Mathematics Department Weekly Reader

Calendar

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Week of July 13, 2009 xxxxxxxxxxxxx

 

Final defenses

 

Xiaofang Guo, PhD final defense, Friday, July 10 at 2:00 p.m. in Room 18 Physics. Major professor: Jim Evans.

Ahmet Alturk, PhD, Wednesday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. in Carver 290. Boundary Functions for Wavelets and their Properties. Major Professor: Fritz Keinert.

Matt Heston, MSM, Thursday, July 16 at 2:00 p.m. in Carver 390. An Analysis of APBA Baseball. Major Professor: Amy Froelich.

Jan Raasch, MS, Friday, July 17 at 11:00 a.m. in Carver 390. Commutators and Associators in Catalan Loops. Major Professor: Jonathan D.H. Smith..

 

Ashlock fractal hung in Sprague UG lounge

 

A fractal created by Dan Ashlock was printed as a metalic gallery wrap and hung in the Sprague Undergraduate Lounge last week.

 

Participants in the Research Experiences for Undergraduate Students were enthusiastic in their approval of the new art.

 

Deadlines this week

 

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Transitions

Graduate student birthdays this week:

7/13 Ozgur Aydogmus, Jonathan Wrolstad

 

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