Fall 1999
Colloquium Schedule
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The previous semester's colloquium schedule is
here.
Here
is a discussion of what to expect at Colloquium talks.
Aug. 26: Tenure-track faculty meeting, 3:30-5:00p, OldH 209
Sep. 2: Katherine Kime, UNK
Title:
Quantum Mechanics, Tunneling and Control
Sep. 9: Sarah Rees, University of Newcastle
Title:
Harnessing geometry for computation in group theory
Abstract
Sep. 16: Manfred von Golitschek, Universitat Wurzburg
Title:
Interpolation by splines with free knots
**Sponsored by Discrete, Experimental and Applied Mathematics (DEAM)
Sep. 23: Mohammad Rammaha, UNL
Title:
Boundary value problems for hyperbolic equations with a nonlinear
damping term
Sep. 30: Richard Rebarber, UNL
Title:
Sampled Data Control of Infinite Dimensional Systems
Oct. 7: Zsolt Tuza, Computer and Automation
Research Institute, Hungarian Academy of Science
Title:
Restricted types of graph colorings
Abstract
Oct. 14: Mark Brittenham, University of North Texas
Title:
Tying surfaces up in knots
Abstract
Oct. 21: Ken Davidson, University of Waterloo
Title:
Dilations of n-tuples of operators and the Cuntz C*-algebra
Oct. 28: Tenure-track faculty meeting, 3:30-5:00p, OldH 209
Nov. 4: Steve Power, University of Lancaster
Title:
Towers of Algebras of Matrices
Nov. 11: Math Day
Nov. 12: Joel Spencer, Courant Institute
Title:
The Probabilistic Method
Note: This talk is on Friday, at 2:30
in OldH 209.
Abstract
Nov. 18: Alexander Mikhailov, Russian Academy of Science
Title:
Mathematical Modelling of Fraud and Fraud Supression in Government
Dec. 2: Craig Huneke, Kansas University
Title:
Determinantal Ideals and Krull's Principal Ideal Theorem
Dec. 9: OPEN (dead week)