The Mathematical Association of America Metro New York Section Meeting

Changes/Additions to the Program

  1. Changes in Student Session 1:
  • Presentation “Classification of MRI Data Using Small Sample Sizes” by Hope Miedema,Angel Pineda, Manhattan College is moved from the Student Session I to the Poster session.
  • Presentation “A New Method to Generate Uniformly Distributed Random Variables on the D-Dimensional Unit Spherical Shell” by Stephanie Nagal is moved to 4:15 p.m.
  • Presentation “Optimizing the passenger Throughput at an airport Security Checkpoint” by Zijia Lu, Yi Yin, Yueying Zhang is moved to 4:35 p.m.
  1. Addition in the Poster Session:

Presentation “Analyzing some typical features of ECG using Continuous Wavelet Transform” by Adam Shetler, Michelle Almonte, Lydia Novozhilova, Western Connecticut State University is added to the Poster Session.

Abstract: Signals recorded from the human body such as ECG or EEG provide important information pertaining to functioning of its organs. Mathematical analysis and algorithms are used for processing and analyzing digitized biomedical recordings. The purpose of this project is to introduce relatively recent approach to detection of some typical features of ECG based on Continuous Wavelet Transform and demonstrate how it works on both synthetic signals and a fragment of real ECG. Visual displays of calculations done in MATLAB will be presented and interpreted in the context of the problem under consideration.

  1. Changes in Pedagogy Session:
  • Presentation “Math for Democracy: Internet Memes, Poverty, and National Security” by Jeff Suzuki in the Pedagogy Session at 3:55 is cancelled.
  • It is replaced by the Presentation “Visual Analysis: Identities and Forms of Calculus” by Andrew Grossfield, Vaughn College of Aeronautics. The talk will be given at 3:55 p.m. at room C 451.

Abstract: Identities are fantastic equations! Identities state that two different and seemingly unrelated sets of operations produce the same function. For every value of the argument, both sets of operations yield the same value. Therefore, the functions on each side of the identity describe the same curve. All of the properties of the curve are the same. In order to solve algebraic and differential equations, and to compute properties of curves these identities are needed to change to the form most suitable for computation.

  1. Changes in Miscellaneous Session:
  • Presentation “Sums of Powers via Matrices” by LoucasChrysafi, Farmingdale State College and Carlos Marques, Farmingdale State College is added to the MISCELLANEOUS Session. The talk will be given at 4:15 p.m. at room C 352.

Abstract: We derive a formula for the sum of powers of consecutive integers by exploiting difference tables using matrices.

  • Presentation “AR-VR Math” by Alexander Vaninsky, Hostos Community College is added to the MISCELLANEOUS Session. The talk will be given at 4:35 p.m. at room C 352.

Abstract: This presentation discusses teaching and learning mathematics in augmented (AR) or virtual (VR) reality. AR is the integration of digital information with the tangible environment in real time. VR is an artificial environment presented in a way that the students accept as an actual reality. VR provides complete immersion in an artificial world. Our claim is that AR-VR mathematics education is more attractive and efficient. We discuss educational, technical, and financial problems and the ways of their resolution.

  1. Change in Presider:

Dr. Lauren Wolf, Hostos College will be a Presider of the Research Session instead of Mikhail Semenov.