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Monday, February 1, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
Alex VladimirskyCornell University
Causality, dimensionality, efficiency
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 5126
Analysis Seminar
Ben ChowUCSD
Cross curvature flow - a survey

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Probability Seminar
Michael LugoUniversity of Pennsylvania
Singularity analysis and analytic combinatorics of discrete random structures

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Noncommutative Algebra Seminar
W. Frank MooreCornell University
Local algebras and rational homotopy theory

5:00 PM
Malott 203
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Eran NevoCornell University
Commensurizer growth

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Laver tables II

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Michael ToddCornell University
The complexity of convex optimization and the maximum inscribed ellipsoid problem
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Christopher CunninghamCornell University
My computer can do middle school geometry
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
$0^\sharp$ and Jensen’s covering lemma

4:00 PM
Malott 310D
What Is... Seminar
Edward SwartzCornell University
What is a matroid?

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, February 4, 2010

Oliver Club
Michael StillmanCornell University
Mapping the Hilbert scheme: a computational view
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Friday, February 5, 2010

CAM Colloquium
John GuckenheimerCornell University
Mixed mode oscillations
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655
Monday, February 8, 2010

Scientific Computing and Numerics (SCAN) Seminar
James SethnaCornell University
Sloppy models and differential geometry
Sponsored jointly by the Departments of Mathematics and Computer Science.

1:25 PM
Upson 5126
Analysis Seminar
Matthew NoonanCornell University
Geometric transformations for PDE

2:30 PM
Malott 406
Computer Science Theory Seminar
Dexter KozenCornell University
Probabilistic semantics and probabilistic logic

4:00 PM
Upson 5130
Probability Seminar
Amanda RedlichMIT
Unbalanced allocations

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Noncommutative Algebra Seminar
Peter SamuelsonCornell University
Yang-Mills for the quantum torus, part I

5:00 PM
Malott 203
Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Topology & Geometric Group Theory Seminar
Jason ManningUniversity at Buffalo
Virtually geometric words and Whitehead’s algorithm

1:30 PM
Malott 203
Logic Seminar
Justin MooreCornell University
Laver tables and the Laver-Steel theorem

2:55 PM
Malott 206
ORIE Colloquium
Jose BlanchetColumbia University
Rare event simulation for many server queues
Refreshments at 3:45 PM in 258 Rhodes Hall.

4:15 PM
Rhodes 253
Olivetti Club
Marisa BelkCornell University
Lattices and shellings and matroids! Oh, my!
Refreshments at 3:55 PM in the lounge.

4:25 PM
Malott 406
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Statistics Seminar
Adam RothmanUniversity of Michigan
Sparse estimation of high-dimensional covariance matrices
Refreshments will be served in 301 Malott Hall after the seminar.

4:00 PM
Malott 406
Teaching Seminar
Mary Ann HuntleyCornell University
Outreach opportunities

5:30 PM
Malott 207
Thursday, February 11, 2010

Logic Seminar
James WorthingtonCornell University
Natural associativity and commutativity

2:55 PM
Malott 206
Friday, February 12, 2010

Oliver Club
Vladimir RetakhRutgers University
From factorizations of noncommutative polynomials to combinatorial topology
Refreshments at 3:00 PM in the lounge.

3:30 PM
Malott 406
CAM Colloquium
Dexter KozenCornell University
Optimal coin flipping
Refreshments at 4:30 PM in Rhodes 657.

3:30 PM
Rhodes 655