UIUC Department of Mathematics
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July 25, 1997

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Current News

FROM THE MATHEMATICS LIBRARY

New Feature
The Mathematics Library now has web links to monthly lists of new acquisitions. The list includes November 1996 to May 1997 (April in process). Let Kathi Fountain know if you have any suggestions for the improvement of this feature.

Library Dial Access Changes
Effective Wednesday, July 16th, changes implemented will affect dial access to the library catalog and related resources. These changes will affect terminal emulation parameters (the user's ability to connect to the system) as well as initial navigation getting to the first selection menu.
Details about the changes.
NOTE: (for the users of Western Illinois Universitiy's library as an alternate source when something is not available on campus) WIU's library will not be accepting requests next week. Patrons should choose another library for interlibrary loan.

IMPORTANT DATES - SUMMER TERM 2 1997

August 1 - 5:00 PM Deadline for graduate students to drop a second half-term course or to elect credit-no credit or to change credit-no credit to regular grade basis in a second half-term course or to deposit an August master's degree thesis in the Graduate College.
August 7 - Noon Last day of instruction; Reading day (no classes, no final exams).
August 8 - 9 Final examination period.
August 11 August graduation date (no commencement exercise).

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Coming Events

MIDWEST TOPOLOGY SEMINAR.
When: Saturday, September 27, 1997
Where: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Organizers: Profs. Dan Grayson (dan@math.uiuc.edu) and Randy McCarthy (randy@math.uiuc.edu) of the Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Speakers: To be announced.
Note: Twenty rooms for those two nights are being held at the Illini Union Guest Rooms until August 26, 1997. Please call (217) 333-1241 to make a reservation.
CONFERENCE ON PROBABILITY, ERGODIC THEORY AND ANALYSIS.
When: October 23-26, 1997
Where: Northwestern University
Sponsors: National Science Foundation and Northwestern University
Organizers: Roger Jones, DePaul University; Mark Pinsky, Department of Mathematics, Northwestern University and Joseph Rosenblatt, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Details.

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Weekly Calendar

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Monday, July 28, 1997

No meetings today.


Tuesday, July 29, 1997
11:00 AM - 102 Altgeld Hall (GrafiXlab)
COMPUTATIONAL MATHEMATICS SEMINAR.
Prof. Ron Kriz, Virginia Tech, Department of Material Science and Engineering; Eigenvalue-Eigenvector Glyphs: Visualizing Zeroth, Second, Fourth and Higher Order Tensors in a Continuum.
Abstract.


Wednesday, July 30, 1997

No meetings today.


Thursday, July 31, 1997

No Meetings Today.


Friday, August 1, 1997

No Meetings Today.