Mathematics Department Weekly Reader

Calendar

Up-to-date information is posted in the Mathematics extended calendar. If you have information to put on the calendar, please contact Sue Ellen.

Week of December 1, 2008 xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

winterFinal course evaluations


Due in the Main Office on Friday, December 5.

 

Faculty meeting


Tuesday, December 2 at 4:10 p.m. in 305 Carver. All members of the Department are invited; this meeting will focus on faculty.

 

Retirement reception


Wednesday, December 10, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in 404 Carver. Please join us to celebrate with Arthur Gautesen and Pauline Hall, whose retirements become effective on December 31.


Deadlines


Remember to check the departmental calendar for deadlines.

Colloquia and Seminars

 

Combinatorics, Algebra and Number Theory Seminar
Monday,December 1 at 4:10 in 298 Carver - David Failing on Automatic sequences.

Computational and Applied Mathematics Seminar
Monday, December 1 at 4:10 in 160 Carver

Discrete Mathematics Seminar
Tuesday, December 2 at 2:10 p.m. in 268 Carver - Jason Grout

Elliptic Curves and Related Topics
Wednesday, December 3 at 4:10 p.m. in 290 Carver - Ling Long on Isogeny III

Graduate Student Seminar
Wednesday, December 3 at 4:10 p.m. in 232 Carver - Krishna Athreya on Some interesting applications of probability theory

Mathematics Colloquia
Friday, December 5 at 4:10 p.m. in 202 Carver - Yannis Kevrekidis (Princeton). Host: Tasos Matzavinos

 

Transitions

Graduate student birthdays this week:

12/4 Sijia Liu

Transitions features announcements regarding life transitions, i.e., family, job, etc. of those associated with the Department may be published at the request of the individual. Send submissions to tuttle@iastate.edu