Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Upcoming Events

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
Monday, September 20, 2004

Analysis Seminar
Armel KelomeUniversity of Massachusetts at Amherst
Viscosity solution approach to a class of Dirichlet boundary value problem in infinite dimensions

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Dynamical Systems Seminar
John HubbardCornell University
A degenerate case of Newton's method in two variables

4:00 PM
Malott 253
Educational Mathematics Seminar
Prema JuniusMansfield University
Development of students' understanding of straight lines on plane and sphere

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Probability Seminar
Robert BauerUniversity of Illinois
Radial stochastic Loewner evolution in multiply connected domains

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Tom WexlerCornell University
The price of stability for network design with fair cost allocation
Rescheduled from last week.

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Mauricio VelascoCornell University
Introduction to algebraic statistics

4:15 PM
Malott 206
Tuesday, September 21, 2004

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Dan MargalitUniversity of Utah
Weil-Petersson isometries are mapping classes

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

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Janet HeffernanLancaster University
A conditional approach for multivariate extreme values
Refreshments: 258 Rhodes Hall, 3:45 PM

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Artem PulemyotovCornell University
Hilbert riggings and generalized eigenvectors
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, September 22, 2004

Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jason MartinCornell University
An explicit implementation of the LLL algorithm

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

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Edward SwartzCornell University
Geometric lattices, supersolvable lattices, and spherical buildings

4:15 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Maria TerrellCornell University
Good questions for deeper learning of mathematics
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in Thurston 206.

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Teaching Seminar
Henri JohnstonCornell University
MATH 105 and prelim grading

5:00 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, September 23, 2004

Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Graham LeuschkeSyracuse University
Factoring the adjoint and maximal Cohen-Macaulay modules

3:00 PM
Malott 206
Oliver Club
Laura deMarcoUniversity of Chicago
Iteration at the boundary
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Friday, September 24, 2004

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

3:00 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Peter Sheridan DoddsColumbia University
A generalized model of social and biological contagion
Refreshments at 4:45 PM in Rhodes 657.

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

4:00 PM
Malott 224