Math 400 - Introduction to Graduate Mathematics
Spring 2001

All talks will take place on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. Talks will be in Room 245 Altgeld Hall unless they conflict with a visiting speaker in which case they will be in 314 Altgeld Hall. Consult the Weekly Bulletin for possible changes. First year graduate students are required to attend. Everyone else is welcome.

Monday, January 22

Speaker: Phil Griffith, Director of Graduate Studies

Title: A Review of Math 400

Monday, January 29

Speaker: Professor Sheldon Jacobson

Title: A Survey of Operations Research Projects and Activities

Monday, February 5

Speaker: Professor Bill Haboush

Title: Lie Theory and Geometry

Monday, February 12

Speaker: Professor Maarten Bergvelt

Title: Quantum Mechanics and Mathematics

Monday, February 19

Speaker: Professor Michael Bennett

Title: Diophantine Problems

Monday, February 26

Speaker: Professor Paul Schupp

Title: Combinatorial and Geometric Group Theory - The Intersection of Group Theory, Geometry/Topology and Computability/Complexity

Monday, March 5

Speaker: Professor Rick Gorvett

Title: Actuarial Science and Financial Mathematics: Doing Integrals for Fun and Profit

Monday, March 19

Speaker: Professor Ken Stolarsky

Title: Polynomials in One Complex Variable

Monday, March 26

no lecture today so everyone can attend the Coble Lecture by Michael Artin

Monday, April 2

Speaker: Professor Leon McCulloh

Title: Fermat, Galois, Kummer, Iwasawa, ... (and me).

Monday, April 9

Speaker: Professor Bruce Reznick

Title: Ever Try to Explain the Difference Between Algebra and Analysis to Your Brother?

Monday, April 16

Speaker: Richard Sowers

Title: Probability: From Analysis to Applications

Monday, April 23

Speaker: Joseph Rosenblatt, Department Chair

Title: VIGRE Opportunities for Graduate Students
Learn more about VIGRE program opportunities and benefits for participants including teaching reductions, fellowships, mentoring opportunities and more.

Monday, April 30

Speaker: Professor John E. Wetzel

Title: Fits and Covers

Abstract: We examine a variety of mostly unsolved problems in elementary Euclidean plane geometry -- variations on the theme of fitting one geometric figure into another.