UIUC Math Weekly Bulletin

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Department of Mathematics
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February 16-20, 1998

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Current News

FROM THE MATHEMATICS LIBRARY

Good News for MathSciNet users! The new MathSciNet mirror site at Rice University in Houston, Texas (USA) has been attracting more and more users who are noting excellent performance and response times. This new site may also hold advantages for you.

The American Mathematical Society encourages all North American subscribers to try out the Rice University mirror site and determine which site (Houston or Providence) best meets your requirements. MathSciNet users throughout the Pacific rim may also be best served by the Rice University mirror site.

The Rice University mirror site can be found at http://ams.rice.edu/mathscinet.

Other MathSciNet sites include:

Strasbourg, France at http://irmasrv1.u-strasbg.fr/mathscinet/.
Bonn, Germany at http://klymene.mpim-bonn.mpg.de/mathscinet/.
Bielefeld, Germany at http://ams.mathematik.uni-bielefeld.de/mathscinet/.
Providence, RI USA at http://www.ams.org/mathscinet/.

MathSciNet has a number of new features for 1998. Check out what's new at http://www.ams.org/msnhtml/whats_new.html.

MathSciNet
American Mathematical Society
Providence, RI USA
msn-support@ams.org

IMPORTANT DATES - SPRING 1998

February 27 Deadline for a graduate student to add a semester course and to drop a first half-session course.
March 10 Midsemester grades mailed to freshmen.
March 13 Deadline for an undergraduate student to drop a semester course, to elect credit-no credit or to change credit-no credit to regular grade basis in a semester course and to remove an Ex grade from previous semester to prevent change to an F grade.
March 16 Second half-session courses begin (nontraditional courses may begin earlier or later).
March 23 - 29 SPRING BREAK begins 1:00 PM, Saturday.
March 27 Deadline for an undergraduate student to add a second half-session course.
April 3 Deadline for an undergraduate student to withdraw from the University and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund; Deadline for a graduate student to withdraw from the University and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund.
April 6 Registration for Fall 1998 begins; registration for Summer terms I and 2 begins.
April 10 Deadline for a graduate student to add a second half-session course.
April 17 Deadline for an undergraduate student to drop a second half-session course and to elect credit-no credit or to change credit-no credit to regular grade basis in a second half-session course; Deadline for a graduate student to drop a semester course.
May 1 Deadline for a graduate student to drop a second half-session course.
May 6 Last day of instruction.
May 7 Reading day (no classes, no final examinations).
May 8 - 15 Final examination period.
May 17 Commencement.

February 27	Deadline for a graduate student to add a semester course and to drop a first half-session course.
March 10	Midsemester grades mailed to freshmen.
March 13	Deadline for an undergraduate student to drop a semester course, to elect credit-no credit or to change credit-no credit to regular grade basis in a semester course and to remove an Ex grade from previous semester to prevent change to an F grade.
March 16	Second half-session courses begin (nontraditional courses may begin earlier or later).
March 23 - 29	SPRING BREAK begins 1:00 PM, Saturday.
March 27	Deadline for an undergraduate student to add a second half-session course.
April 3	Deadline for an undergraduate student to withdraw from the University and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund; Deadline for a graduate student to withdraw from the University and receive the minimum 40% pro-rata refund.
April 6	Registration for Fall 1998 begins; registration for Summer terms I and 2 begins.
April 10	Deadline for a graduate student to add a second half-session course.
April 17	Deadline for an undergraduate student to drop a second half-session course and to elect credit-no credit or to change credit-no credit to regular grade basis in a second half-session course; Deadline for a graduate student to drop a semester course.
May 1	Deadline for a graduate student to drop a second half-session course.
May 6	Last day of instruction.
May 7	Reading day (no classes, no final examinations).
May 8 - 15	Final examination period.
May 17	Commencement.

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Coming Events

SPECIAL LECTURE - MATH 400 SEMINAR: When: February 16, 1998; Where: 314 Altgeld Hall; Speaker: Michael Loui, Associate Dean, Graduate College and Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Title: Ethics in Scientific Research; Abstract.

TRJITZINSKY LECTURES: Prof. Tsit-Yuen Lam of the University of California at Berkeley will give the Trjitzinsky Lectures on April 13, 14 and 15, 1998.

1998 WORLDWIDE MATHEMATICA CONFERENCE: When: June 18-21, 1998; Where: Chicago, IL; Note: The registration fee for academic users is $495 before March 31, or $595 after March 31. Discounts are available to Regular and Premier Service subscribers.; Conference and Registration Information.

MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIA SCHEDULE

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