Department of Mathematics
Weekly Calendar

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 Monday, October 19, 1998

4:00 PM - 1320 DCL

DISTINGUISHED LECTURESHIP SERIES

Professor Leslie G. Valiant, Department of Computer Science, Harvard University;
Unifying Learning and Reasoning.

Abstract.

Refreshments in 1330 DCL after the talk

4:00 PM - 245 Altgeld Hall

MATH 400 SEMINAR - Introduction to Graduate Mathematics

Prof. Professor Richard Sowers;
Probability Theory: at the crossroads of pure math, applied math and physics.

 Tuesday, October 20, 1998

 

11:00 AM - 243 Altgeld Hall

GEOMETRIC POTPOURRI SEMINAR

Professor Jeff Erickson , UIUC Department of Computer Science;
Fat and degenerate polytopes--or Sometimes five dimensions are nicer than four.

Abstract.

11:00 AM - 1 Illini Hall

MAX NEWMAN TOPOLOGY SEMINAR

To be announced.

 

11:00 AM - 2 Illini Hall

PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS SEMINAR

Professor Marianthi Markatou, Department of Statistics, Columbia University, New York;
Weighted Likelihood Methodology, Mixture Models and the Goodness of Fit Problem

Abstract.

1:00 AM - 243 Altgeld Hall

ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR

Professor William Chen, Macquarie University ;
Upper bound results in irregularities of point distributions.

Abstract.

1:00 PM - 345 Altgeld Hall

GROUP THEORY SEMINAR

Professor Alfred Shmelkin, Moscow State University; Applications of the Magnus embedding.

1:00 PM - 241 Altgeld Hall

LOGIC SEMINAR

Professor Lou van den Dries;
How many steps does it take to generate a group from a fair sized subset?

2:00 PM - 441 Altgeld Hall

COMBINATORICS AND GRAPH THEORY SEMINAR

Professor Zoltan Furedi; Induced subgraphs of given sizes.

 

2:00 PM - 243 Altgeld Hall

STOCHASTIC & NONLINEAR ANALYSIS SEMINAR.

Professor Russel Lyons, Indiana University;
Can Rare Random Changes in a Graph Affect Its Potential Theory?

3:00 PM - 343 Altgeld Hall

DIFFERENTIAL GEOMETRY SEMINAR

Professor Zhongmin Shen, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis;
Ricci Curvature and Bounded Betti Numbers

Abstract.

4:00 PM - 245 Altgeld Hall

Richard Blahut, Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Coordinated Science Laboratory

Is Algebraic Geometry Applied Mathematics?
Abstract.

Refreshments at 3:15 pm in Room 321, Altgeld Hall

 Wednesday, October 21, 1998

3:00 PM - 2 Illini Hall

STUDENT TOPOLOGY SEMINAR

Mr. Andrew Mauer-Oats; Homotopy groups of Wedges of Spheres.

 

4:00 PM - 1320 DCL

DISTINGUISHED ENTREPRENEUR SERIES

Thomas M. Siebel, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer,
Siebel Systems, Inc., San Mateo, California;
The issues and technical challenges currently facing the business software industry.

Abstract.

Refreshments in 1330 DCL after the talk

 Thursday, October 22, 1998

11:00 AM - 1 Illini Hall

REPRESENTATION THEORY SEMINAR

Mr. Gary Schwartz; Defect Groups of the General Linear Groups, continued.

12:00 PM - 6-110 ESB (at Goodwin and Springfield)

BCDE MATH - PHYSICS LUNCH SEMINAR

To be announced.

12:00 AM - 262 Armory

TOPICS IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION SEMINAR SERIES

Mr. Ben Halperin; Issues in Middle School Mathematics Education.

1:00 PM - 243 Altgeld Hall

ANALYTIC NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR

Professor Doug Bowman; The q-Wronskian and Rubel's n-nomial theorem.

Abstract.

1:00 PM - 443 Altgeld Hall

NON-STANDARD ANALYSIS SEMINAR

No meeting this week.

2:00 PM - 241 Altgeld Hall

ALGEBRAIC NUMBER THEORY SEMINAR

Professor Alexandru Buium; Arithmetic analogues of jet spaces.

 

2:00 PM - 243 Altgeld Hall

ANALYSIS SEMINAR

Professor Erik Talvila; Introduction to non-absolute integration.

Abstract.

3:00 PM - 241 Altgeld Hall

COMMUTATIVE ALGEBRA SEMINAR

Mr. Daniel Smith; A Variation on a Theme of Vasconcelos, II.

 

3:00 PM - 243 Altgeld Hall

SIGNAL PROCESSING, HARMONIC ANALYSIS AND APPLICATIONS

Mr. Vijay Subramanian Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Capacity Issues for Multipath Fading Channels.
Abstract.

 

4:00 PM - 245 Altgeld Hall

MATHEMATICS COLLOQUIUM

Professor Lucien Szpiro, CNRS, France, Department of Mathematics, Columbia University;
Heights and discreteness

Abstract.

Refreshments will be offered in 321 Altgeld Hall at 3:15 PM.

 Friday, October 23, 1998

2:00 PM - 147 Altgeld Hall

MODULI SPACES OF VECTOR BUNDLES SEMINAR

Mr. Donghoon Hyeon; Moduli of semi-stable bundles: Simpson's approach, IV.

4:00 PM - 7 Illini Hall

GRADUATE STUDENT ANALYSIS SEMINAR

No meeting this week.

4:00 PM - 147 Altgeld Hall

MODEL THEORY SEMINAR

Professor Ward Henson;

Model theory of L¹(mu) spaces (as Banach lattices and as Banach spaces)