Math 400 - Introduction to Graduate Mathematics
Spring 2002

All talks will take place on Mondays at 4:00 p.m. Talks will be in Room 245 Altgeld Hall. Consult the Department Seminar Calendar in case of possible room changes. First year graduate students are required to attend. Everyone else is welcome.

Monday, January 14, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Phil Griffith, Director of Graduate Studies

Title: Introduction to Graduate Mathematics

Monday, January 21, ALL CAMPUS HOLIDAY

Monday, January 28, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: David Sherman

Title: What are Operator Algebras?

Monday, February 4, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Andreas Stein

Title: Curve Cryptography

Monday, February 11, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Sean Sather-Wagstaff

Title: Vanishing of Functions on Intersections of Affine Varieties

Monday, February 18, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Renming Song

Title: A Random Walk in Probability

Monday, February 25, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Ken Stolarsky

Title: Averaging, Inequalities and the Art of Generalization

Monday, March 4, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Bruce Reznick

Title: Double-feature: 'Ever try to explain to your brother the difference between algebra and analysis?' and 'You've proved a theorem. Now what?'

Monday, March 11, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Marius Junge

Title: An example where functional analysis meets probability theory and harmonic analysis

Monday, March 18, SPRING BREAK

Monday, March 25, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Scott Ahlgren

Title: The Congruent Number Problem

Monday, April 1, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Maarten Bergvelt

Title: Mathematics from Quantum Physics

Monday, April 8, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Anand Pillay

Title: Model Theory and Algebraic Geometry.

Monday, April 15, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Peter Loeb

Title: The Correct Use of Infinitesimals in Mathematics

Monday, April 22, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: William Haboush

Title: Algebraic groups in geometry and algebra

Monday, April 29, 4:00 p.m., 245 Altgeld Hall

Speaker: Dan Grayson

Title: K-Theory