Fall 1998
Colloquium Schedule
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
The previous semester's colloquium schedule is
here.
Sept. 17: Simon Litsyn, Tel Aviv University
Quantum codes
(This talk is jointly sponsored by Discrete, Experimental, and
Applied Mathematics - DEAM.)
Ferguson Hall 217, 3:30pm, preceded by a reception at 3:00 in Ferguson
Hall 114
Sept. 24: Felipe Voloch, University of Texas
Curves with many rational points
(This talk is jointly sponsored by Discrete, Experimental, and
Applied Mathematics - DEAM.)
Oct. 1: Mark Johnson, University of Arkansas
Algebras associated with blowing-up
Oct. 8: Kate Cowles, University of Iowa
Markov chain Monte Carlo methods in practice
(This talk is jointly sponsored by the Gallup Research Center.)
Oct. 15: Alberto Corso, Michigan State University
Closing ideals with algebraic equations
Oct. 22: Bruce Craig, Purdue University
Assessing the population trend of the Florida manatee via aerial
surveys: 1982-present
Oct. 29: Gary Weiss, University of Cincinnati
Elementary sequence and series phenomena with applications to
commutators and ideals in B(H)
Nov. 5: Karen Vogtmann, Cornell University
Automorphisms of free groups and symmetries of the space of graphs
(This talk is jointly sponsored by Discrete, Experimental, and
Applied Mathematics - DEAM.)
Nov. 12: No colloquium, because today is
Math Day!
Nov. 19: Glenn Ledder, University of Nebraska - Lincoln
Age-distributed population models
Dec. 3: Tomás Gedeon, University of Montana
Cyclic feedback systems in differential equations