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Central Fall Sectional Meeting
Loyola University Chicago, Chicago, IL
October 2-4, 2015 (Friday - Sunday)
Meeting #1112
Associate secretaries:
Georgia Benkart, AMS benkart@math.wisc.edu
Special Session on History of Mathematics
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Saturday October 3, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, I
Room 203, Mundelein Center
Organizers:
Steven Jordan, Loyola University Chicago sjorda2@luc.edu
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9:00 a.m.
The Continuing Influence of Sophie Germain.
Amanda Marie Steckly*, Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Student, Mathematics Major
Marie Turano, Loyola University Chicago Undergraduate Student, Chemistry Major
Kathryn Pantell, Graduate of Loyola University Chicago, Class of 2015
(1112-01-53) -
9:30 a.m.
1600 Women with U.S. Doctorates in the Mathematical Sciences, 1960-1979. Preliminary report.
Anne Leggett McDonald*, Loyola University Chicago
(1112-01-54) -
10:00 a.m.
The Seven Pillars of Statistical Wisdom.
Stephen M. Stigler*, Department of Statistics/University of Chicago
(1112-01-52)
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9:00 a.m.
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Saturday October 3, 2015, 2:30 p.m.-4:50 p.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, II
Room 203, Mundelein Center
Organizers:
Steven Jordan, Loyola University Chicago sjorda2@luc.edu
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2:30 p.m.
Al-Samaw'al's Curious Approach to Trigonometry.
Yousuf Kerai*, Haque Academy, Aga Khan University, and Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan.
Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University, Squamish, BC, Canada.
Taro Mimura, The University of Manchester, United Kingdom.
(1112-01-12) -
3:00 p.m.
Al-Kashi's Two Methods for Finding $\sin 1^{\circ}$.
Glen R Van Brummelen*, Quest University
(1112-01-18) -
4:00 p.m.
The Semicentennial Anniversary of University of Illinois at Chicago.
Steven Hurder*, University of Illinois at Chicago
(1112-01-288)
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2:30 p.m.
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Sunday October 4, 2015, 9:00 a.m.-10:50 a.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, III
Room 203, Mundelein Center
Organizers:
Steven Jordan, Loyola University Chicago sjorda2@luc.edu
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9:00 a.m.
How Long Does It Take Newly Found Mathematics to Reach School Classrooms?
Zalman Usiskin*, University of Chicago
(1112-97-185) -
9:30 a.m.
Infinities where you Least Expect them.
Eli Maor*, Chicago, IL
(1112-01-51) -
10:00 a.m.
Newton's Work in Infinite Series.
Ranjan Roy*, Beloit College
(1112-40-107)
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9:00 a.m.
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Sunday October 4, 2015, 1:30 p.m.-3:45 p.m.
Special Session on History of Mathematics, IV
Room 203, Mundelein Center
Organizers:
Steven Jordan, Loyola University Chicago sjorda2@luc.edu
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1:30 p.m.
Not-So-Well-Known Influences of Ramanujan and Hardy on Each Other.
Bruce C Berndt*, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(1112-11-39) -
2:30 p.m.
The road to the Retract Principle: Tadeusz Ważewski (1896-1972) and his early work in topology.
Stanisław Domoradzki, University of Rzeszów, Poland
Margaret Stawiska-Friedland*, Mathematical Reviews
(1112-01-50) -
3:00 p.m.
Discussion.
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1:30 p.m.
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