1-Manifolds Galore! Laurence Siebenmann University of Paris-SUD Professor of Mathematics “I will present a combinatorial classifcation, up to homeomorphism, of all simply connected, separable, non-Hausdorff, 1-dimensional manifolds (possibly with boundary), each having only finitely many singular points. These often occur... Read More
Pick's Theorem and Applications to Restricted Integer Partition Functions Daniel Gulbrandsen University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “A point in R^n is called an integral point if all of its coordinates are integers. In R^2, Pick's Theorem relates the area... Read More
Automatic, Multiple Assessment Options in Undergraduate Math and Science Education Jonathon Kahl University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Professor of Atmospheric Science “Since 2008, automatic, multiple assessment options have been utilized in selected undergraduate meteorology courses at the University of Wisconsin– Milwaukee. Motivated... Read More
Anomalous Diffusion, Dilation and Erosion in Image Processing Sophia Vorderwuelbecke University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee MS Graduate Student “Even if it might seem like a trip to Hogwarts by taking a train from Platform 9 ¾: There is indeed a way to... Read More
Mathematical Modelling of Protein Oscillations in Bacteria Peter Rashkov Institute of Mathematics and Informatics - Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Associate Professor “Pole-to-pole oscillations of protein concentrations are observed in connection with cell division or movement and mathematical models have been... Read More
Antiderivatives and Linear Differential Equations Using Matrices Songpon Sriwongsa University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “The concepts of a basis as well as a matrix for a linear transformation relative to a basis are fundamental in linear algebra. In 1997,... Read More
Numerical Solution of Stochastic Control Problems Using the Finite Element Method Martin Vieten University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “The linear programming approach to stochastic control has provided insight on a wide variety of control problems, including singular control and... Read More
The 29th Annual Marden Lecture on Mathematics presents: Why Quantum Theory Chooses Von Neumann Algebras Vaughan Jones Vanderbilt University Stevenson Distinguished Professor Fields Medal Recipient “We will assume no knowledge of von Neumann algebras, which will be introduced as von... Read More
Some Unitary Representations of R. Thompson's Groups F and T Vaughan Jones Vanderbilt University Stevenson Distinguished Professor Fields Medal Recipient “Thompson’s groups are groups of piecewise linear homeomorphisms of the interval and circle where all the non-smooth points are dyadic... Read More
Functional Derivatives Martin Vieten University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee PhD Graduate Student “The concept of the derivative of a single-variate function is one of the first concepts students are exposed to in elementary calculus. Typically, it is introduced using the 'classical' limit... Read More