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Welcome

Welcome to the Department of Mathematics at Kansas State University

Upcoming Events

Analysis Seminar

WEDNESDAY Oct. 15, 4:30 PM Cardwell 146

Title: Two short analysis talks
Maria J. Carro and Javier Soria, University of Barcelona, visiting KU

THIRTY-SECOND WILLIAM J. SPENCER LECTURE

THURSDAY Oct. 16, 2:30 PM DU 1073

Title: Developing Students' Conceptual Foundations and Mathematical Thinking for Continued Mathematical Learning
Marilyn Carlson Arizona State University

Undergraduate Lecture

MONDAY Oct. 20, 1:30 PM CW 122

Title: A Wildcat's Random Walk to Berkeley and Beyond
Peter Pauzauskie, B. S. in Math and Chemistry and B. S. in Research Scientist, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, Liverm

COLLOQUIUM

TUESDAY Oct. 21, 2:30 PM CW 122

Title: Casting Shadows of Smooth 4-Dimensional Topology On the 2-Sphere
David Gay University of Cape Town

Geometry, Topology & Physics Seminar

WEDNESDAY Oct. 22, 3:30 PM CW 120

Title: From Lefschetz fibrations to generic maps from 4-manifolds to the 2-sphere
David Gay University of Cape Town

Complete event listings are available from our Events Section

Recent News

NSF-CBMS Conference in Tropical Geometry & Mirror Symmetry, December 13-17, 2008

December 2008

Prof. Mark Gross, Principal Lecturer

Professor Mark Gross will deliver a series of lectures on Mirror Symmetry. In addition, there will be introductory mini-courses and contributed talks by regional and international experts in the field.

This conference is supported by the National Science Foundation, grant DMS 0735319

David Auckly wins Lester R Ford Award from the Mathematical Association of America

September 2008

These awards are given for expository papers published in the American Mathematical Monthly. Auckly won his award for the article Solving the quartic with a pencil, American Mathematics Monthly 114 (2007), 29-39.

Nine math alumni give lectures at K-State

August 2008

Lectures by nine mathematics alumni, a visiting professor, and three of our faculty and staff were the highlights of the 2007 Undergraduate Lecture Series in Mathematics at Kansas State University.

John McCuan to give mini course on the mathematics of soap bubbles.

April 2008

John McCuan is a recognized leader in the mathematics of CMC surfaces. These surfaces are usually found as the border between two different fluid media and in soap films. He is visiting the department for two weeks in April 2008.

William Carlson wins a Goldwater Scholarship

March 2008

Kansas State University student William Carlson is among 321 students nationally to win a 2008 Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship.

Virginia Naibo and Diego Maldonado are preparing a digital image processing course

February 2008

Virginia Naibo and Diego Maldonado are preparing a three credit course on Digital Image Processing to be offered during Spring semesters.

Mark Lesperance will offer a time series analysis course

February 2008

Mark Lesperance will give a three credit Time Series Analysis course in the Fall of 2008.

NSF-CBMS Conference in Tropical Geometry & Mirror Symmetry, December 2008

February 2008

Professor Mark Gross will deliver a series of lectures on Mirror Symmetry at K-State.

Older news items available in our News Archive