Indiana University - Purdue University Fort Wayne Department of Mathematical Sciences Archive of Seminars, Workshops, and Events

Fall 1997 to Summer 1999

Summer 1999

• Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of College Developmental Algebra and Trigonometry Using Graphing Calculators with the TI-83 Plus, June 28 - July 2, 1999.

• Sergey Belyi, Troy State University, Multiplication Properties of Transfer Operator-functions.
• Elizabeth Wilmer, Oberlin College, Some Local Limit Theorems for Random Walks on Simple Digraphs.
• Angela Dean, Ohio State University, Detection of Interactions in Experiments on Large Numbers of Factors.

Analysis Seminar

• Dan Coroian, Numerical simulation of mechanical systems using generalized inverses.
• Peter Dragnev, A problem in potential theory and zero asymptotics of Krawtchouk polynomials.
• Plamen Simeonov, Ohio State University, Weighted polynomial and rational approximation with varying weights.
• Adam Coffman, Generalizing stereographic projection, II.
• Peter Dragnev, Constrained Leja points and numerical solution of the constrained energy problem.
• Adam Coffman, Ray tracing Steiner surfaces.

Pi Math Club

• Robin Wilson, The Open University, England, The mathematics of Lewis Carroll.

• Alexandre Sukhov, University of Provence

Read about this event in the Association for Women in Mathematics Newsletter, Vol. 29, No. 3, July-August 1999.

Organizers Marjorie Keever, Northrop High School Marilyn Reba, IPFW Dept. of Math. Sci. Yvonne Zubovic, IPFW Dept. of Math. Sci. Guest Panel Jennifer Beineke, Trinity College Dept. of Math. Sci. Cheryl Corajod, Lincoln National Life Insurance Company Anne Lindsay, Architect, Design Collaborative Sandra Speiser, National Security Agency Julie Stroom, IPFW Dept. of Civil & Architectural Engineering Technology

Presenters Jennifer Beineke, Trinity College Dept. of Math. Sci. Lowell Beineke, IPFW Dept. of Math. Sci. Ronald Duchovic, IPFW Dept. of Chemistry Sandra Speiser, National Security Agency Michelle Stephan, IPFW Dept. of Math. Sci. Special Presentation Helaman Ferguson and Claire Ferguson, Mathematics in Stone and Bronze

Colloquium

• Alexandre Sukhov, University of Provence, Mapping Problems in Geometric Complex Analysis.
• Daniel Maki, Indiana University Bloomington, Mathematics Throughout the Curriculum.

Graph Theory Seminar

• Lowell Beineke, The mean connectivity of a graph.

Analysis Seminar

• Adam Coffman, Stereographic projection generalized to higher dimensions, I.
• Yifei Pan, A new method of studying best harmonic approximation.
• Krassimir Ianakiev, SUNY Buffalo, Existence of global solution and scattering operator for nonlinear hyperbolic equations.
• Peter Dragnev, Equilibrium problems and fast decreasing polynomials, I, II, III.
• Adam Coffman, A multi-valued reflection.

Pi Math Club

• Allen Schwenk, Western Michigan University, What is the correct way to seed a knock-out tournament?

• Enhancing the Teaching and Learning of College Algebra and Trigonometry Using Graphing Calculators TI-83, May 11-15, 1998.

Colloquium

• Allen Schwenk, Western Michigan University, Eigenvalues and the Existence of Small Regular Graphs of Specified Girth.
• Suzanne Dubnicka, Pennsylvania State University, An Introduction to Rank Methods for Mixed Paired and Unpaired Data.
• Mezbahur Rahman, California State University Monterey Bay, Testimation in Regression Parameter Estimation.
• Erica Johnson, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Graduate Teaching Assistants' Beliefs About Teaching Within the Context of Reform Mathematics.
• Michael Lutz, Indiana University Bloomington, A Case Study of the Transition from a Traditional to a Reform Mathematics Curriculum.
• Michelle Stephan, Vanderbilt University, Analyzing Students' Learning in Social Context.
• Maria Blanton, North Carolina State University, Mathematical Discourse in a Prospective Teacher's Classroom.
• Robert (Chip) Vandell, IPFW, Decycling Graphs.
• Peter Dragnev, IPFW, The Generalized Bernstein-Erdös Conjecture.
• Tom Fowler, Georgia Institute of Technology, Characterizing Uniquely Colorable Planar Graphs.
• Jill Faudree, Emory University, Cycle Structure in Simple Graphs.

• Allen Schwenk, Western Michigan University, Nontransitivity and the paradox of perverse reversal.
• J. J. Price, Purdue University West Lafayette, Truth in mathematical advertising: Calculus without Calculus.

• Carl Drummond, IPFW Dept. of GeoSciences, Modeling area and thickness distributions of shallow water limestones using autocatalytic cellular simulations.
• Adam Coffman, Symmetric tensors on surfaces.
• Victor Patrangenaru, Analysis of circular data.
• Victor Patrangenaru, Asymptotic statistics.
• Carl Drummond, Fractal structure of stylolite traces.

• Sheng Bau, Inner Mongolia Finance and Economics College

• Jennifer Beineke, Trinity College, Zeta Functions for Dummies.
• Norm Levenberg, University of Auckland, New Zealand, Polynomial Inequalities & Applications.

• Robert (Chip) Vandell, A twisted look at matrices.

• H. K. Dai, IPFW Dept. of Computer Science, Universal traversal sequences for graphs.
• Peter Hamburger, Random regular honest graphs and isoperimetric numbers, I, II, III.
• Sheng Bau, Cycles containing large subsets of a set in cubic graphs.
• Sheng Bau, graphic software demonstration.

• Peter Dragnev, On some classical and modern problems of potential theory and applications, I, II.
• Adam Coffman, Introduction to complex tangents.
• Yifei Pan, Unique continuation problems in PDE.
• David Legg, Best harmonic approximations and their continuity in the unit disk.
• Yifei Pan, Classification of critical points of differentiable functions and best harmonic approximation.

• Victor Patrangenaru, Kendall board and the distribution of Irish ore bodies.
• Victor Patrangenaru, Distributions on complex projective spaces and rat calvarial growth.
• Bruce Kingsbury, IPFW Dept. of Biology, Visualizing the environment with GIS.
• Victor Patrangenaru, New solutions of Einstein's field equations: constant gravitational fields.

See also:

• The current Pi Math Club and PFW Mathematical Sciences News and Events page.
• The archive of IPFW Mathematical Sciences seminars and workshops, 2009-18.
• The archive of IPFW Mathematical Sciences seminars and workshops, 1999-2008.
• The archive of IPFW Mathematical Sciences and Math Club events and photos, 1997-2018

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