Truman State University
Divison of Mathematics and Computer Science
2007-2008 Colloquium Schedule

Unless otherwise noted, all talks will be on Thursdays, 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
ThursdaySept. 13 Michael J. Adams Linear Algebra, and Ecology
MondayOct. 22 H. Chad Lane (USC)The intersection of serious games, AI, intelligent tutoring, and human learning
ThursdayNov. 8 Jitka Stehnova (U of Iowa) How common are primes?
ThursdayDec. 6 Martin J. Erickson Adventures With Generating Functions

Spring Semester

Day Date Speaker Title
ThursdayFeb 7 Alex Iosevich (Mizzou) Sums and Products in Z_p
MondayFeb 18 Akim Adekpedjou (MST) Recurrent Event Data: Modeling & Analysis
ThursdayMar 6 Tom Tegtmeyer Cool Mathematics for Cool Animation
WednesdayMar 19 David Grow (MST)
TuesdayApril 1 David Garth Undergraduate research, the Fibonacci numbers, and the Wythoff array
ThursdayApril 10 Erin Blankenship (UNL) The information-theoretic approach to model selection: Description & care
WednesdayApril 23 Fritz Keinert (Iowa State) The Mathematics of Computerized Tomography