Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics  College of Science and Mathematics
305 Roop Hall, MSC 1911, JMU, Harrisonburg, VA 22807

Spring 2011 Colloquia


Colloquia are held on selected Mondays throughout the term from 3:45-4:45 pm in Roop 103. Refreshments will be served at 3:30, also in 103. Occasional colloquia may be held at other times and/or locations.

Date
Speaker
Home Institution
Title, with link to abstract and bio
Jan. 20
Thurs.
Dr. Brian Sutton Randolph-Macon College The O(n) Corral
Jan. 25
Tues.
Dr. Julia Arciero University of Pittsburgh
Theoretical Models of Inflammation and Cell Migration in Premature Infants
Jan. 31 Dr. Edwin O'Shea University College Cork Bachet's Problem as Lattice Points in Polyhedra
Feb. 14
Dr. Tao Lin
Virginia Tech
Solving Parabolic-Type Moving Interface Problems With Strutctured Meshes
Feb. 21 Dr. Ted Turner
George Washington University
A Tale of Two Theorems
Feb. 28
Dr. Stephen Lucas
JMU
So You Think You Can Multiply?
Mar. 14
Joshua Ducey
University of Florida
The Smith Normal Form of the Incidence Matrix of Skew Lines in PG(3,q)
Mar. 15
Tues.
Eileen Murray
University of Georgia
Implementing Higher-Order Thinking in Middle School Mathematics Classrooms
Apr. 5
Tues.
Dr. Alexander Burstein
Howard University
Patterns in Permutations
Apr. 11
Dr. Francisco-Javier Sayas
University of Delaware
Mathematical Sound: Propagation and Scattering
Apr. 12
Tues.
Dr. John Lorch
Ball State University
Combing Sudoku
Apr. 18
Student Research Symposium
JMU


* = (tentative) 
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