Saturday, April 8, 2000
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All talks are in the Little Theater of A&S Center
| 8:30-9:30 | Registration and Coffee |
| 8:30-1:30 | Book Exhibits |
| 9:30-9:35 | Welcome by Louis Vaccaro
Interim President, Georgian Court College |
| 9:35-9:45 | Pseudo-primes, Carmichael and Sigma Phi Numbers
**Kevin Weis The College of New Jersey Presider: Karen Clark, The College of New Jersey |
| 9:45-10:30 | Moving Simple Polygons Rigidly
Ileana Streinu, Smith College Presider: Peggy Cazonier, Georgian Court College |
| 10:30-10:40 | Spanning Tree Densities
**Michael Ferrara, Stevens Institute of Technology Presider: Charles L. Suffel, SIT, Dean of Graduate School |
| 10:40-10:45 | Remarks by Governor of MAA-NJ
Theresa C. Michnowicz, NJCU |
| 10:45-11:00 | Intermission (Coffee and Book Exhibits) |
| 11:00-12:00 | Concurrent Sessions
Student Contributed Papers, Room
105
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| 12:15-1:30 | Lunch (Book Exhibits end at 1:30) |
| 1:30-2:15 | The World in 2020: computers, artificial intelligence,
DNA, and space travel
Michio Kaku City College, CUNY Presider: Amy Boyd, Union County College |
| 2:15-2:20 | Remarks by Chair of MAA-NJ
Judith Lenk, Ocean County College |
| 2:20-2:35 | Presentation of Distinguished Teaching Award |
| 2:35-2:50 | Intermission (Silent Auction bidding ends at 2:50) |
| 2:50-3:35 | Walking, Standing, Shaking Hands: Variations on a
Theme
Shelley Leibowitz, Wheaton College Presider: Shirley Grone, Ocean County College |
| 3:35 | Drawing of door prizes and announcement of Silent Auction Winners (must be present to win) |
| 3:45 | MAA-NJ Project Next Session |
| 4:45 | Dinner honoring recipient of the MAA Certificate of
Meritorious Service, recipient of the MAA-NJ Distinguished Teaching Award, and invited
speakers.
(All are invited to attend: JLenk@ocean.cc.nj.us |
** Student Speaker
Organizing Committee Theresa C. Michnowicz, New
Jersey City University; Revathi Narasimhan, Saint Peter's College; Pablo
Zafra, Kean University
Program Committee Amy Boyd, Union County Colege; Robert Clay,
Georgian Court College; Lawrence D'Antonio, Ramapo College; Cathy Liebars, The College
of New Jersey; Matthew Haines, New Jersey City University; Judith Schick-Lenk,
Ocean County College.
Hosting Committee Margaret Canzonier, Robert Clay, Jan Rehacek,
Naomi Shapiro, and the Mathematics Cub of Georgian Court College