,1)
    Ezra "Bud" Brown, Virginia Tech
14. An Algebra with Characteristic Dependent Associativity
    Lydia Kennedy, Virginia Wesleyan College
15. APEX Calculus: A Progress Report
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
16. Hurrah for the Daily Quiz!
    Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
17. Undergraduate Explorations: Lattice Differential Equations
    Maila Brucal Hallare, Thomas Nelson Community College
18. Graph Theory as a General Education Course
    Karin Saoub, Roanoke College
19. Half of All 2 x 2 Real Matrices Have Real Eigenvectors
    Bob Sachs, George Mason University
20. Arms Race Examples in Intro ODEs
    David Shoenthal, Longwood University
21. Two Musical Orderings
    Marcus Pendergrass, Hampden-Sydney College
22. Geometric Topology for Liberal Arts Majors
    David Clark, Randolph-Macon College
23. What is a Berkovich Curve?
    Caroline Grant Melles, United States Naval Academy
24. Technology in a Mathematics Classroom: Tablet PC's, Moodle Integration, and Mathematica
    Chris Lee, Roanoke College
25. Playing at Mathematics: A Course on the Mathematics of Puzzles and Games
    Wayne Dymacek, Washington and Lee University
26. History the Hood Way
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Hood College
27. Suborders of Quadratic Polynomials Modulo Primes
    Larry Lehman, University of Mary Washington
28. Mathematics in Call of Duty: Black Ops?
    Heidi Hulsizer, Hampden-Sydney College

1. Constructive Proof of the Cubic Case of Kronecker-Weber
   Michael Mudarri, Hood College
2. Properties of Polynomials with Closed Lill-paths
   Mark Verdi, American University
3. Translates of Perfect Polygons and Geometric Triple Systems
   April-Nicole Smith, Virginia State University
   Dustin Robinson, Virginia State University
4. Midsets of Perfect Polygons as Geometric Triple Systems
   Carson Wang, University of Virginia
   Hope Gibbs, Virginia State University
5. A Concurrency of Five Lines
   Minh Nguyen, Liberty University

Section Meeting 190: Salisbury University, April 12-13, 2013

1. Knights, Knaves, Normals, and My Nephew
   Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University
2. Proving the Impossible
   John Hamman, Montgomery College
3. Surviving an Outbreak of Zombiism
   Robert Allen, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse

Teaching with Classroom Voting and Clickers
Jean McGivney-Burelle, University of Hartford
Ann Stewart, Hood College

1. Building a Community: The American Mathematics Competitions
   Randy Cone, Virginia Military Institute
   Jon Scott, Montgomery College
2. Some Different Applications of Logarithms
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
3. African-Americans in Mathematics: Geniuses Lost in the Shuffle
   Madelyn Windley, George Washington University
4. Mathematical Modeling for the (Mathematically) Faint of Heart
   Jennifer Galovich, St. John's University and Virginia Tech
5. Building a Community: A Panel Discussion
   Randy Cone, Virginia Military Institute
   Jon Scott, Montgomery College
6. Leveraging NOVA and BBC-produced Popular Math Videos into the History of Math Curriculum to Enhance Accessibility and Student Engagement
   Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
7. Nonlinearity in Fiber Bragg Gratings
   Aurelia Minut, United States Naval Academy
8. A Time Control Scheme for Richards' Equation
   Godfred Yamoah, Norfolk State University
9. Using Online Discussion Forums to Enhance Student Engagement
   Tauqir Bibi, South University
10. Meta-Walk: A Journey of Discovery and Rediscovery
    Cherng-Tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
11. DLMF Live! Tables: NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions Tables Project
    Bonita Saunders, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Bruce Miller, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Marjorie McClain, National Institute of Standards and Technology
    Daniel Lozier, National Institute of Standards and Technology
12. The Utility and Practice of the Daily Quiz
    Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
13. When is a Cube like a Tetrahedron?
    Thomas Sibley, St. John's University and College of St. Benedict
14. Computational Modeling of Photonic Crystal Band Gap Fibers
    Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
    Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
15. APEX Calculus: The Open Source Calculus Textbook Project
    Greg Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
16. From Points of Inflection to Bones of Contention: The Birth of Finite Geometries, Block Designs, and Normed Algebras
    Ezra "Bud" Brown, Virginia Tech
17. H-linked Graphs with Prescribed Length
    Alexander Halperin, Lehigh University
18. Further Explorations in Counting and Divisibility for Undergraduate Mathematics
    Jathan Austin, Salisbury University
19. Primes in Iterations of z^d + c
    Spencer Hamblen, McDaniel College
20. Commutativity and Collinearity: A Fundamental Connection Between Pappus and Diophantus
    Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College
21. Application of Geometric Series to Financial Problems
    Ming Fang, Norfolk State University
22. When a Number System Loses Uniqueness: The Case of the Maya
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Hood College
23. Beyond BC Calculus: An Inquiry-Driven Calculus Enrichment Course
    Robert Sachs, George Mason University
24. Geometry of Discrete Curves, Part II
    Ivan Sterling, St. Mary's College of Maryland
25. Eigentriads — A Musical Offering
    Keith Mellinger, University of Mary Washington
26. Wittgenstein was a Social Constructivist
    Ilhan Izmirli, George Mason University
27. e in a Box of Cereal
    Brian Lins, Hampden-Sydney College
28. Geometry of Discrete Curves, Part III: Geometric Splining
    Emek Kose, St. Mary's College of Maryland

1. Modeling the Belousov-Zhabotinsky Reaction
   Michael Ladas, Montgomery College
2. A Different Type of Polygon
   Joshua Kaminsky, St. Mary's College of Maryland
3. What do Math and LEGOs Have in Common?
   Carrie Winterer, St. Mary's College of Maryland
4. Finding a Mirror and Projection in Mathematical Imaging
   Caroline VanBlargan, St. Mary's College of Maryland
5. Pebbling Samurai Sudoku and Chessboard Graphs
   Lisa Borum, Randolph-Macon College
6. Population Dynamics Model with Logistic Growth, Weak Allee Effect, and Grazing on an Interior Patch
   Anna Tuck, UNC-Greensboro
7. Constructing Hedgeworms: A Union of Line Segments through each Point of Concave Curve with Hausdorff Dimension One
   Eleanor Hankins, St. Mary's College of Maryland
8. Situation Theory and Mathematical Modeling for Strategic Freshwater Management
   Greg Gibbons, Virginia Military Institute
   Alex Lin, Virginia Military Institute
   Narathip Khanhansuk, Virginia Military Institute
9. Surviving an Outbreak of Zombie Dice: An Optimal Play Strategy
   Heather Cook, Roanoke College
10. Geometry of Discrete Curves, Part I
    Dan Carroll, St. Mary's College of Maryland
11. Functional Dependence Between Boolean Variables
    Meg Protzman, McDaniel College
12. Existence of Geometric Triple Systems
    Kristin Strand, Virginia State University
13. Graphs from Beyond the Grave: A Self-Stabilizing Algorithm for Double Domination
    Traymon Beavers, James Madison University
14. Monster Math Club
    Sara Brooks, Christopher Newport University
    Ashley Marzzarella, Christopher Newport University
    Alyssa Walzak, Christopher Newport University
    Gretchen Jewell, Christopher Newport University
15. Deflection of a Beam
    Michael Varghese, Montgomery College

Section Meeting 191: Hampden-Sydney College and Longwood University, November 1-2, 2013

1. The Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery of Martin Gardner
   Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College and American University
2. Snowflakes, Balloons, and the Cardiovascular System
   Lorena Bociu, North Carolina State University
3. Commutativity and Collinearity: A Fundamental Connection Between Pappus and Diophantus
   Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College

A Beginner's Guide to Teaching a History of Math Course
Adrian Rice, Randolph-Macon College
Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College & Smithsonian National

1. Mathematical Theory of Error Detection and Error Correction Codes
   Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
   Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
2. Abstract Number Theory
   James Cook, Liberty University
3. An Expository Proof of Bezout's Theorem
   John McGee, Radford University
4. The AMC5: An Initiative by the MAA MD-DC-VA Section
   Randall Cone, Virginia Military Institute
5. Connections Between Hamming Codes over q-element Fields and Singer Block Designs
   Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
6. Roll Your Own Quartic Formula
   James Parson, Hood College
7. An Adaptive Scheme for Flow in Porous Media
   Godfred Yamoah, Norfolk State University
8. Creative Approaches to Teaching Discrete Mathematics
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
9. Formulas, Skeletons, and Halloween!
   Tauqir Bibi, South University
10. Tracking the Mailman, An Adventure in Graph Theory
    James Blowers, Retired (US Army CASCOM)
11. On a Formula of Liouville Type for the Quadratic Form x² +2y² +2z² +4w²
    Cherng-Tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
12. Mathematics, Magic, and Mystery
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
    Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
    Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College and American University
13. An Arithmetic View of a Classical Calculus Problem
    Larry Lehman, University of Mary Washington
14. The Celestial Element Method: Finding Polynomial Roots in 18th Century Japan
    David Clark, Randolph-Macon College
15. Poincaré-Betti Series of Monomial Quotient Rings
    Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College
16. JMU 3-SPACE: 3D Printing in the Classroom
    Laura Taalman, James Madison University
17. Comparing Pairwise and Election Outcomes
    Victoria Powers, NSF and Emory University
    Mari Castle, Kennesaw State University
18. Approximating Continuous Functions with Scattered Translates of the General Multiquadratic
    Jeff Ledford, Virginia Commonwealth University
19. The Affine Symmetric Group
    Brant Jones, James Madison University
20. A Course in Mathematics for the Life Sciences
    Brian Bradie, Christopher Newport University
21. What's the Deal? Mathematics Inspired by Dealing Cards into a Pile
    Colm Mulcahy, Spelman College and American University
22. On Summation of Subseries of the Riemann Zeta Function
    Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
23. Exterior Algebra: A Friend to R-modules over Commutative Rings
    Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University
24. Euclid for Thespians (and Everyone Else)
    Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
25. Tessellations on Bead Crochet Bracelets
    Susan Goldstine, St. Mary's College of Maryland

1. Who You Math With: The Role of Networking in the Accomplishments of Benjamin Banneker and Maria Mitchell
   Hannah Vogel, St. Mary's College of Maryland
2. Differential Equations on Hyperbolic Numbers
   Bailu Zhang, Liberty University
3. Maps and Mirrors
   Dan Carroll, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Caroline VanBlargan, St. Mary's College of Maryland
4. A Traveling Bioterrorist
   Heather Chichura, Virginia Military Institute
5. The Fundamental Groups of the Digital Line and Circles
   Dane Lawhorne, University of Mary Washington

Section Meeting 192: James Madison University, April 25-26, 2014

1. Mathematical Mystery Tour
   Roland Minton, Roanoke College
2. Three Things That Don't Really Go Together
   Matthew Pons, North Central College
3. The Lamp Lighting Problem
   Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon Colleg

3D-Printing Mathematical Objects
Laura Taalman, James Madison University

1. The Math Gym: To Be on Top of Your Game, You Have to Work Out!
   Nagaraj K. Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Raji Baradwaj, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Michelle Danaher, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Liz Stanwyck, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Matthias K. Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2. Some Fun with Euclidean Geometry
   Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University
   Cherng-tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
3. Godfred Yamoah, Norfolk State University
   A Mass Conservatives Scheme for Adaptive Simulation: The L² Projection Approach
4. Counting Melodies: A Musical Introduction to Recursion
   Kurt Ludwick, Salisbury University
5. Course Redesign as a Strategic Tool to Consolidate Foundation Courses
   Matthias K. Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Raji Baradwaj, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Liz Stanwyck, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Nagaraj K. Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
6. Automatic Differentiation
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
7. Difference Sets, Singer Designs, and Singer Difference Sets
   Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
8. Making Sunshine: A First Geometric Sculpture
   Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
9. Implementation of Course Redesign to Improve Student Learning Outcomes
   Raji Baradwaj, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Matthias K. Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Liz Stanwyck, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
   Nagaraj K. Neerchal, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
10. Introducing Proofs to Calculus Students
    Minah Oh, James Madison University
11. Interval Vectors
    Ilhan Izmirli, George Mason University
12. Shooting Turtles in the Classroom
    Bryan Faulkner, Ferrum College
13. iPads: In and Out of the Classroom
    Liz Stanwyck, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Matthias K. Gobbert, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
    Raji Baradwaj, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
14. Similarities in a First Differential Equations Course
    Bob Sachs, George Mason University
15. Dynamic Storage Allocation using Tolerance Graphs
    Karin Saoub, Roanoke College
16. Divisibility Tests Unified: Stacking the Trimmings for Sums
    Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
17. Cloud Computing and New Trends in Mathematics of Cryptography
    Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
    Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
18. Ancient Indian Verse and the Powers of 2
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College
19. Companion Matrices and Difference Equations Part 1: Distinct Roots
    Dan Kalman, American University
20. Regular Polygons in Taxicab Geometry
    Bob Hanson, James Madison University
21. A Solution to Boundary Value Problems and Volterra Integral Equations with Parker and Sochacki Method
    Hamid Semiyari, James Madison University
22. Understanding the Success and Failure of African American First Time Developmental Mathematics Students: A Racialized Perspective
    Barbara Franklin, James Madison University & Morgan State University
23. On Level Curves of Finite Blaschke Products and Polynomials
    Trevor Richards, Virginia Tech
24. Using Classical Cryptography and Cryptanalysis as an Enrichment Exercise in a First Course in Linear Algebra
    Don Spickler, Salisbury University
25. WebGL: Interactive 3D Graphics on the Web without a Plugin
    Bonita Saunders, National Institute of Standards & Technology
26. Slip Sliding Away
    M. Leigh Lunsford, Longwood University
27. Chaos and the Chua Circuit
    Dina Yagodich, Frederick Community College
28. Teaching Introductory Statistics with In-Class Data Collection
    Heidi Hulsizer, Hampden-Sydney College
29. Entropy, Data Compression, and Model Combination
    Lihua Chen, James Madison University
    Panayotis Giannakouros, James Madison University & University of Missouri, Kansas City
30. Getting Involved in the Open Textbook Movement
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
31. An Accessible Proof of the Existence of an Uncountable Antichain in P(N)
    Elizabeth Brown, James Madison University
32. Art, Mirrors, and Math: A Mathematician's View of Images
    Emek Kose, St. Mary's College of Maryland

1. A Brief Introduction to Quantum Cryptography
   Ryan Sanford, The Catholic University of America
   Nicholas Shields, The Catholic University of America
2. Weighing on Scales Uniquely: MacMahon's Perfect Partitions and their Generalizations
   Maria Annone, James Madison University
3. A Mathematical Approach to Determine the Greatest Coach in College Sports
   Ricky Haller, Virginia Military Institute
   Ryan Poffenbarger, Virginia Military Institute
4. Modeling Traffic Flow with Overtaking
   Justin Stine, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Carrie Winterer, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   David Rice, St. Mary's College of Maryland
5. A Linear Analysis of a Straight Rod under Tension, both with and without Drag
   Victoria Kelley, James Madison University
6. Make the Choice
   Junru Chen, Virginia Military Institute
   Alexander Falcetti, Virginia Military Institute
   Kristopher Wright, Virginia Military Institute
7. 3D Printed Conformations of Knots through 7 Crossings
   Gregory Houchins, James Madison University
   Kirill Korsak, James Madison University
   Taylor Meador, James Madison University
8. Understand Ultrafilters, Understand Schur's Theorem
   Joseph Foss, United States Military Academy
9. Who is the All-Time Best Coach in College Sports?
   Christopher Johnson, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Abiola Akaani, St. Mary's College of Maryland
   Seth Baker, St. Mary's College of Maryland
10. How it's Made: 3D Printed Conformations of Knots through 7 Crossings
    Jonathan Gerhard, James Madison University Patrick Moran, James Madison University
11. Acoustic Oddities, JMU's “Squeaky” Quad & Repetition Pitch
    Zev Woodstock, James Madison University
12. The Best of All Time: Comparing College Sport's Best Coaches
    Steven Geyer, Virginia Military Institute
13. A Matrix Population Model for Monarch Butterflies
    Emily Hunt, James Madison University
14. Assessment of Water Quality in the Chesapeake Bay by Parameter Estimation
    Heather Cook, Roanoke College
15. Improving Traffic Safety and Efficiency
    Samantha Alpert, Virginia Military Institute
    Rochelle McDaniel, Virginia Military Institute
    Ryan Harner, Virginia Military Institute
16. Comparison of SVD and PCA to Forecast Time-Series Data in the Financial Sector
    Alyssa Stine, St. Mary's College of Maryland
17. K-potent Groebner Bases and Sudoku
    Lacey Johnson, James Madison University
18. Interesting Series Involving the Sum of Reciprocals of the Binomial Coefficient
    Matthew McCarthy, Christopher Newport University
19. How the Worm Wiggles
    Katie Sipes, James Madison University
20. Maps and Mirrors: The History and Future of Global Selfies
    Daniel Carroll, St. Mary's College of Maryland
21. Integer Compositions Applied to the Probability Analysis of Blackjack and the Infinite Deck Assumption
    Jon Marino, Roanoke College
22. Timbral Partial Orders
    Carson Maki, Hampden-Sydney College
23. The Group of Units of Z_p[x]/〈f(x)〉 when f(x) is a Reducible Polynomial
    Erika Gerhold, Salisbury University
24. Stochastic Simulation of a Collegiate Dining Hall
    Molly McMillen, Christopher Newport University

1. The Ultimate Brownie Pan
   Alexander Bracco, Virginia Military Institute
   Brian Graham, Virginia Military Institute
   Nam Nguyen, Virginia Military Institute
2. I Think, Therefore I Bake: Building a Better Brownie
   Kathy Dunning, Salisbury University
   Samim Manizade, Salisbury University
   Ross Tavjar, Salisbury University
3. Saudi Arabia Water Strategy
   Ryan Hillman, Virginia Military Institute
   Iain McPherson, Virginia Military Institute
   James Snyder, Virginia Military Institute
4. Computational Modeling of Robotic Arm Kinematics
   Samim Manizade Salisbury University
5. The Ultimate Brownie Pan
   Michael Spickard, Virginia Military Institute
   Eric Summers, Virginia Military Institute
   Caitlin Bradly, Virginia Military Institute
   
6. The Circle Pairing on Elliptic Curves
   Andrew Yang, McDaniel College

Section Meeting 193: Bowie State University, November 7-8, 2014

1. Unsolved: History's Greatest Ciphers
   Craig Bauer, York College of Pennsylvania
2. Computable Mathematics
   Valentina Harizanov, The George Washington University
3. Cannonballs, Triangles, and Secrets: An introduction to elliptic curve cryptography
   Larry Washington, University of Maryland

Integrating Tablets into the Mathematics Classroom
Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College

1. The AMC5 Pilot Event: An MAA MD-DC-VA Section Initiative
   Randall Cone, Virginia Military Institute
2. The Best Mate Search Strategy
   Ray Cheng, Old Dominion University
3. Irish Dancing Groups: Some Fun Activities for an Undergraduate-Level Abstract Algebra Course
   Jill Tysse, Hood College
4. Some observations on Klein quartic, groups, and geometry
   Cherng-tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
5. Three Real Variable Proofs of the Euler Reflection Formula
   Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
6. Modified Picard Iteration Applied to Boundary Value Problems and Volterra Integral Equations
   Hamid Semiyari, James Madison University
7. Undergraduate Capstone Projects in Graph Theory and Other Topics
   Caroline Melles, United States Naval Academy
8. Constructive Arguments in an Introduction to Proofs Class
   James Parson, Hood College
9. Every Vote Counts — Exit Poll Project
   Emmanuel Addo, American University
   Ben Muirhead, American University
10. Multipliers of Difference Sets and How to Find Them
    Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
11. Twisty Puzzles for Liberal Arts Math Courses
    Donna Dietz, American University
12. Efficient Extraction From An Exhaustible Energy Source
    James Case, SIAM
13. Companion Matrices and Difference Equations 2
    Dan Kalman, American University
14. Open Textbooks and APEX Calculus: A Final Report
    Gregory Hartman, Virginia Military Institute
15. On Completely Positive Cones
    Roman Sznajder, Bowie State University
16. Ancient Indian Verse and the Powers of 2
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College
17. Teaching Discrete Mathematics to First Year Majors
    Bill Abrams, Longwood University
18. Old Theorems, Alternate Proofs by Exterior Algebra
    Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University
19. Properties of Self-inversive Cubic Curves
    Raymond Fletcher III, Virginia State University
20. Analysis of Antenna Coupling and Magnetic Fields within the Near-Field Region
    Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
    Chung-Chu (George) Hsieh, Norfolk State University
21. Teaching the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus for Better Student Understanding
    Bob Sachs, George Mason University
22. Learning: Anytime, Anywhere
    Sara Tyler, Hawkes Learning
23. Applications of Graph Theory to Chemistry
    Sanju Vaidya, Mercy College
    Geetha Surendran, Mercy College
24. Issues in Implementing Newton's method
    Ming Fang, Norfolk State University
25. Math for Liberal Arts and the Calculus Pump
    Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
26. Jan Term at the Joint Meetings
    Spencer Hamblen, McDaniel College
27. Equilibrants, Semipositive Matrices, Calculation and Scaling
    Zheng Tong, Christopher Newport University

1. A New Proof of the Lovasz Local Lemma
   Harry Lang, Johns Hopkins University
2. Description of a Computationally Efficient Boltzmann Equation Discretization Algorithm and its Application to Broad Spectrum Neutral and Ionized Space Radiation
   Lindsey Santos Koos, Old Dominion University
3. On The Numerical and Algebraic Techniques for Computing Matrix Determinant
   Jasmine Alston, Virginia State University
   Mohammad Tabanjeh (faculty advisor), Virginia State University
4. Comparison of Mathematical and Empirical Modelling in Studying the Relationship Between Single Fiber and its Bundle
   Shantanu Awasthi, Virginia State University
   Krishan Agrawal (faculty advisor), Virginia State University
   Youngjin Lu (faculty advisor), Virginia State University
5. Self-inversive Group Circle Systems
   Dustin J. Robinson, Virginia State University
6. Predictive Modeling using Artificial Neural Networks on Polymer Composite Properties
   Eugene Evans, Virginia State University
7. Blowing Bubbles in Gaussian Space
   John Ross, Johns Hopkins University
8. A Glimpse at Bijective Combinatorics
   Andrew Wills, Virginia Tech

1. Performance Sensitivity in Vertical Geothermal Energy Harvesting Systems
   Sophia Novitzky, Virginia Tech
   Mahalia Sapp, Virginia Tech
2. Salt Flux Concentration in the Kidneys
   Katie Sipes, James Madison University

Section Meeting 194: Roanoke College, April 24-25, 2015

1. Linear Thinking: from bracketology to computer graphics
   Tim Chartier, Davidson College
2. The Symmetric Group and Fair Division: Does Knowledge Matter?
   Brian Hopkins, St. Peter's University
3. Geometry: Old and New
   Will Traves, U.S. Naval Academy

Building a Menger Sponge with Business Cards
Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
Meagan Herald, Virginia Military Institute

1. Fuzzy Knights and Knaves
   Jason Rosenhouse, James Madison University
2. Sequential Monte Carlo methods for online network intrusion detection systems
   Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
   Chung-Chu (George) Hsieh, Norfolk State University
   Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
3. Numerically exploring low Rayleigh number fluid flow using the infinite Prandtl number model
   Celestine Woodruff, James Madison University
4. LCR - A New Endgame
   Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
5. A quick tour of Byrne's 1847 "Euclid in Color."
   Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University
6. Fibonacci Numbers and Beyond
   Boyd Coan, Norfolk State University
   Cherng-Tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
7. A Least-Squares Approach for Modeling Variance-Mean Mixtures of Normals
   Hasan Hamdan, James Madison University
8. Boolean approximations of ODE models that capture bistability
   Raina Robeva, Sweet Briar College
9. Whose turn is it to drive?
   Brian Lins, Hampden-Sydney College
10. Undergraduate Research in Finite Element Methods
    Minah Oh, James Madison University
11. A discrete approach to continuous logisic growth
    Dan Kalman, American University
12. Approximating Solutions of Boundary Value Problems
    Hamid Semiyari, James Madison University
13. A New Twist on Wythoff's Game
    Alex Meadows, St. Mary's College of Maryland
14. Student-Produced Videos for Exam Review
    Heidi Hulsizer, Hampden-Sydney College
15. Finite abelian groups attached to graphs
    Joshua Ducey, James Madison University
16. Five families and a well: a new look at an old problem
    Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
17. Turbo-Charging Freshman Engagement Using a 2 or 3-Lecture Motivational Seminar on How and Why to Succeed at College Mathematics
    Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
    Becker Sidney Smith, Hampton Sydney College
18. Transitivity, Voting, and Sports Ratings
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
19. Modeling Fluid Dynamics around Swimming Worms
    Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
20. The 2015 Curriculum Guide from CUPM
    Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
21. Fun with Simple Paths and Circuits
    Paul Janiczek, Virginia Military Institute
22. Partial Metric Spaces and Separation Axioms
    E. T. Brown, James Madison University
23. Expanding Your Horizons at JMU: Math and Science Outreach to Middle and High School Girls
    Katie Quertermous, James Madison University

1. China's Population & One-Child Policy
   Shuyan Zhan, Randolph-Macon College
2. An Exploration into Variational Analysis for Data Denoising
   Abu Kebbie-Anthony, St. Mary's College of Maryland
3. Prime Labelings of Generalized Petersen Graphs P(n,1)
   Hayley Harris, George Mason University
4. Locomotion of C. elegans in various viscosities
   Katie Sipes, James Madison University
5. Protecting Confidentiality and Scientific Progress Through Synthetic Data and Mediator Servers
   Samantha Parsons, Roanoke College
6. Sandpiles, Ferris Wheels, Avalanches, and more!
   Demara Austin, St. Mary's College of Maryland
7. Using Bayesian Statistics to Locate Downed Planes
   Zach Enix, Virginia Military Institute
   Leo Pineiro, Virginia Military Institute
   Josh Grant, Virginia Military Institute
8. Linear Analysis of a Straight Rod With a Constitutive Relation
   Victoria Kelley, James Madison University
9. Runs in Permutations
   Onyebuchi Ekenta, Washington and Lee
10. Modeling the Ebola Epidemic in Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia
    Olivia Goldman, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Anna Steinfeld, St. Mary's College of Maryland
11. Prime Labelings of Generalized Petersen Graphs P(n,k) for n ≤ 50
    Ethan Rarity, George Mason University
12. No Need to Fear, Linear Algebra is Here!
    Elizabeth Mosher, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Katherine Kessler, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Sophie Kessler, St. Mary's College of Maryland
13. Conjugacy Classes of GSp(2n,p)
    Jonathan Gerhard, James Madison University
14. Eradicating Ebola
    Nicolas Peek, Virginia Military Institute
    Min-Hung Chung, Virginia Military Institute
    Ling-Erh Wang, Virginia Military Institute
15. Maps and Mirrors
    Anna Steinfeld, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Jared Saltzberg, St. Mary's College of Maryland
16. Geometry and Billiards
    Alexandra Jolly, Longwood University

1. Behavior of Chlamydia Infection Over Time
   Angie Davenport, James Madison University
2. Mean Curvature Zero Surfaces in Three-Dimensional Lie Groups
   Joseph Gills, Longwood University
3. Analyzing Error Associated with Modeling a Swimming Worm
   Cassie Hartley, James Madison University
4. Developing Proficiency in Grade 6 Common Core Statistics
   Ebony Hitch, Salisbury University
5. Quantum computing, Shor's algorithm, and their effect on security
   David Johnson, James Madison University
6. A Proposition for Increased Historical Integration into Secondary Mathematics
   Ryan Lenhart, Hood College
7. Modular Origami and Mathematics
   Michaela Martinez, Ferrum College
8. The Onion-Shaped Dome in Russian Architecture
   Brian Penko, Hood College
9. Acoustic Modeling of a Rocket Plume in a Flame Trench
   Jonathan Romero, James Madison University
10. Architectural Acoustic Oddities & Asymptotic Behavior of Repetition Pitch
    Zev Woodstock, James Madison University

Section Meeting 195: St. Mary's College of Maryland, November 6-7, 2015

1. Opt Art
   Robert Bosch, Oberlin College
2. The Ubiquity of Mathematical Biology
   Talitha Washington, Howard University
3. A 'Mod'ern Mathematical Adventure in Call of Duty: Black Ops
   Heidi Hulsizer, Hampden-Sydney College

Euclid's Elements Across the Modern Curriculum
Edwin O'Shea, James Madison University

1. The Spherometer: Bringing Right Triangles into the Classroom
   Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College
2. An Inquiry-Based Crash Course in Proofs
   Phong Le, Goucher College
3. Smalltalk: A Student-Faculty Colloquium
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary's University
4. Octonions, Quaternions, and Involutions
   Nathaniel Schwartz, Washington College
5. A Transition to Proof Course (under construction) Centered on Complex Algebra and Analysis
   Bob Sachs, George Mason University
6. Geometry in 18th Century Japan: Exploring and Creating Sangaku
   David Clark, Randolph-Macon College
7. Using Identities to Solve Equations
   Nicholas Martin, Shepherd University
8. Can an Unstable Control System Be Stabilized By Timing Noise?
   Dylan Poulsen, Washington College
9. First-Year Seminar in Mathematics, part 1
   Keith Mellinger, University of Mary Washington
10. Sonia Kovalevsky Day at Hood College
    Jill Tysse, Hood College
11. An Extension of the Pythagorean Theorem
    Ray Cheng, Old Dominion University
12. Binary numbers and its issues in implementation
    Ming Fang, Norfolk State University
13. First-Year Seminar in Mathematics, part 2
    Randall Helmstutler, University of Mary Washington
14. Mastery Based Assessment in Calculus
    Jessica OShaughnessy, Shenandoah University
15. Left Center Right – An Update
    Bruce Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
16. Performance Metrics for Machine Learning Algorithms
    Chung-Chu (George) Hsieh, Norfolk State University
    Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
    Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
17. Sonobe Origami for enriching understanding of geometric concepts in three dimensions
    Donna Dietz, American University
18. IBL Introduction to Proofs in Four Weeks: A Survivor's Tale
    Mitchel T. Keller, Washington and Lee University
19. The nonnegative integers form ... a field??
    Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
20. A Calibrated Model for an Immuno-Chemotherapy to Treat Colon Cancer
    Qing Wang, Shepherd University
    Zhijun Wang, Shepherd University
    David J. Klinke, West Virginia University
21. Creating an Interdisciplinary Undergraduate Research Lab at the Interface of Math and Biology
    Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
22. Shaping learning by doing: teaching topology to accelerated high school students
    Katherine Socha, Park School of Baltimore
23. Combinatorial Games: Open Problems and Computational Approaches
    Gwyneth Whieldon, Hood College
24. The Structure of “Day”
    Eve Torrence, Randolph-Macon College
25. Population Ecology: A Linear Algebra Supplement
    Brian Bradie, Christopher Newport University
26. Investigating the Impact of Out-of-Classroom Events on Undergraduate Students
    Alice Petillo, Marymount University
27. Knitting Branches Out: A Geometric Exploration in Fiber
    Susan Goldstine, St. Mary's College of Maryland
28. A Passage Through Brobdingnag
    Ilhan Izmirli, Geroge Mason University

1. Oncolytic Virus Dynamics: Analysis of a Mathematical Model of Tumor Growth Using Oncolytic Viruses as Treatment
   Ashlee Edwards, Old Dominion University
2. Singly Diagonally Implicit Runge-Kutta schemes within the Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
   Jonathan Graf, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
3. Degree Profile of Hierarchical Lattice Network
   Yarong Feng, The George Washington University
4. Measuring Identification Risk in Microdata Release and Its Control by Post-randomization
   Cheng Zhang, The George Washington University

1. A Mathematical Model of West Nile Virus
   Jessica Poffenberger, Shepherd University
   Zulfiya Muradova, Shepherd University
   Peter Hopkins, Shepherd University
2. The History of the Unsolvability of Hilbert's Tenth Problem
   Evan Clough, Hood College
3. Non-commutative Key Exchange Protocols with Generalized Dihedral Groups
   Chris Lloyd, University of Mary Washington
4. A Calibrated Model and Analysis for Ebola Outbreaks
   Zulfiya Muradova, Shepherd University
   Jessica Poffenberger, Shepherd University

Section Meeting 196: Montgomery College Germantown, April 15-16, 2016

1. Rays, Waves and Rainbows: A brief tour through some mathematical history
   John Adam, Old Dominion University
2. A Potpourri of Mathematics in Popular Games
   David Taylor, Roanoke College
3. The ART of tomography
   Timothy Feeman, Villanova University

Introduction to Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) in Mathematics Classrooms
Laurie Lenz, Marymount University

1. Inquiry Based Learning in the MD-DC-VA Section
   Organizers:
   Cassie Williams, James Madison University
   Amy Ksir, United States Naval Academy
   Panelists:
   Mitch Keller, Washington and Lee University
   Amy Ksir, United States Naval Academy
   Pádraig McLoughlin, Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
   Cassie Williams, James Madison University
2. The Mathematical Preparation of Future High School Math Teachers
   Organizer: Bob Sachs, George Mason University
   Panelists:
   David Carothers, James Madison University
   Mary Nelson, George Mason University
   Katherine Socha, Park School, Baltimore MD<
3. Calculus and the HS/College Interface
   Organizer: Bob Sachs, George Mason University
   Panelists:
   Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
   Roland Minton, Roanoke College
   Mary Nelson, George Mason University

1. MAA Journal Problem Solving --- The great value in teaching, learning and research
   Hongwei Chen, Christopher Newport University
2. Calculating the Surface Area of Smooth Manifolds Embedded in 4 Dimensions
   Mary Wall, Montgomery College
3. John Conway's Game of Life Implemented in MS Excel
   Paul Janiczek, Virginia Military Institute
4. Calculus: something fun for high school students to do on a Saturday
   Jennifer Magee, University of Mary Washington
5. An algebraic approach to voting manipulation
   Prasad Senesi, The Catholic University of America
6. Video Games and Mathematics: Visualizing Automata
   Randall E. Cone, Salisbury University
7. The international PISA Math Test shows that students need instruction in multi-step Arithmetic word problems.
   Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland
8. A Problem in Three-Digit Addition
   Jathan Austin, Salisbury University
9. Boolean models in population biology? You better believe it!
   Raina Robeva, Randolph-Macon College
10. Hardware Security Vulnerabilities and Cryptanalysis of Modern Data Encryption Algorithms
    Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
    Chung-Chu (George) Hsieh, Norfolk State University
    Mushtaq Khan, Norfolk State University
11. An elementary approach to linear recursions
    Nicholas Martin, Shepherd University
12. Transport of fluid by rotating helices at a microscale level
    Eva Strawbridge, James Madison University
13. Descriptive Geometry and the Jullien Models
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College
14. Non-special divisors on graphs
    Caroline Melles, United States Naval Academy
15. Modeling March Madness
    Roland Minton, Roanoke College
16. Developing problems for a history of math course
    Brant Jones, James Madison University
17. Monthly Problem 3173, Samuel Beatty, and 1/p + 1/q = 1
    Bud Brown, Virginia Tech
18. Heat Flow Inspiring Eigenstuff and Diagonalizability
    Heather Moon, St. Mary's College of Maryland
19. The (Imaginary) History of (the Until Now Unknown) QED Bernoulli
    Thomas Sonnabend, Montgomery College

1. Hausdorff Dimension of Generalized Fibonacci Word Fractals
   Tyler Hoffman, McDaniel College
2. Examining Elliptic Curves for Cryptographic Use
   Chris McEligot, St. Mary's College of Maryland
3. A Multivariate Statistical Analysis of Bullet Velocity
   Zachary Pisano, Loyola University Maryland
4. Analysis of Water Conservation and Usage in Drought Areas
   Jared Gruber, Virginia Military Institute
   Connor Norris, Virginia Military Institute
5. Commercializing Charity: Agent Based Dynamics of Digital Crowdfunding
   Amos Kern-Perets, St. Mary's College of Maryland
6. Exact Values of Gamma Star Function
   Christopher Broll, Loyola University Maryland
7. Space Junk Removal
   Emily Adams, Virginia Military Institute
   Will Johnston, Virginia Military Institute
8. Algebraic Dynamics of a One-Parameter Family of Cubic Rational Functions
   Kyle Flanagan, St. Mary's College of Maryland
9. Examples of Large Gaps in Contingency Tables
   Noah Watson, James Madison University
10. Hungarian Algorithm and Image Mosaicking
    Ryan Poffenbarger, Virginia Military Institute
11. Vennim!: A New Intersection of Sets and Games
    Caleb Svobodny, St. Mary's College of Maryland
12. A Review of Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Post-Treatment Follow-up Imaging Procedures with PET/CT Scans Versus CT scans and the Effect on Patient Survival
    Samantha Maillie, Salisbury University
13. That's Not How I Learned It! Bridging the teacher/parent gap.
    Ashley Paul, St.Mary's College Of Maryland
14. Numerical Data Regarding the Cohen-Lenstra Conjectures on Real Quadratic Fields
    Codie Lewis, James Madison University
15. Analysis of Best Subsets for Transfer Payloads
    Chelsey Clement, Salisbury University
    Emily Marinucci, Salisbury University
16. The Ko-Lee Key Exchange Protocol with Generalized Dihedral Groups
    Christopher Lloyd, University of Mary Washington
17. Nice Games: Partizan Games With an Impartial Muller Twist
    Ian Miller, St. Mary's College of Maryland
    Ryan Johnson, St. Mary's College of Maryland
18. Optimal Digital Filtering Techniques for the Analysis of Pore Water Pressure
    James Dean, Hood College
19. Parallel Computation in Graph Traversal Algorithms
    William Oehlbeck, Salisbury University
    Jarell Hackett, Salisbury University
20. Jordan Decomposition and Semisimple Lie Algebras
    Peter Gartland, The Catholic University of America
21. Raised Turning Sweepers
    Dylan Weber, St. Mary's College of Maryland
22. Human vs. Machine: Can computers be programmed to play chess?
    Ahmad Nazeri, Randolph-Macon College
23. A Special Case of the Converse to the Mean Value Theorem
    Graylon Wright, Salisbury University

1. Optimal Investment Strategy
   Christy Bertolaccini, Salisbury University
   Alexa Raines, Salisbury University
2. Sums of Third Powers in Quaternion Rings
   Madison Gamble, McDaniel College
   Blake Schildhauer, McDaniel College
3. Analysis of a Metapopulation Model with an Allee Effect
   Cassie Hartley, James Madison University
4. Cryptanalysis During World War II: The Allies Succeeded while the Germans Struggled
   Jillian Kasner, Hood College
5. The Heliocentric Revolution
   Fiona Lyons, Hood College
6. Invention or Discovery: A Philosophical Discussion of Mathematics Through the Gamma Function
   Catherine Traini, Hood College
7. Introduction to Discrete Dynamical Systems
   Sabrina Walker, Longwood University

Section Meeting 197: Johns Hopkins University, November 4-5, 2016

1. The MD-DC-VA Section: The First 100 Years
   Caren Diefenderfer, Hollins University
   Betty Mayfield, Hood College
   Jon Scott, Emeritus, Montgomery College
2. Extreme Calculus
   Paul Zorn, St. Olaf College
3. Euler in Two Acts
   William Dunham, Bryn Mawr College

Magma Workshop
Keith Mellinger, University of Mary Washington

1. The Euclidean Geometry of Linear Voting Theory
   Prasad Senesi, The Catholic University of America
2. My IBL Approach to Theoretical Ideas in First-Semester Calculus
   Mitchel T. Keller, Washington & Lee University
3. Probability Questions from the Game Pickomino
   Brian Heinold, Mount St. Mary’s University
4. Using the Mathematical Sciences to Protect Data
   Paul Massell, Mathematical Consulting
5. Euclidean Geometry Revisited
   Cherng-tiao Perng, Norfolk State University
6. Ideas and Results from a Summer Bridge Program at Loyola University
   W. Duckworth, Loyola University Maryland
7. Towards Guided Reinvention of Riemann Sums and the Fundamental Theorem of Integral Calculus
   Bob Sachs, George Mason University
8. A Second Chance for a Game of Chance
   Luca Petrelli, Mount St. Mary’s University
9. Theoretical Analysis of Code Emulations and Use of Multiple Sandboxes for Cyber Defense
   Abdinur Ali, Norfolk State University
10. Bounds for the Roots of Polynomials
    Ray Cheng, Old Dominion University
11. The CUPM Curriculum Guide
    Martha Siegel, Towson University
12. Inquiry-Based Calculus II at the Naval Academy
    Noble Hetherington III, United States Naval Academy
    Justin Allman, United States Naval Academy
    Amy Ksir, United States Naval Academy
    Megan Selbach-Allen, United States Naval Academy
13. A Case-Control Study in a General Education Math Course (Focus on Math Anxiety)
    Wendy Hageman Smith, Longwood University
14. Permutation Polynomials and Polynomial Generators of a General Linear Group
    Chris Castillo, Loyola Blakefield
15. Object Based Learning: Using the Smithsonian Collections
    Amy Shell-Gellasch, Montgomery College
16. Incorporating Inquiry-Based Learning in a Geometry Course for Future Elementary Teachers
    Marc Michael, Frostburg State University
17. Mystic Secrets of the Yeast: A Cautionary Tale for Teachers of Mathematical Modeling
    Dan Kalman, American University
18. Offering Online Peer-Assisted Study Sessions to Help Students Learn in an Undergraduate Statistics Course
    Hasan Hamdan, James Madison University
19. The Case for IBL
    Cassie Williams, James Madison University
20. An Incomplete History of the (7,3,1) Block Design
    Ezra Brown, Virginia Tech
21. Multigrid Preconditioners for Stochastic Optimal Control Problems with Elliptic SPDE Constraints
    Ana Maria Soane, US Naval Academy
22. I Love Learning Like This… Five Words that Tell Me I am Doing Something Right
    Beth Dodson, Shenandoah University
23. History of Mathematics for Secondary Education
    Jathan Austin, Salisbury University
24. Students Writing for Students
    Spencer Hamblen, McDaniel College
25. RGB in IBL: Discovering Set Operations by Light Mixing
    Jonathan Weisbrod, Rowan College at Burlington County
26. On Finite Element Decoupling Techniques for Coupled Multi-Physics Flows
    Prince Chidyagwai, Loyola University Maryland
27. Guiding Small-Group, Inquiry Learning in the Classroom
    Jerome Dancis, University of Maryland at College Park
28. Effective In-Class Programming Projects for STEM Majors
    Minah Oh, James Madison University
29. Who Really Proved the Isoperimetric Theorem
    James Case

1. Stochastic Iterative Methods for Large-Scale Least-Square Problems
   Joseph Slagel, Virginia Tech
2. Tumor Virotherapy and Lotka Volterra Dynamics
   Ashlee Edwards, Old Dominion University
3. Equivariant Quantum Cohomology of the Odd Symplectic Grassmannian
   Ryan Shifler, Virginia Tech
4. First $l^p$ Cohomology of some Infinite Groups
   Sam Eastridge, Virginia Tech
5. Dirichlet Duality and Applications
   Matt Dellatorre, University of Maryland
6. Bayesian Modeling of Virtual Age in Repairable Systems
   Didem Egemen, George Washington University
7. Non-Asymptotic Analysis of Iterate Averaging in Stochastic Approximation
   Kunbo Wang, Johns Hopkins University
   Chen Feng, Johns Hopkins University
   Kaining Yang, Johns Hopkins University
8. Identification of Systems with Binary Subsystems: Beyond Reliability
   Long Wang, Johns Hopkins University

1. Anomalous Primes and the Elliptic Korselt Criterion
   Eric Neyman, Princeton University
2. Lydia Hoffman, American University
   Effect of Government Type on Terrorist Attacks