Truman State University
Divison of Mathematics and Computer Science
2002-2003 Colloquium Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all talks will be on Tuesdays, beginning at 3:30
and take place in VH 1236. Cookies and beverages will
be served immediately following each talk.

Fall Semester

Day Date Speaker Title
TuesdaySept. 10 Pam Ryan Using graph theory to sequence the genome
TuesdaySept. 24 Upendra Kulkarni Dominoes on a chessboard
FridayOct. 11 (In VH1010) Marty Erickson How Mathematicians work: An example of Discovery in Combinatorics
TuesdayOct. 29 Carol Hoferkamp What is Randomness
TuesdayNov. 12 Mike Adams MDS Codes

Spring Semester

Day Date Speaker Title
Tuesday Feb. 4 Gary Gadbury (Rolla) A MIXTURE MODEL APPROACH FOR THE ANALYSIS OF MICROARRAY GENE EXPRESSION DATA
TuesdayFeb. 25 Steve SmithA math problem from industry
TuesdayMar. 25 Scott Thatcher Dynamical Systems and the Cantor Set
TuesdayApr. 9 Joe Gallian Mathematics and Art
TuesdayApr. 29 Scott Alberts (In OP2117) Bach,Pythagoras and the Wolf