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Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
Ri-Xiang ChenCornell University
Hilbert functions of monomial curves

1:30 PM
Malott 420C
Logic Seminar
Diana OjedaCornell University
A basis for the uncountable linear orders

4:00 PM
Malott 206
Teaching Seminar
Tara Holm, Caroline Klivans, Justin Moore, Anil Nerode, Reyer Sjamaar, Tom Stiadle
Applying for postdocs and teaching jobs, panel discussion

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, October 15, 2009

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Ana Rita PiresMIT
Symplectic origami

1:30 PM
Malott 203
The Evans Lectures
Chris SkinnerPrinceton University
Lecture I: The saga of 691
Refreshments will be served at 3:55 PM in the Mathematics Department lounge (532 Malott Hall).

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, October 16, 2009

Dynamical Systems Seminar
Vadim KaloshinUniversity of Maryland and Penn State University
Quasi-ergodic hypothesis and almost dense orbits on an energy surface

2:15 PM
Malott 205
CAM Colloquium
Yulij IlyashenkoCornell University
Attractors of boundary preserving maps
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
The Evans Lectures
Chris SkinnerPrinceton University
Lecture II: Special value formulas

3:30 PM
Malott 406
Olivetti Club
Alan AgrestiUniversity of Florida and Harvard University
Pseudo-score confidence intervals for discrete statistical models

3:45 PM
Biotech G01
Monday, October 19, 2009

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Charles van LoanCornell University
The Kronecker product SVD
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 5126
Analysis Seminar
Tyler WhitehouseUniversity of Minnesota
Multiway curvatures and the multiscale geometry of d-regular measures

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Edward FarhiMIT
A quantum computer can determine who wins a game faster than a classical computer
Joint with the Physics Colloquium.

4:00 PM
Rockefeller Schwartz Aud.
Number Theory Seminar
Corinne SheridanCornell University
Polynomials factoring modulo the p-adic numbers for all primes p

4:00 PM
Malott 203
Probability Seminar
Erhan BayraktarUniversity of Michigan
Strict local martingale deflators and pricing American call-type options

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Noncommutative Algebra Seminar
Andrei MinchenkoMoscow State University and Cornell University
An introduction to algebraic groups I

5:00 PM
Malott 205
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Logic Seminar
Aniruddh GandhiUniversity of Auckland and Cornell University
Orderings and Pi-0-1 classes

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Andrew MasonUniversity of Auckland
Map matching for better ambulance simulation and redeployment with siren
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Adam BjorndahlCornell University
Modal S4: the logic of space (among other things)
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Computational and Commutative Algebra Seminar
W. Frank MooreCornell University
Hochster’s theta function, part II

1:30 PM
Malott 420C
Statistics Seminar
Grace WahbaUniversity of Wisconsin - Madison
Examining the relative influence of familial, genetic, and covariate information in flexible risk models
Refreshments will be served after the seminar in G10 Biotech.

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Logic Seminar
James WorthingtonCornell University
Monoidal categories, bialgebras, and automata

4:00 PM
Malott 206
What Is... Seminar
Ravi RamakrishnaCornell University
What is etale?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, October 22, 2009

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Stephen WangBucknell University
Surface groups, Artin groups, and their representations

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Oliver Club
Alexander VladimirskyCornell University
Optimal choices, conflicting goals, and uncertain horizons
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, October 23, 2009

CAM Colloquium
Randy LeVequeUniversity of Washington, Seattle
Quadrilateral grids and finite volume methods on the sphere
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Lie Groups Seminar
Tara HolmCornell University
The topology of Lie group actions

3:30 PM
Malott 406