The Mathematical Association of America
New Jersey Section

Middlesex County College

Saturday, April 12, 1997

8:30-9:15	Registration and coffee, Technical Services Center
8:15-12:30	Book Exhibits
9:15-9:20	Welcome John Bakum President, Middlesex County College
9:20-9:25	Remarks by Chair of MAA-NJ Kay Gura, Ramapo College of New Jersey
9:25-10:15	Square Triangular Numbers, a Bedtime Story Roger Pinkham, Stevens Institute of Technology Presider: Myron White, Professor Emeritus, Stevens Institute of Technology
10:20-11:30	Contributed Paper Sessions
10:20-11:30	Intermission
11:35-11:50*	Square Dissection Yvonne Lai, Holmdel High School Presider: Wai Sum Lai, AT&T
11:50-12:00	Presentation of 1997 MAA-NJ Award for Distinguished College or University Teaching of Mathematics
12:00-12:15	Some Funny Factorial Functions! Manjul Bhargava, Princeton University Presider: May Hamdan, Jersey City State College
12:15-1:45	Lunch
1:45-1:50	Remarks by the Governor of MAA-NJ Barbara Osofsky, Rutgers University
1:50-2:40	The Poetic Image of Mathematics Jerry P. King, Lehigh University Presider: Matthew Haines, Jersey City State College
2:40-2:55	Intermission
2:55-3:45	The Influence of Geometry, Operations Research and Computer Science on Graph Theory Alan C. Tucker, SUNY Stony Brook Presider: Ruth O’Dell, County College of Morris
3:45-4:00	Drawing of Door Prizes and Announcement of Silent Auction Winners (Must be present to win)
5:30	Dinner honoring teaching award recipient and invited speakers.

*Student Speaker

Program Organizers

May Hamdan, Theresa C. Michnowicz, Jersey City State College; Reginald Luke, Jeannette O’Rourke, Middlesex County College; Judith Lenk, Ocean County College; Lawrence D’Antonio, Kay Gura, Ramapo College of New Jersey.

Program Committee

Matthew Haines, Jersey City State College; Agnes Azzolino, Harvey Braverman, Maria Delucia, Ann Dobshinsky, Robert Frankel, Lucy Gallo, Las Goonetilleke, Michelle Greenfield, Margaret Gorlin, Yvonne Kemp, Richard Klein, Susan Shulman, Selina Thompson, Georgina, Vastola, Middlesex County College.

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MAA-NJ Executive Board

MAA-NJ Governor:	Barbara Osofsky, Rutgers University
MAA-NJ OFFICERS
Chair	Kay Gura, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Chair-Elect:	Lawrence D’Antonio, Ramapo College of New Jersey
Vice Chair for    Speakers:    Innovations:    Two-Year Colleges:	May Hamdan, Jersey City State College Theresa C. Michnowicz, Jersey City State College Jean Lane, Union County College
Secretary:	Thomas Ralston, Georgian Court College
Treasurer:	Nancy Maulding, Raritan Valley Community College
Public Information Officer:	Judith Lenk, Ocean County College