The Mathematical Association of America New Jersey Section...
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The Mathematical Association of America New Jersey Section Meeting held in conjunction with MATYCNJ (Mathematics Association of Two-Year Colleges of New Jersey) and Garden State Undergraduate Mathematics Conference Rowan College at Burlington County Mt. Laurel, NJ Saturday, April 7, 2018
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TheMathematicalAssociationofAmerica
NewJerseySectionMeetingheldinconjunctionwithMATYCNJ(MathematicsAssociationofTwo-YearCollegesofNewJersey)
andGardenStateUndergraduateMathematicsConference
RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty
Mt.Laurel,NJ
Saturday,April7,2018
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AbstractsandBiographiesofSpeakersWhatdoMathematicalModelstellusabouttheDynamicsand
ControlofEmergentandRe-EmergentDiseases?CarlosCastillo-Chavez,PólyaLecturer,ArizonaStateUniversity
Inthislecture,Iwillrevisittherootsandmotivationsbehindtheuseofmathematicalmodelsinthestudyofepidemics.Iwillillustratehowresearchdrivenbythedesireofsomeindividualstoscaleupwhattheyknowaboutdiseasetransmissionattheindividuallevelcouldbemodifiedtoaccountfortheimpactofdiseasedynamicsathigherlevelsoforganization.
Iwillillustratesomeapproachesviatheirapplicationstothestudyofdiseasessuchastuberculosis,Ebola,orinfluenza.Modelingconnectionsbetweenthestudyofvectorborneandsexuallytransmitteddiseaseswillalsobenoted. Dr.Carlos Castillo-ChavezisamathematicalepidemiologistandaRegentsProfessorofMathematicalBiologyatArizonaStateUniversity.HehaswonawardsbytheAmericanAssociationfortheAdvancementofScience(AAAS)MentorAwardandFellow(2007),theStanislawM.UlamDistinguishedScholarbytheCenterforNonlinearStudiesatLosAlamosNationalLaboratory(2003),theSocietyforAdvancementofChicanosandNativeAmericansinScience(SACNAS)DistinguishedScientistAward(2001),thePresidentialAwardforExcellenceinScience,MathematicsandEngineeringMentoring(1997),andthePresidentialFacultyFellowshipAwardfromtheNationalScienceFoundationandtheOfficeof
thePresidentoftheUnitedStates(1992–1997).Carlosservedfrom2010-2015onPresidentBarackObama’snationalmedalofsciencecommitteeandisafellowofSIAM,AMSandAAAS.CarlosistheexecutivedirectoroftheMathematicalandTheoreticalBiologyInstituteandtheInstituteforStrengtheningtheUnderstandingofMathematicsandScienceaswellas
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thefoundingdirectoroftheMathematical,ComputationalandModelingSciencesCenteratASU.HepreviouslytaughtatCornellfor18years.
AVotingTheoryApproachtoGolfScoringMichaelJones
EditorofMathematicalReviews
A surprisingresultinvotingtheoryisthatanelectionoutcomemaydependonhowvotesaretalliedaftertheballotsarecast.ThiselectionscenarioisrelevanttotheoutcomeofgolftournamentsbecausetheProfessionalGolfer'sAssociation(PGA)istheonlyprofessionalsportsleagueintheU.S.thatchangesthemethodofscoringdependingontheevent.ThePGA’sstrokeplayandmodifiedStablefordscoringsystemareequivalenttousingdifferentvotingvectorstotallyanelection.ThisequivalenceisdiscussedanddatafromtheMastersandInternationalTournamentsareusedtoexaminetheeffectofchangingthescoringmethodontheresultsofthetournament.
Byfocusingon3-candidateelections,Iwillshowhowelementarylinearalgebraandconvexitycanbeusedtoexplaintheeffectofchangingthevotingvector.Sometimes,regardlessofthevotingvectorused,thesameoutcomewouldhaveoccurred,asinthe1992USPresidentialelection.Canthishappeningolf?Ianswerthisquestionanddeterminewhetherthereexistsagolf-scoringmethodinwhichTigerWoodswouldnothavewonthe1997Masters,ashisperformanceisconsideredoneofthebestever.
Dr.MichaelJones isanAssociateEditoratMathematicalReviewsandeditorofMathematicsMagazine.HeearnedhisPhDingametheoryfromNorthwesternUniversityunderthedirectionofDonaldSaari.MikewasborninCamden,NJandwasafacultymemberatMontclairStateUniversityfrom1998-2008.HehasalsoheldfacultypositionsattheUSMilitaryAcademyandLoyolaUniversityChicago.Mathematically,heisinterestedintheapplicationofmathematicstothesocialsciences.
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WhatCanIdowithaMathDegree? (orwhatI’vedonewithmathdegrees)
AmyLangville,CollegeofCharleston
Mystudies(degreesinbothMathematicsandOperationsResearch)haveledtointerestingproblems,projects,andconsultingwithgroupssuchastheOlympicCommittee,NationalSecurityAgency,SASstatisticalsoftware,andlawsuitsagainstGoogleandFacebook.Inthistalk,Iwilldiscussahandfulofdiverseresearchandconsultingprojects,rangingfromtextminingtorankingUFCfighters.
Dr.AmyLangvilleisaProfessorofMathematicsattheCollegeofCharleston.Heraward-winningbook,Google'sPageRankandBeyond:TheScienceofSearchEngineRankings,coauthoredwithCarlMeyer,explainsandanalyzesseveralpopularmethodsforrankingwebpages.Hersecondbook,Who’s#1?:TheScienceofRatingandRanking,dealswithrankingandclusteringitemsusingmatrixdecompositions.Herprimaryresearchareasarenumericallinearalgebra,computationalalgorithms,andmathematicalmodelingandprogramming.
TeachingThroughNetworksEducatingbyConnectingKnowledge
Lt.Col.JonathanRoginskiWestPointMilitaryAcademy
Asinthe20thcentury,many(notall)classroomsuselinearthinkinginoureducationsystemeventhoughweliveinanon-linearworld.Thisworkshopwillexplorehowourenvironmentmaybecharacterizedbynetworksandconnectivityandbringingthatviewpointintoourclassroom.Wewillalsoprovideexamplesofhowteachersmayexposetheirstudentstonetworkthinking,andusenetworkelementstomakecurriculumdevelopmentanddeliveryeasierandmoresuccessful.How?Comesee!ThisworkisanextensionoftheNiCE(Networksin
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ClassroomEducation)TeacherWorkshops.
LieutenantColonelJonathanW.Roginski(Jon)istheDirectoroftheWestPointNetworkScienceCenter,aresearchorganizationthatannuallymanagesapproximately$1MofreimbursableresearchsupportingadiverseportfolioofUnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensedecisionmakers.HeisalsoanAssistantProfessorofMathematicalSciencesattheUnitedStatesMilitaryAcademyatWestPoint,CourseDirectorfortheAcademy’sFundamentalsofNetworkSciencecourse,andtheprogrammanagerfortheAcademy’sNetworkScienceminor.Hisresearchinterestsbuildfromtheexperienceofusingquantitativeandqualitativedatasciencemethodstoassesstheoperationalprogressofmilitaryunitsagainsttheirgoalsincombatandhomestation,supportingthe10thMountainDivision(LightInfantry).Thisservicehighlightedthequalityofirreducibilityinmilitaryproblemsolvingandthenecessityofmethodsthat“embracedthecomplexity”ofthemodernworld,ratherthanassumingitaway.Jon’spersonalresearchleveragestheimplicationsofgraphcomparisontechniquestowardDepartmentofDefensedecisionmakinginattack,defense,andstabilityscenariosbyaccountingforoperationalcomplexitythroughnetworkmodeling.
AbstractsofMAA-NJContributedPaperSessions
Session1:RecreationalMathematics Votta148.OrganizerandPresider:DavidNacin,[email protected]
2:00—2:15:PrimesandDivisibilityPatternsintheRepunitSequence1,31,331,3331,33331,etc.FeaturedInPrimeCurioJayL.Schiffman,RowanUniversityAbstract:Themodifiedrepunit(repeateddigit)sequenceconsistingofallthreeswithterminatingdigitoneisfeaturedonthewebsitePrimeCuriosandisoneofthemostappealingintegersequences.Inthistalk,Iwilldemonstrateusingmodulararithmeticdivisibilitypatternsinthesequencewhicharerecurringaswellaswhenearlyprimesinitiallyenterthesequence.Inaddition,Idisplaythecompletefactorizationsfortheinitialeighty-fivetermsinthesequenceaswellasdeterminewhichprimeslessthan1000neverenterthesequenceasfactors.
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2:20—2:35:GraphsandPuzzlesDavidNacin,WilliamPatersonUniversityAbstract:Weexamineaclassofpuzzlesoverthecyclicgroupoforderfour,andshowthattheproblemofcountingsolutionscanbereducedtoaquestioninvolvinggraphsthatarisebasedontheparitypossibilitesofeachofthecells.Thesegraphsdecomposeintocycles,andweshowhowthenumberofcycles,togetherwiththewaythattheyland,canbeusedtofindanupperboundforthenumberofsolutions.
2:40—2:55:NoXPointsonaY:AClassofDiscreteGeometryProblemsRichardVoepel,RutgersUniversityAbstract:Firstintroducedin1917byHenryDudeney,theNo-Three-In-LineproblemasksforthemaximumnumberofpointsthatcanbeplacedinanNbyNgridsuchthatnothreearecollinear.Whiletherehavebeenresultsconcerninglowerboundsforthisnumber,non-trivialupperboundsremainlargelyconjectural.Butthisisnottheonlyproblemofthisformtoreceiveattention;onemayconsidergeneralizationstohigherdimensions,askingfornothreepointstobecollinearinanNbyNbyNgrid,orfornofourpointstobecoplanar.Wepresentselectresultsfortheseproblems,andproposefurthercasestostudy.
3:00—3:15:WigglyGamesandBurnside'sLemmaDavidMolnar,RutgersUniversityAbstract:Agenreofboardgamesfeaturescollectionsoftileswitharcsonthem,whichareplacedtogethertoformpaths.Werefertotheseaswigglygames.Tsuroisawell-knownexample.Iwillshowhowtocalculatethetotalnumberoftilespossibleinsuchagame,modulosymmetry.Thisisaroutineapplicationofawell-knownresult.Expectationsshouldbeloweredaccordingly.
Session2:MyFavoriteClassroomActivityVotta144.OrganizersandPresiders:JonathanWeisbrod,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty,[email protected];WilliamWhitfield,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty,[email protected]
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2:00–2:15:IntroducingtheTopicofProbabilityUsingtheMonteHallProblemJenniferHoxworth,RowanCollegeatGloucesterCountyAbstract:OneofmyfavoriteclassroomactivitiesisusingtheMontyHallproblemtointroducestudentstothetopicofprobabilityinanengagingmanner.Itcanbeusedinavarietyofcoursesthatcoverprobabilityandhelpswithexplainingdifferentprobabilityconcepts,suchasthetwoclassificationsofprobabilityandthelawoflargenumbers.IcurrentlyusethisclassicmathprobleminDiscreteMathematicsandinConceptsofMathematics(forliberalartsmajors).Mystudentsfindthisprobleminterestingandtheyenjoy“playing”thegameshowinclass.
2:20—2:35:MathRacesDavidDiMarco,NeumannUniversityAbstract:Dr.DavidDiMarcolikestosplithisclassesintoteamsandhavecompetitivemathracesapproximatelyonceaweek.Thesein-classactivitiesaregreatlyenjoyedbyhisstudents.
2:40—2:55:JeopardyGamesRyanSavitz,NeumannUniversityAbstract:Dr.RyanSavitzutilizesgamesofmathematicalJeopardyasbothfunwaystoreviewmaterialaswellasforpurposesofformativeassessment.Thesein-classactivitiesaregreatlyenjoyedbyhisstudents.
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MAA-NJandMATYCNJSpring2018MeetingProgram
8:30–9:15 RegistrationandCoffee;VottaHallway8:30–1:30 BookExhibits;VottaHallway9:15–9:30 WelcomebyMichaelCioce,ActingPresident,Rowan
CollegeatBurlingtonCounty,VottaAuditorium9:30–10:20 WhatdoMathematicalModelstellusabouttheDynamics
andControlofEmergentandRe-EmergentDiseases?CarlosCastillo-Chavez,PólyaLecturer,ArizonaStateUniversity.Presider:SaritaNemani,GeorgianCourtUniversity;VottaAuditorium
10:30–10:55 MAA-NJBusinessMeeting;VottaAuditoriumMATYCNJBusinessmeeting;Votta131
11:00–11:50 AVotingTheoryApproachtoGolfScoring;MichaelJones,EditorofMathematicalReviews.Presider:ElizabethUptegrove,FelicianUniversity;VottaAuditoriumPanelDiscussion:UndergraduateMathPlacement.Votta131
12:00–1:30 Lunch;StudentSuccessCenter1:00–2:00 StudentPosterSessions;VottaHallway2:00–3:15 Workshop:TeachingThroughNetworks,Lt.Col.Jonathan
Roginski;Votta135ContributedPaperSessions;Votta144&148StudentTalks;Votta225&236
3:15–3:45 Break;VottaHallway3:30isthedeadlinefordoorprize/silentauctionentries
3:45–4:35 WhatCanIDowithaMathDegree? (orwhatI’vedonewithmathdegrees); AmyLangville,CollegeofCharleston.Presider:RobertRoach,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty;VottaAuditorium
4:35–5:00 PrizesandAwards;GSUMCawards,doorprizes,andsilentauctionwinners(mustbepresenttowin);VottaAuditorium
5:30 DinnerHonoringSpeakersatCarlucci’sWaterfrontRestaurant
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GardenStateUndergraduateMathConferenceSpring2018Program
8:30–9:15 TeamRegistration,StudentCheck-in,andBreakfast;VottaHallway
9:20–9:30 WelcomebyDr.DavidSpang,SeniorVicePresident&Provost,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty;Votta135AnnouncementsregardingMathCompetition;Votta135
9:30–10:30 NewJerseyUndergraduateMathCompetition;Individualpart,Votta135
10:30–12:00 NewJerseyUndergraduateMathCompetition;Teampart,roomstobeannouncedduringtheindividualpart
12:00–1:00 Lunch;StudentSuccessCenter1:00–2:00 StudentPosterSessions;VottaHallway2:00–3:15 StudentTalks;Votta225&2363:15–3:45 Break;VottaHallway
3:30isthedeadlinefordoorprize/silentauctionentries3:45–4:35 WhatCanIdowithaMathDegree? (orwhatI’vedonewith
mathdegrees); AmyLangville,CollegeofCharleston.Presider:RobertRoach,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty;VottaAuditorium
4:35–5:00 PrizesandAwards;GSUMCawards,doorprizes,andsilentauctionwinners(mustbepresenttowin);VottaAuditorium
DinnerHonoringtheInvitedSpeakersandAwardRecipients
TheSectionwillhonortheinvitedspeakersandawardrecipientsatdinneratCarlucci’sWaterfrontRestaurantfollowingthemeeting.Everyoneiscordiallyinvited.
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LunchDiscussionTablesOrganizedbyTheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity.Therewillbesixdiscussiontablesatlunch: 1. HowtobuildsustainableREUprogramsthatalsoexpandindividualfaculty
researchprograms,ledbyCarlosCastillo-Chavez,ArizonaStateUniversity,[email protected]
2. PublishingexpositorymathematicsinMAAjournals,ledbyMichaelA.Jones,MathematicalReviews,[email protected]
3. MathematicalMindsets,(borrowingthetitleofJoBoaler'sexcellentnewbook),ledbyAmyN.Langville,CollegeofCharleston,[email protected]
4. ThemovetoOERinthemathclassroom,ledbySusanMonroe,BrookdaleCommunityCollege,[email protected]
5. Theroleofthegraphingcalculatorinanageofdesmosandotheronlinecalculators,ledbySamanthaDoluweera,BrookdaleCommunityCollege,[email protected]
6. MotivatingMathElectivesThroughStudentInterests,ledbyJonathanW.Roginski,USMA,[email protected]
Announcements
CallforContributedPapersandLunchDiscussionLeadersfortheFallMAA-NJ2018Meeting
TherewillbeonegeneralcontributedpapersessionattheFall2018meeting.Pleasesubmittitle,3-4linesummary,andaone-paragraphabstractinWordtoKathyTurrisi,CentenaryUniversity,[email protected],bySeptember6,2018.
MAAmembersinterestedinleadingalunchtablediscussionattheFall2018meetingareaskedtosubmittheirproposedtopictoTheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity,[email protected],bySeptember6,2018.
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CallforSpecialContributedPaperSessionOrganizersfortheSpring2019MAA-NJMeeting
ThoseinterestedinorganizingaspecialcontributedpapersessionfortheSpring2019meetingshouldsubmittheproposedtopictoTheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity,[email protected],bySeptember6,2019.
NJSectionRepresentativeReportfromJMM2018(SanDiego,CA)MeetingofMAACongress–January9,2018
TheMAAannouncedapublishingpartnershipwithTaylorandFrancis.Startingin2018TaylorandFranciswillpublishallthreeofMAA’sjournals(TheAmericanMathematicalMonthly,CollegeMathematicsJournal,andMathematicsMagazine)anditsmagazineMathHorizons.TheMAAalsointroducedanewinterfaceformemberstobrowseitsjournals.
MAAPresidentDeannaHaunspergerdescribedherprioritiesduringhertenure.Sheplanstofocusonincreasingmembershipamonggraduatestudents,promotinginclusivityamongwomenandminoritiesthroughoutreach,andrethinkinghowtostreamlineMAA’soperationstomakeitmorecost-efficient.
Tosupportitsmissionandhelpdefineitsculture,theMAAisdevelopingastatementofitscorevaluestoaffirmtoitsmembership(andpotentialnewmembers)theprinciplesandbeliefsthatitstandsfor.
CollegesanduniversitieswithMAAdepartmentmembershipsareencouragedtonominateitsmathstudentsforfreeMAAstudentmemberships,whichgivesthemaccesstoitsjournals.Ofthealmost300institutionsthathavethesememberships,over100stillhavenotnominatedanystudents.TheMAAoffersmanyresourcestohelpstudents,includingitsCareerResourceCenter(http://mathcareers.maa.org/),sopleasespreadtheword.
ThisreportismylastasyourSectionRepresentative.IthasbeenanhonorandpleasuretoservethewonderfulmembersoftheNJSection.
Respectfullysubmitted,
HieuNguyenMAACongressRepresentativeNewJerseySection
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BookSalesattheMeeting
NowthatAMShandlesMAAbooks,thereisanewprocedureforbooksales.Thereisa40%discountforMAAandAMSmembersanda25%discountfornon-members.Westillhavenewbooksondisplaybutyouarenotabletoorderbooksatthemeeting.IfyouarenotanAMSmember,youhavetocall(800)321-4267withcodeMT240,beforeApril20.IfyouareamemberofAMS,youcanusecodeMT240eitherwhenyoucallorwhenyouorderthroughtheonlinebookstore.
FutureMAAMeetings
MAA-NJ.TheFall2018MAA-NJmeetingwillbeheldatMontclairStateUniversityonSaturday,October27,2018.TheSpring2019MAA-NJmeetingwillbeheldatRaritanValleyCommunityCollegeonSaturdayApril13,2019.
MathFest.TheMAAwillholditsannualMathFestinDenveronAugust1–4,2018.Forfurtherinformation,refertohttp://www.maa.org/mathfest/
JointMathematicsMeeting.The2019JMMwillbeinBaltimore,January16–19.
FutureAMATYCMeetings
MATYCNJ.TheFall2018MATYCNJmeetingwillbeheldatBergenCommunityCollegeonSaturday,October6,2018.
AMATYC.The2018AMATYCannualmeetingwillbeheldinOrlando,FLonNovember15–18,2018.Forfurtherinformation,refertohttp://www.amatyc.org
NJAMTEAnnualMeeting
TheNewJerseyAssociationofMathematicsTeacherEducatorswillholdits12thannualconferenceatTheCollegeofNewJerseyonFriday,June1.AllmathematiciansinvolvedinthemathematicaleducationofteachersatanylevelareinvitedandencouragedtojoinNJAMTE.Forfurtherinformation,[email protected].
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25/50-yearMembersoftheMAA:ThesectioncongratulatesDarylL.Ezzo, CathyS.Liebars, Maria-CeciliaRozak, and JohnT.Saccoman fortheir25yearsofMAAmembership.WecongratulateCorradoD.Quintilianifor50yearsofmembership.
MAA-NJCommittees
AwardsCommittee:KarenClark,TheCollegeofNewJersey;AmyCohen,RutgersUniversity;ThomasHagedorn(chair),TheCollegeofNewJersey;AihuaLi(ex-officio),MontclairStateUniversity;TheresaMichnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity.
NominatingCommittee:KarenClark,TheCollegeofNewJersey;AihuaLi(ex-officio),MontclairStateUniversity;HieuNguyen(chair),RowanUniversity;JonathanWeisbrod,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty.
TeachingAwardCommittee:KarenClark(chair),TheCollegeofNewJersey;AihuaLi(ex-officio),MontclairStateUniversity;SaritaNemani,GeorgianCourtUniversity;DirckUptegrove,Nokia.
CommitteeforContributedPapers:GraceCook,BloomfieldCollege;TheresaMichnowicz(ex-officio),NewJerseyCityUniversity;KathyTurrisi(chair),CentenaryUniversity.
OrganizingCommittee:AmandaBeecher,RamapoCollege;ZhixiongChen,NewJerseyCityUniversity;KarenClark,TheCollegeofNewJersey;GraceCook,BloomfieldCollege;JanaGevertz,TheCollegeofNewJersey;ZacharyKudlak,MonmouthUniversity;IkJaeLee,RowanUniversity;AihuaLi,MontclairStateUniversity;TheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity;SaritaNemani,GeorgianCourtUniversity;HieuNguyen,RowanUniversity;LindaRitchie,CentenaryUniversity;A.DavidTrubatch,MontclairStateUniversity;KathyTurrisi,CentenaryUniversity;DirckUptegrove,Nokia;ElizabethUptegrove,FelicianUniversity;PaulvonDohlen,WilliamPatersonUniversity;JonathanWeisbrod,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty.
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SectionHistoryCommittee:GraceCook,BloomfieldCollege;ThomasHagedorn(chair),TheCollegeofNewJersey;AihuaLi,MontclairStateUniversity;TheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity.
HostingCommittee:CrystalBourne,JianeneMeola,PritiMihalik,RobertRoach,DianeVeneziale,JonathanWeisbrod(chair),WilliamWhitfield,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty.
GSUMCCommittees
OrganizingCommittee:LeeCollins,CountyCollegeofMorris;KatarzynaKowal,RamapoCollegeofNewJersey;GiancarloLabruna,MontclairStateUniversity;MarekSlaby,FairleighDickinsonUniversityatFlorhamCampus;A.DavidTrubatch,MontclairStateUniversity(Director).
NewJerseyUndergraduateMathematicsCompetitionOrganizingCommittee:KatarzynaKowal(Co-Director),RamapoCollegeofNewJersey;TomLeong,UniversityofScranton;DavidMolnar,RutgersUniversityatNewBrunswick;EmanuelPalsu-Andriescu,MonmouthUniversity;MarekSlaby(Co-Director),FairleighDickinsonUniversityatFlorhamCampus.
NewJerseyUndergraduateMathematicsCompetitionProctorsandGraders:DeepakBal,MontclairStateUniversity;MichaelBeals,RutgersUniversity;NormanBeil,RowanUniversity;DavidBuhanan,CentenaryUniversity;CarlosCastillo,EssexCountyCollege;AndrewClifford,TheCollegeofNewJersey;BenjaminDaniels,RowanUniversity;AbdulHassen,RowanUniversity;RobertMayans,FairleighDickinsonUniversityatFlorhamCampus;PritiMihalik,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty;DavidMolnar,RutgersUniversity;EmanuelPalsu-Andriescu,MonmouthUniversity;RobertRoach,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty;MamtaVyas,EssexCountyCollege.
StudentPresentations:LeeCollins,CountyCollegeofMorris(Coordinator);EricJones,RowanCollegeatGloucesterCounty.
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Acknowledgments
TheNewJerseySectionthanksRowanCollegeatBurlingtonCountyfortheirkindhospitalityinhostingthemeeting.TheyalsothankPrincetonUniversityPress,WorldScientificPublishers,PearsonEducation,TheJohns-HopkinsUniversityPress,Dr.Castillo-Chavez,andJacquelineBakal(FelicianUniversity)fordonationsforthesilentauction,doorprizes,andGSUMCprizes.
TheNewJerseySectionofferscongratulationstotheGSUMCforfifteenyearsofsuccessfulundergraduatemathconferences.
The2018GSUMCissupportedbyNokiaBellLabsandtheNJsectionoftheMAA.TheGSUMCthanksRowanCollegeatBurlingtonCountyfortheirkindhospitalityinhostingthemeeting.
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MATYCNJOfficers
President SallyMulvey,BrookdaleCommunityCollegePresident-Elect SueMonroe,BrookdaleCommunityCollegePastPresident GabrielaSprague,BrookdaleCommunity
CollegeVicePresidentNorth PalmaBenko,PassaicCountyCommunity
CollegeVicePresidentSouth AshleyTasy,BrookdaleCommunityCollegeTreasurer LenoreLerer,BergenCommunityCollegeRecordingSecretary KarinaAliaga,BrookdaleCommunityCollegeNewsletterEditor/Historian MeimeePersau,CountyCollegeofMorris
JoinAMATYC!http://www.amatyc.org/?page=Membership
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MAA-NJSectionOfficers
CongressRepresentative HieuNguyen,RowanUniversityChair AihuaLi,MontclairStateUniversityPastChair KarenClark,TheCollegeofNewJerseySecretary ZhixiongChen,NewJerseyCityUniversityTreasurer PaulvonDohlen,WilliamPaterson
UniversityVice-ChairforFallMeetings SaritaNemani,GeorgianCourtUniversityVice-ChairforSpeakers AmandaBeecher,RamapoCollegeVice-ChairforSpringMeetings ElizabethUptegrove,FelicianUniversityVice-ChairforStudentActivitiesandGSUMCDirector
A.DavidTrubatch,MontclairStateUniversity
Vice-ChairforTwo-YearColleges JonathanWeisbrod,RowanCollegeatBurlingtonCounty
BookSaleCoordinators DirckUptegrove,Nokia;ElizabethUptegrove,FelicianUniversity
ContributedPaperOrganizerandLunchDiscussionOrganizer
TheresaC.Michnowicz,NewJerseyCityUniversity
DoorPrizeCoordinator LindaRitchie,CentenaryUniversityLiaisonCoordinator IkJaeLee,RowanUniversityProgramEditors KathyTurrisi,CentenaryUniversity;
ElizabethUptegrove,FelicianUniversityProjectNJ-NExTDirectors JanaGevertz,TheCollegeofNewJersey;
RosemarieGorini,RaritanValleyCommunityCollege
SocialMediaDirector GraceCook,BloomfieldCollegeWebmaster DirckUptegrove,Nokia
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