1989 K-State Undergraduate Lecture Series in Mathematics
Lectures by a distinguished visiting mathematician and an alumnus were the highlights of our Undergraduate Lecture Series at Kansas State University in the fall of 1989.Philip Davis, a renowned author and mathematician from Brown University, visited K-State and gave a lecture entitled From the spiral of Theodorus of Cyrene to chaos.
Michael Anderson, a 1969 K-State mathematics alumnus originally from Hays, gave a lecture entitled Combined hierarchial prioritization and mathematical programming. He discussed the allocation of new resources, using some matrix algebra and operations research techniques. Dr. Anderson currently is working for the TRADOC Analysis Command at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
Three of our own faculty gave lectures in the Undergraduate Lecture Series. Andrew Bennett spoke on Algebraic Geometry and the historical development of calculus. Thomas Muenzenberger spoke on Career opportunities in mathematics. Andrew Rich gave a talk entitled Spherical geometry: from sunup to sundown.
Three representatives from the business sector and the United States government visited campus and described some of the career opportunities for mathematics majors. Jerry Nebbia, representing Mercer Consulting Company in Kansas City, spoke on Career opportunities in the actuarial sciences. Keith Judd, representing the United States Navy, spoke on The nuclear power program. Derek Stanfill, representing the United States Peace Corps, spoke on The Peace Corps in the eighties.