All talks are scheduled for Binnion 329 on Wednesdays at 3pm except where
otherwise noted. Many talks are still to be scheduled at this time
(late January).
2/4 Deej Heath, TAMU-C (math) Logarithms and the 12-tone
musical scale Abstract?
2/11 Nicole Fende and Rick Forbes, Applied mathematics in the
Deloitte and Touche (Dallas actuarial field
actuarial firm) Abstract?
2/18 Rich Haberman, SMU (math) The mathematical theory of crowded
highways, including traffic shock
waves Abstract?
2/25 Rick Kreminski, TAMU-C (math) Two new numerical approximations
Abstract?
3/4 Bart Goddard, TAMU-C (math) Prime-producing polynomials and
the class number Abstract?
3/11 Joseph Kung, UNT (math) Characteristic polynomials of
matroids Abstract?
3/25 Steve Risser, TAMU-C (physics) Scattering cross sections of small
nematic droplets Abstract?
Date Speaker, affiliation Title/Topic
1/28 Heidi Staebler and John Ways to use graphing calculators
Heath, TAMU-C (math) in Math 175 and Math 176
Abstract?
Other speakers may include Charles Rogers (TAMU-C physics) and others. There will be no math departmental colloquium on Wednesday, April 1, so that faculty and students may attend the lecture by Dr. Bernard Greenberg, University of Illinois at Chicago, sponsored by the campus chapter of Sigma Xi. More information about this talk is available from links here.
Go here for a listing of the speakers
from Fall 1997.
Go here for a listing of the speakers
from Spring 1997.
Go here for a listing of the speakers
from Fall 1996.