Department Math Colloquia
The Department of Mathematics and the Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics organize various colloquia, seminars, and other talks throughout each semester. Whenever such an event is specifically aimed at undergraduate math majors, it is well-publicized and listed on our calendar. However, in general, the colloquia series are always aimed at a wide audience, and undergraduates should consider attending these talks.
Undergraduate Colloquium
On selected afternoons during each semester, the math department organizes hour-long programs designed especially for undergraduate students. Sometimes it is a talk on a mathematical topic by a faculty member or visitor. Sometimes the speaker is a math undergraduate student. Some talks concern an area of mathematics, while other talks are on practical matters such as careers, graduate school, and selecting upper-division math courses.
Recent undergraduate colloquia:
- The Rational Circle. Fred Stevenson. Tue, 20 Apr 2010, 6:00 PM More...
Mathematics / Applied Mathematics Colloquium
At least twice a week, talks are presented by distinguished mathematicians from the University of Arizona and other institutions around the world. Coffee, tea, and cookies are usually served beforehand. These events provide an opportunity to rub shoulders with faculty members and to see famous mathematicians in action.
Upcoming mathematics colloquia:
- Canonical metrics on singular spaces. Rafe Mazzeo. Thu, 16 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- TBA. Carl Lee. Thu, 23 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- TBA. Chuck Newman. Thu, 22 Mar 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- TBA. Yakov Eliashberg. Thu, 29 Mar 2012, 4:00 PM More...
Upcoming applied mathematics colloquia:
- Molecular Motor-Based Models of Random Intermittent Search. Paul Bressloff. Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- Netball: The Network Structure of NBA Basketball. Dieter Armbruster. Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- Identifying Separated Time-Scales in Stochastic Models of Reaction Networks. Thomas G. Kurtz. Fri, 2 Mar 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- Respiratory Rhythm Generation: Does It Take Bursts to Make Bursts?. Jonathan Rubin. Fri, 23 Mar 2012, 4:00 PM More...
Recent mathematics colloquia:
- Progress and challenges in integral geometry. Joseph Fu. Thu, 9 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- On confining potentials and essential self-adjointness for Schrodinger operators. Irina Nenciu. Thu, 2 Feb 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- Some problems of unique continuation in the study of geometric flows. . Brett Kotschwar. Thu, 1 Dec 2011, 4:00 PM More...
- Preventing explosions. Jan Wehr. Thu, 17 Nov 2011, 4:00 PM More...
Recent applied mathematics colloquia:
- Multidimensional Positive Definite Advection Transport Algorithm (MPDATA): An Overview. Piotr Smolarkiewicz. Fri, 27 Jan 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- Will Climate Change Mathematics?. Christopher K. R. T. Jones. Fri, 2 Dec 2011, 4:00 PM More...
- The Meaning of Structure in Interconnected Linear Controlled Dynamical Systems. Sean Warnick. Fri, 18 Nov 2011, 4:00 PM More...
- Waves and Particles in Weakly Random Media. Lenya Ryzhik. Fri, 4 Nov 2011, 4:00 PM More...
Math Instruction Colloquium
This is a colloquium for anyone interested in mathematics education, which includes mathematics undergraduates, graduate students, post-docs, faculty, and local school teachers. Techniques, strategies, and course content in the teaching of mathematics are discussed by participants and by leading educators invited from the outside.
Upcoming math instruction colloquia:
- Precalculus supplemental instruction seminar: Math 196L . Grethe Hystad and Debra Wood. Tue, 14 Feb 2012, 4:15 PM More...
Recent math instruction colloquia:
- A new way to teach online. Sarah Hoffman. Tue, 7 Feb 2012, 4:15 PM More...
- Incorporating abstraction. Kristen Beck. Tue, 31 Jan 2012, 4:15 PM More...
- Mathematical blogs as resources for teaching. Brie Finegold. Tue, 24 Jan 2012, 4:00 PM More...
- A two-tiered strategy for improving the mathematical readiness of middle-achieving college-bound students. Brian Beaudrie. Tue, 17 Jan 2012, 4:15 PM More...
Graduate Student Colloquium
The math department graduate students organize a weekly colloquium, often on topics accessible to undergraduate students. The speakers are usually graduate students presenting aspects of their own research. The atmosphere is generally rather informal.
Recent graduate student colloquia:
- Interacting Bosonic Systems. Michael Bishop. Wed, 8 Feb 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Equivariant meromorphic functions on Riemann surfaces. Cindy Phillips. Wed, 1 Feb 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Interacting Bosonic Systems. Michael Bishop. Wed, 25 Jan 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- A down to earth introduction to SLE. Michael Gilbert. [Cancelled]Wed, 18 Jan 2012, 12:00 PM More...
Applied Mathematics Brown Bag Colloquium
The graduate students in the Interdisciplinary Program in Applied Mathematics organize a weekly colloquium, often on topics accessible to undergraduate students. The speakers are usually graduate students presenting aspects of their own research. The atmosphere is generally rather informal.
Upcoming brown bag colloquia:
- Diffusive Shock Acceleration of Cosmic Rays and Their Stochastic Differential Equations. Erica McEvoy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Birdwatching for Mathematicians. Matt Pennybacker. Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 12:00 PM More...
Recent brown bag colloquia:
- An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics. Austin McDaniel. Fri, 3 Feb 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Fluctuating Selection and Effective Population Size: A Diffusion Approach. Aaron Ragsdale. Fri, 27 Jan 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Title TBA.Fri, 13 Jan 2012, 12:00 PM More...
- Large-Scale Dynamical Systems, Lyapunov Exponents, and Chaos. Joe Dinius. Fri, 2 Dec 2011, 12:00 PM More...