Mathematica conference schedule
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- Subject: Mathematica conference schedule
- From: pkatula
- Date: Wed, 20 May 92 18:15:54 CDT
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1992 MATHEMATICA CONFERENCE
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MAY 27-31, 1992
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
LOCATION:
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Swissotel Boston-Lafayette Hotel
One Avenue de Lafayette
Boston, Massachusetts 02111
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
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Thursday, May 28
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7:00 pm Opening Night Reception Grand Ballroom (7:00-9:00)
and Terrace
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Friday, May 29
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8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries Ballroom (8:00-9:00)
Exhibit Area Opens Salon (8:00-2:00)
9:00 am
Speaker: Stephen Wolfram, Ballroom (9:00-10:30)
``The State of Mathematica''
NeXT Hospitality Suite Opens Concord (9:00-6:00)
11:00 am
Panel: ``Mathematica in
Mathematics Education'' Marquis (11:00-12:20)
Elementary Tutorial: Nancy Blachman, Dedham (11:00-11:50)
``Introduction to Mathematica''
Elementary Tutorial: John Novak, Duxbury (11:00-11:50)
``Mathematica Programming Style''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Tutorial: David Withoff, Rockport (11:00-11:50)
``Mathematica Internals''
- repeated on Sunday
45-minute Talk: Ken Bogen, Quincy (11:00-11:45)
``Risk Q: An Interactive Approach to
Probability, Uncertainty and Statistics
for Use with Mathematica''
45-minute Talk: Steven M. Christensen Ballroom (11:00-11:45)
and Leonard Parker, ``Scientific
Calculations Using MathTensor''
Developer's Presentation: Tom Sherlock, Plymouth (11:00-11:30)
``Mathematica under Microsoft Windows 3.1''
- repeated on Saturday
12:00 pm
Unix Workstation Lab Opens Marlborough (12:00-6:00)
12:30 pm
Teaching Lab: D.C.M. Burbulla Quincy (12:30-1:00)
and C. T. J. Dodson, ``Self-Study
Support for Computer Calculus''
45-minute Talk: Millianne Lehmann Dedham (12:30-1:15)
and James Finch, ``Exploring Calculus
Using Mathematica''
12:30 pm
45-minute Talk: Terry Robb, Duxbury (12:30-1:15)
``InterCall: Linking Mathematica to
IMSL and NAG''
1:00 pm
45-minute Talk: G.L. Blankenship, Plymouth (1:00-1:45)
``Control Systems Design Using
Mathematica''
45-minute Talk: Allan Hayes, Sturbridge (1:00-1:45)
``Courseware and Teaching''
45-minute Talk: Jerry Keough, Berkshire (1:00-1:45)
``Tool Skills for Mathematics Majors''
45-minute Talk: John McConnell, Lexington (1:00-1:45)
``Computer Algebra Systems as Agent of
Change in the Precollege Mathematics
Curriculum''
1:15 pm
45-minute Talk: Eric Bergerson, Quincy (1:15-2:00)
``NeXT Custom Application Development
with Mathematica''
1:30 pm
45-minute Talk: William J. Davis, Marquis (1:30-2:15)
Horacio Porta, and Jerry Uhl,
``Calculus&Mathematica for Mathematica
2.0: You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet''
2:00 pm
Forum: Mathematica Q&A Ballroom (2:00-2:50)
- continued on Sunday
2:15 pm
45-minute Talk: Christopher Darnell, Lexington (2:15-3:00)
``Explorations in Time-Series Forcasting''
45-minute Talk: John Dickhaut, Sturbridge (2:15-3:00)
Todd Kaplan, and Arijit Mukherji,
``Strategic Information Transmission''
45-minute Talk: Jeffrey E. Froyd Quincy (2:15-3:00)
``Impact of Mathematica on an Integrated,
First-Year Curriculum''
15-minute Talk: B. Etemadi and H.W. Jones Rockport (2:15-2:30))
``Overlap Integrals of Slater-Type Orbitals''
15-minute Talk: Jiao Zhang Berkshire (2:15-2:30)
``Symbolic Analysis in Fluid Power
Engineering''
2:30 pm
Teaching Lab: William H. Barker Dedham (2:30-4:00)
``Mathematica and Calculus Reform:
Laboratories in Project CALC''
3:00 pm
Elementary Tutorial: Don Mosgrove Berkshire (3:00-3:50)
``Introduction to Mathematica for
Fortran and C Programmers''
Intermediate Tutorial: Tom Wickham-Jones Duxbury (3:00-3:50)
Introduction to Mathematica Graphics
- repeated on Saturday
Intermediate Tutorial: Jerry B. Keiper Rockport (3:00-3:50)
``Mathematica Arithmetic''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Tutorial: Shawn Sheridan Marquis (3:00-3:50)
``Connecting with External Programs''
3:30 pm
``Mathematica Problem Solving Clinic'' Plymouth (3:30-5:30)
Host: Paul Katula
- continued on Saturday
4:00 pm
Speaker: Richard Gaylord Ballroom (4:00-4:50)
``A Random Walk Through Functional
Programming''
Teaching Lab: Keith Stroyan, Quincy (4:00-6:00)
``Calculus Using Mathematica at
the University of Iowa''
45-minute Talk: Edward Lumsdaine Sturbridge (4:00-4:45)
and Jennifer Voitle,
``Successfully Motivating Faculty and
Students to Use Mathematica''
15-minute Talk: J. Walter Smith, Lexington (4:00-4:15)
``Programming the Parameteric Linear
Complementarity Lemke Algorithm
in Mathematica''
4:15 pm
15-minute Talk: Gregor M. Novak, Rockport (4:15-4:30)
``Advanced Undergraduate Optics Lab
with Mathematica''
4:30 pm
Teaching Lab: Alan Shuchat and Dedham (4:30-6:00)
Fred Shultz, ``The Joy of Mathematica:
A Hands-On Introduction to a
Point-and-Click Interface''
- repeated on Sunday
15-minute Talk: Danny W. Turner Berkshire (4:30-4:45)
``Probability and Statistics Examples''
5:00 pm
Intermediate Mini-Tutorial: John Novak, Marquis (5:00-5:25)
``Reading Data into Mathematica''
- repeated on Saturday
Advanced Tutorial: Kelly Roach Rockport (5:00-5:50)
``Symbolic Integration in Mathematica''
- repeated on Saturday
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Victor Adamchik, Berkshire (5:00-5:25)
``Finite and Infinite Symbolic Summation''
- repeated on Saturday
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Robert Brewer, Duxbury (5:00-5:25)
``Networking''
- repeated on Saturday
5:30 pm
Cable cars start leaving for the Computer Museum (5:30-10:00)
(Continuous service through 10:00 pm)
6:00 pm
Computer Museum Dinner (6:00-9:00)
($35/person includes shuttle service to
and from the Computer Museum, museum
admission, and dinner. Buy tickets at
the conference registration area)
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Saturday, May 30
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8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries Ballroom (8:00-9:00)
Exhibit Area Salon (8:00-2:00)
9:00 am
Elementary Tutorial: Nancy Blachman, Dedham (9:00-9:50)
``Introduction to Programming in Mathematica''
Intermediate Tutorial: Jerry B. Keiper, Berkshire (9:00-9:50)
``The N Functions of Mathematica''
- repeated on Sunday
Intermediate Tutorial: Roman E. Maeder Marquis (9:00-9:50)
``Programming in Mathematica''
- repeated on Sunday
Intermediate Tutorial: Tom Wickham-Jones Duxbury (9:00-9:50)
``Mathematica Graphics''
- repeated on Sunday
Teaching Lab: Klaus Sutner Quincy (9:00-10:00)
``Automata Theory''
45-minute Talk: Alan Shuchat and Fred Shultz Rockport (9:00-9:45)
``The Joy of Mathematica: A Point-and-Click
Interface for Mathematica''
NeXT Hospitality Suite Opens Concord (9:00-6:00)
10:00 am
Speaker: Stan Wagon Ballroom (10:00-10:50)
``Rolling a Square Wheel, and Other
Revolutionary Investigations''
45-minute Talk: Bruno Autin Sturbridge (10:00-10:45)
``Descartes Geometry, the Art of
Doing Geometry with Mathematica''
45-minute Talk: Todd Kaplan and Lexington (10:00-10:45)
Arijit Mukherji
``Designing an Incentive-Compatible Contract''
10:15 am
15-minute Talk: Wolfgang Christian and Quincy (10:15-10:30)
Ashoke Talukdar
``Using Mathematica Notebooks to Teach
Upper Level Physics: Laplace's Equation,
the Ising Model, and the Game of Life''
10:45 am
15-minute Talk: John F. Ahner Dedham (10:45-11:00)
``New Results in Classical Scattering''
11:00 am
Panel: Mathematica in Science Education Marquis (11:00-12:20)
Intermediate Mini-Tutorial: John Novak Duxbury (11:00-11:25)
``Text and String Manipulation''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Matt Cook Rockport (11:00-11:25)
``Compiling Mathematica Procedures''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Bruce Smith Berkshire (11:00-11:25)
``Local Variables in Mathematica''
- repeated on Sunday
Teaching Lab: Dennis Schneider Quincy (11:00-12:30)
``Using Mathematica to Teach Calculus''
Developer's Presentation: Tom Sherlock Plymouth (11:00-11:30)
``Mathematica Under Microsoft Windows 3.1''
11:45 am
45-minute Talk: Sandra K. Dawson Sturbridge (11:45-12:30)
``Mathematica in the High School Curriculum''
45-minute Talk: Hal R. Varian Ballroom (11:45-12:30)
``Symbolic Optimization''
45-minute Talk: Jay H. Wolkowisky Lexington (11:45-12:30)
``Unexpected Buckled States of A Circular Plate''
12:00 pm
Unix Workstation Lab Opens Marlborough (12:00-6:00)
15-minute Talk: E. Gou and G. Semon Rockport (12:00-12:15)
``Power Spectral Analysis Application to
the Couette-Taylor Problem''
15-minute Talk: Seiichi Nomura Berkshire (12:00-12:15)
``Solving Boundary Value Problems In
Mechanics Using Mathematica''
15-minute Talk: Brian J. Winkel Duxbury (12:00-12:15)
``Calculus in an Integrated First-Year
Curriculum in Science, Engineering,
and Mathematics''
1:00 pm
Teaching Lab: Michael J. Mezzino, Jr. Quincy (1:00-2:30)
``TeXDisplay Including TeX Expressions in
a Notebook''
Teaching Lab: Horacio Porta Plymouth (1:00-3:00)
``Calculus & Mathematica for Windows''
- repeated on Sunday
45-minute Talk: Dan Dill Ballroom (1:00-1:45)
``Introduction to TeX/Mathematica''
45-minute Talk: John W. Gray Berkshire (1:00-1:45)
``Category Theory''
45-minute Talk: Alfy Riddle Duxbury (1:00-1:45)
``Electronic System Analysis Using
Functional Programming''
45-minute Talk: Mark A. Yoder Rockport (1:00-1:45)
``Mathematics via Mathematica: How Will
the Engineers and Scientists Think:
A Report From the Front''
1:30 pm
15-minute Talk: Lawrence P. Lehman Sturbridge (1:30-1:45)
``A Model of Pneumatic Impactor Dynamics''
15-minute Talk: Michael Hvidsten Lexington (1:30-1:45)
``Visualizing Minimal Surfaces of Finite Type''
2:00 pm
Forum: ``Mathematica, Unix, and Marquis (2:00-2:50)
Systems Administration''
Elementary Tutorial: Tom Wickham-Jones Ballroom (2:00-2:50)
``Introduction to Mathematica Graphics''
- repeated on Saturday
2:15 pm
Intermediate Mini-Tutorial: John Novak Berkshire (2:15-2:40)
``Reading Data into Mathematica''
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Victor Adamchik Rockport (2:15-2:40)
``Finite and Infinite Symbolic Summation''
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Robert Brewer Duxbury (2:15-2:40)
``Networking''
3:00 pm
Elementary Tutorial: Paul Abbott Berkshire (3:00-3:50)
``Applications of Mathematica''
- repeated on Sunday
Intermediate Tutorial: Emily Martin Rockport (3:00-3:50)
``Statistics''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Tutorial: Roman E. Maeder Duxbury (3:00-3:50)
``Abstract Data Types''
Teaching Lab: Bruno Autin Dedham (3:00-4:30)
``Doing Geometry with Descartes-Geometry''
-repeated on Sunday in Dell Lab (Plymouth Room)
45-minute Talk: Gautam Dasgupta Quincy (3:00-3:45)
``Pade Interpolants in Convex Domains''
4:00 pm
Speaker: Stephen Buchmann Ballroom (4:00-4:50)
``Mathematica and the Dancing Bees''
Mathematica Problem Solving Clinic Plymouth (4:00-6:00)
Host: Paul Katula
45-minute Talk: Edward Lumsdaine and Sturbridge (4:00-4:45)
Jennifer L. Voitle
``Illuminating Numerical Analysis with
Mathematica''
45-minute Talk: Catherine Stockwell and Marquis (4:00-4:45)
Gary Downs
``Visual Spacecraft Attitude Estimation''
4:30 pm
Teaching Lab: Wolfgang Christian and Quincy (4:30-6:00)
Ashoke Talukdar
``Programming Physics Simulations on the NeXT:
Mathematica and Interface Builder''
5:00 pm
Forum: Mathematica Third-Party Developers Marquis (5:00-7:00)
Intermediate Tutorial: Bruce Smith Duxbury (5:00-5:50)
``Tracing and Debugging Mathematica Programs''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Tutorial: Alexei V. Bocharov Rockport (5:00-5:50)
``Solving Nonlinear Differential Equations with
DSolve''
- repeated on Sunday
Advanced Tutorial: Kelly Roach Berkshire (5:00-5:50)
``Symbolic Integration in Mathematica''
Teaching Lab: Claude Anderson Dedham (5:00-6:00)
``Teaching Applied Introductory Programming in
an Integrated Freshman Curriculum''
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Sunday, May 31
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8:00 am
Coffee and Pastries Ballroom (8:00-9:00)
Exhibit Area Opens Salon (8:00-2:00)
9:00 am
Elementary Tutorial: Paul Abbott Berkshire (9:00-9:50)
``Applications of Mathematica''
Intermediate Tutorial: Jerry B. Keiper Duxbury (9:00-9:50)
``Mathematica Arithmetic''
Intermediate Tutorial: Roman E. Maeder Marquis (9:00- 9:50)
``Programming in Mathematica''
Intermediate Tutorial: Tom Wickham-Jones Rockport (9:00- 9:50)
``Mathematica Graphics''
Advanced Tutorial: David Withoff Quincy (9:00-9:50)
``Mathematica Internals''
Teaching Lab: Richard Mercer Dedham (9:00-10:00)
``Powerful and Friendly Graphics''
Teaching Lab: Horacio Porta Plymouth (9:00-11:00)
``Calculus & Mathematica for Windows''
10:00 am
Speaker: Ross M. Miller Ballroom (10:00-10:50)
``Alternative Approaches to Financial Valuation''
15-minute Talk: Alfred Gray Lexington (10:00-10:15)
``Gibbs Phenomenon for Fourier-Bessel Series''
15-minute Talk: G. Semon and F. Gibello Sturbridge (10:00- 10:15)
``Symbolic Computation with Mathematica
and Equation on the Center Manifold''
10:15 am
45-minute Talk: Edmund Clarke and Quincy (10:15-11:00)
Xudong Zhao
``Analytica: A Theorem Prover in Mathematica''
10:30 am
Panel: ``Mathematica in Engineering Marquis (10:30-11:20)
and Mathematics Education''
10:45 am
15-minute Talk: Steven L. Hodge Lexington (10:45- 11:00)
``An Aerodynamics Problem Solved with
Help from Mathematica''
15-minute Talk: L. Thierry and Sturbridge (10:45-11:00)
C. Bertrand
``Response Analysis of a Scanning Thermoelectrical
Probe into a Laser Doppler Velocimetry Measurement Volume''
11:00 am
Unix Workstation Lab Opens Marlborough (11:00-3:00)
15-minute Talk: David Fowler and Rockport (11:00-11:15)
Steven R. Dunbar
``A Notebook for the Cantor Set''
15-minute Talk: M. Kemal Sonmez Duxbury (11:00-11:15)
``Automated Geometry Theorem Proving''
11:15 am
15-minute Talk: Stephen Wandzura Dedham (11:15-11:30)
``Pentagrams and Buckyballs:
Simplifying the Golden Mean''
11:30 am
45-minute Talk: John F. Ahner Lexington (11:30- 12:15)
``Teaching Numerical Analysis ''
45-minute Talk: Bruno Autin Ballroom (11:30-12:15)
``Descartes-AVS''
45-minute Talk: George Beck Plymouth (11:30-12:15)
``Geometry in Motion''
45-minute Talk: Mark Sofroniou Quincy (11:30-12:15)
``Symbolic and Numerical Methods for
Hamiltonian Systems''
11:45 am
15-minute Talk: Matthew M. Thomas Sturbridge (11:45-12:00)
``Singular Value Decomposition Applied to Chemical
Process Estimation''
12:30 pm
Intermediate Mini-Tutorial: John Novak Duxbury (12:30-12:55)
``Text and String Manipulation''
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Matt Cook Rockport (12:30- 12:55)
``Compiling Mathematica Procedures''
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Bruce Smith Berkshire (12:30- 12:55)
``Local Variables in Mathematica''
15-minute Talk: M. Kemal Sonmez, Sturbridge (12:30-12:45)
Mark W. White, and Robert J. Trew
``An Efficient Neutral Network Development
Environment via MathLink''
12:45 pm
15-minute Talk: David J. Glaubman Quincy (12:45-1:00)
``Billiards''
1:00 pm
Forum: Mathematica Q & A Ballroom (1:00-1:50)
Teaching Lab: Bruno Autin Plymouth (1:00-2:30)
``Doing Geometry with Descartes-Geometry''
Teaching Lab: Alan Shuchat Dedham (1:00-2:30)
``The Joy of Mathematica: Hands-On
Introduction to a Point-and-Click Interface''
2:00 pm
Intermediate Tutorial: Jerry B. Keiper Duxbury (2:00- 2:50)
``The N Functions of Mathematica''
Intermediate Tutorial: Emily Martin Rockport (2:00-2:50)
``Statistics''
Intermediate Tutorial: John Novak Berkshire (2:00- 2:50)
``Mathematica Programming Style''
Intermediate Tutorial: Bruce Smith Marquis (2:00-2:50)
``Tracing and Debugging Mathematica Programs''
Advanced Mini-Tutorial: Alexei V. Bocharov Sturbridge (2:00- 2:50)
``Solving Nonlinear Differential Equations with DSolve''
CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
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Mail "conf at wri.com" before Friday, May 22 to receive an on-line
registration form,
* OR *
Register on-site at the Swissotel Boston-Lafayette Hotel, 4th Floor.
On-site registration begins at 5:00 pm Thursday, May 28.
Conference Fees: Regular $325
Educational $225
Student $75
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Please contact Donna Brown, Conference Administrator, at 217-398-0700
for additional information, or email: conf at wri.com