Cornell University College of Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Upcoming Events

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Please visit the Math Department Events Calendar for current event information.

Monday, February 28, 2005

Probability Seminar
David AldousUniversity of California at Berkeley
A tractable complex network model

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Math Club
Alexander MeadowsCornell University
Brouwer, a beautiful mind, and the birthday bash
There will be refreshments in the lounge before the talk.

5:00 PM
Malott 207
Tuesday, March 1, 2005

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Joe CoffeyNew York University
Failure of parametric H-principle for maps with prescribed Jacobian

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Mia MinnesCornell University
Non-omega models: conservativity for WKL_0 over RCA_0

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jason MartinCornell University
Using MAGMA III

3:00 PM
Malott 103
ORIE Colloquium
Adam LandsbergClaremont McKenna, Pitzer and Scripps Colleges
Scaling, renormalization, and universality in combinatorial games: the geometry of Chomp
Refreshments: 258 Rhodes Hall, 3:45 PM

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Wednesday, March 2, 2005

Logic Seminar
Mia MinnesCornell University
Non-omega models: conservativity for WKL_0 over PRA

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Statistics Seminar
Michael StillmanCornell University
The algebraic geometry of Bayesian networks
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in Malott 301.

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Russ WoodroofeCornell University
Groups, posets, and shellings

4:15 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Wendy E. ThomasUniversity of Washington
Biological adhesive that strengthens with tensile mechanical force
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in Thurston 206.

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Teaching Seminar
Ernie DanforthCorning Community College
Writing in the mathematics classroom: What do students know? What do students believe?

5:15 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, March 3, 2005

Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jeffrey MerminCornell University
Introduction to Hilbert functions

11:30 AM
Malott 420C
Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar / Number Theory & Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Achilleas SinefakopoulosCornell University
Direct methods for primary decomposition III

3:00 PM
Malott 205
Public Lecture - A. D. White Professor at Large
David AldousUniversity of California at Berkeley
Probability average case complexity and statistical physics

4:15 PM
Malott Bache Aud.
Friday, March 4, 2005

Financial Engineering Seminar
Mike LipkinKatama Trading, LLC
Options market-making on an exchange floor: reality, not theory

12:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Lie Groups Seminar
Lesley SaperDuke University
L^2-harmonic forms on locally symmetric spaces

3:00 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Maria ChudnovskyPrinceton / CMI / IAS
The structure of clawfree graphs
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Maria ChudnovskyPrinceton / CMI / IAS
The structure of clawfree graphs

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Olivetti Club
Matthew NoonanCornell University
1 + 2 + 3 + … = –1/12, no forest has more than 6 trees, and other abstract nonsense
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Monday, March 7, 2005

Analysis Seminar
Raanan SchulYale University
Subsets of rectifiable curves in Hilbert space and the analyst's TSP

1:30 PM
Malott 406
Dynamical Systems Seminar
Robert GhristUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Braids and parabolic PDEs

4:00 PM
Malott 253
Probability Seminar
Gennady SamorodnitskyCornell University
Ergodicity of stable processes

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Educational Mathematics Seminar
David BockCornell University
The new NYS K-8 mathematics curriculum guidelines

4:00 PM
Malott 224
Tuesday, March 8, 2005

Number Theory and Algebraic Geometry Seminar
Jason MartinCornell University
Using MAGMA IV

11:30 AM
Malott 103
Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Alireza Salehi-GolsefidyYale University
Lattices of minimum covolume in classical Chevalley groups over F_q(1/t)

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Bjorn Kjos-HansenUniversity of Connecticut at Storrs
Almost everywhere domination

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Paat RusmevichientongCornell University
Algorithms for multi-product pricing in discrete-choice models of product differentiation
Refreshments: 258 Rhodes Hall, 3:45 PM

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Kristen CamengaCornell University
Faces and angles of polytopes
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, March 9, 2005

Logic Seminar
Bjorn Kjos-HansenUniversity of Connecticut at Storrs
Weak recursive degrees

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Discrete Geometry and Combinatorics Seminar
Rigoberto FlorezSUNY Binghamton
A conjecture of Lindstrom on a class of algebraically non-representable matroids

4:15 PM
Malott 205
TAM Seminar
Mary Lou ZeemanUniversity of Texas at San Antonio
How does estradiol initiate the LH surge? a modeling approach
Refreshments at 4:15 PM in Thurston 206.

4:30 PM
Thurston 205
Thursday, March 10, 2005

Oliver Club
Roland SpeicherQueen's University
Free probability theory and random matrices
Refreshments will be served at 3:45 PM in the lounge.

4:15 PM
Malott 406
Friday, March 11, 2005

Financial Engineering Seminar
Andy StergeComcast
Where have all the statistical arbitrage profits gone?

12:15 PM
Rhodes 253
CAM Colloquium
Javier PenaCarnegie Mellon University
Optimization and positive polynomials
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655