Truman State University
Divison of Mathematics and Computer Science
2006-2007 Colloquium Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all talks will be on Thursdays, beginning at 3:30
and take place in VH 1212. Cookies and beverages will
be served immediately following each talk.

Fall Semester

Day Date Speaker Title
ThursdaySept. 14 Jason Shaw Using a Markov Chain to model Yahtzee
TuesdaySept. 26 Adam Gouge and Dave Garth Affinely self-generating sets and substitutions
ThursdayOct. 26 Tony Vazzana Fear Factoring?
ThursdayNov. 9 Ben Galluzzo and Ted Wendt (U of Iowa) Collision Modeling using Complementarity
TuesdayNov. 5 John Neitske Exploring Robotics or: No! We are NOT just playing with Legos!
ThursdayDec. 7 Howard Levine (Iowa State U) A mathematical model for the regulation of tumor dormancy based on enzyme kinetics

Spring Semester

Day Date Speaker Title
ThursdayFebuary 8 Dan Edidin (Mizzou) The cocktail party problem and pure mathematics
ThursdayMarch 15 Scott Alberts Improving Mathematics Learning by Reducing Mathematics Anxiety
ThursdayMarch 29 Jon Beck Become a Snake Charmer: A Look at Python
ThursdayApril 12 Matt Sealy, Adam Gouge & Kip Raske Stone-Wall Gerrymandering and the State of New York
ThursdayApril 12 Bach Ha, Dan Matheny & Spencer Tipping Modeling Airline Boarding Procedures