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Mathematics Student Seminar

Wayne State University

 

 

Winter Semester, 2005

 

 

The seminar generally meets on Wednesdays in 155 Education at 3:00 P.M. The talk ends before 4:00 P.M. (and people leave early to make their 4:00 classes) and then there are refreshments served in the Nelson Room in FAB.

Click on the name of the speaker for details on the speaker and on the title for details on the talk.

 

 

Tuesday, January 11, Simons Room, Purdy/Kresge Library
 Jointly sponsored by the University Libraries

 

John Ewing

Executive Director, American Mathematical Society

 
                        The Future of Journals
 
 

Wednesday, February 9

Weisong Shi

Computer Science Department, WSU

 

The Landscape of Security:

Where Are We Now and Where Are We Going?

 

 

Wednesday, February 23

          Po Hu

          Mathematics Department, WSU

 

                   The Shape of the Universe:

A look at the mathematics of string theory

 

Wednesday, March 2

          Susan Vineberg

          Philosophy Department, WSU

 

                   Evidence and Explanation in Mathematics

 

 

Wednesday, March 23

          Derek Wildman

          Medical School, WSU

 

                   Fundamentals of Molecular Evolution with a Focus on Math Intensive Problems

 

Wednesday, March 30

          Daniel S. Geller

          Political Science Department, WSU

         

                   Causal Complexity and War

 

Wednesday, April 13 (tentative)

          Allen Batteau

          Institute for Information Technology and Culture, WSU

 

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