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Chronological ScheduleMAA MATHFEST 2015Friday, August 7 (continued)Elvis Lives: An Exploration of Greedy and GlobalPath Optimization in a Game of Fetch1:00 PM – 1:15 PMSteve J. Bacinski, Davenport UniversityMark J. Panaggio, Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTimothy J. Pennings, Davenport UniversityLogarithms are Hot Stuff and a New Rating Scalefor Chili Peppers1:20 PM – 1:35 PMEric Landquist, Kutztown UniversityTurning Infinity Inside Out: A Seamstress’sConundrum1:40 PM – 1:55 PMEllie Baker, FreelanceGeometric Modeling of Hexagonal Joints: CarvingMathematics Out of Wood2:00 PM – 2:15 PMJames S. Sochacki, James Madison UniversityAnthony Tongen, James Madison UniversityA Trouble-some Simulation2:20 PM – 2:35 PMGeoffrey Dietz, Gannon UniversityAn Analyzable (Though Seldom Winnable) CardSolitaire2:40 PM – 2:55 PMLeon Harkleroad, Bates CollegePenney’s Game and Roulette3:00 PM – 3:15 PMRobert W. Vallin, Lamar UniversityMulti-Opponent James Functions3:20 PM – 3:35 PMChristopher N. B. Hammond, Connecticut CollegeWarren P. Johnson, Connecticut CollegeSylver Coinage - An Algebraist’s Investigation3:40 PM – 3:55 PMJeremy Thompson, USAF AcademyWinning Moves in Fibonacci Nim4:00 PM – 4:15 PMCody Allen, San Diego State UniversityVadim Ponomarenko, San Diego State UniversityThe n-Queens Problem with Forbidden Placements4:20 PM – 4:35 PMDoug Chatham, Morehead State UniversityA New Approach to Chinese Chess Knight’s TourUsing Gauss’ Area Formula4:40 PM – 4:55 PMMatthew Mak, ACS IndependentSuling Lee, ACS IndependentINVITED SESSIONMAA Invited Paper Session: Algebraic StructuresMotivated by Knot Theory1:00 PM – 5:00 PM, Marriott Wardman Park, Delaware AAn Introduction to Quandles1:00 PM – 1:40 PMAlissa Crans, Loyola Marymount UniversityEnhancements of Counting Invariants1:50 PM – 2:30 PMSam Nelson, Claremont McKenna CollegeAn Introduction to Quandle Cohomology2:40 PM – 3:20 PMJ. Scott Carter, University of South AlabamaWhat is Categorification?3:30 PM – 4:10 PMMikhail Khovanov, Columbia UniversityFrom Jones to Chebyshev: Adventures inCategorification4:20 PM – 5:00 PMRadmila Sazdanovic, North Carolina State UniversityTHEMED CONTRIBUTED PAPER SESSIONTCPS#15: Democratizing Access to AuthenticMathematical Activity1:20 PM – 3:35 PM, Marriott Wardman Park, Maryland AMathematics and Social Justice: Perspectives andResources for the College Classroom1:20 PM – 1:35 PMGizem Karaali, Pomona CollegeLily Khadjavi, Loyola Marymount University Los AngelesOpening a Gateway to Mathematical Inquiry1:40 PM – 1:55 PMBrian Katz, Augustana CollegeSeeding Mathematical Interest in Inner-City LatinoStudents2:00 PM – 2:15 PMAlessandra Pantano, University of California, IrvineLi-Sheng Tseng, University of California, IrvineAndres Forero, University of California, Irvine#MAAthFestWashington, DC | August 5–8, 2015 83