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Monday, September 6, 2004

Analysis Seminar
Alexander MeadowsCornell University
Tornados and continuity for semilinear elliptic equations

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Sarah DayCornell University
Rigorous numerics based on the Conley index: infinite-dimensional maps

3:35 PM
Malott 253
Educational Mathematics Seminar
David HendersonCornell University
APOS theory: preparing for Dubinsky's visit

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Dexter KozenCornell University
Toward the automation of category theory

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Gregory LawlerCornell University
Two-sided SLE_{8/3} and self-avoiding polygons in the plane

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Tuesday, September 7, 2004

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Brendan OwensCornell University
A generalization of a theorem of Elkies

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Logic Seminar
Denis HirschfeldtUniversity of Chicago
The wonderful world of K-triviality

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
David ShmoysCornell University
An approximation scheme for stochastic linear programming and its application to stochastic integer programs
Refreshments: 258 Rhodes Hall, 3:45 PM

4:15 PM
Rhodes 655
Olivetti Club
Sarah KochCornell University
Splashing around in the basins: visualizing the dynamics of Newton's method in two complex variables
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 8, 2004

Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jason MartinCornell University
Normal forms: some linear algebra you may not have seen before

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Logic Seminar
Denis HirschfeldtUniversity of Chicago
The wonderful world of K-triviality

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Robert ConnellyCornell University
The 4-color theorem and rigidity

4:15 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Arvind RamanPurdue University
Nonlinear oscillations in atomic force microscopy
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in Thurston 206.

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Thursday, September 9, 2004

Oliver Club
Yulij IlyashenkoCornell University
Restricted versions of the Hilbert 16th problem
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Friday, September 10, 2004

Financial Engineering Seminar
Kaushik AminLehman Brothers
Role of volatility in fixed income portfolios

12:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jeffrey MerminCornell University
Toric varieties I

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Monday, September 13, 2004

Analysis Seminar
Artem PulemyotovCornell University
Commutative Jacobi fields

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Kariane CaltaCornell University
Veech surfaces and complete periodicity in genus 2

3:35 PM
Malott 253
Educational Mathematics Seminar
Ed DubinskyKent State University
APOS theory and the issue of encapsulation

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Probability Seminar
Laurent Saloff-CosteCornell University
Cut-off phenomena

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Achilleas SinefakopoulosCornell University
LCM lattices of Borel ideals

4:15 PM
Malott 206
Tuesday, September 14, 2004

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Martin KassabovCornell University
Computing Kazhdan constants

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Logic Seminar
Michael O'ConnorCornell University
The geometry of strongly minimal sets I

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Retsef LeviCornell University
Approximation algorithms for stochastic inventory control models with correlated demand
Refreshments: 258 Rhodes Hall, 3:45 PM

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Oliver Club
Ed DubinskyKent State University
Some remarks on understanding the concept of infinity
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge. Note this is a Tuesday!

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 15, 2004

Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jason MartinCornell University
Lattice reduction and the LLL algorithm

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Logic Seminar
Christopher HardinCornell University
Pi-1-1 comprehension I

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Maria SloughterCornell University
Realizability of graphs in 3-space: the hard cases

4:15 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Mary SilberNorthwestern University
Controlling Faraday wave patterns through multi-frequency forcing
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in Thurston 206.

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Thursday, September 16, 2004

Statistics Seminar
Chuck McCullochUniversity of California at San Francisco
Performance of mixed-effects models when there is correlation between the random effects and covariates
Note special day and location. Refreshments will be served after the seminar in room 418.

4:00 PM
Warren 401
Friday, September 17, 2004

Lie Groups Seminar
Alessandra PantanoCornell University
Signatures of intertwining operators and Weyl group representations I

3:00 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
John StermanMIT Sloan School of Management
Why can't Johnny integrate? Filling bathtubs, controlling climate change, and other experiments in complex dynamic systems
Refreshments at 4:45 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:45 PM
Rhodes 655
Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Steven SinnottCornell University
Toric varieties II

4:00 PM
Malott 224