2000 K-State Undergraduate Lectures in Mathematics Schedule
MONDAY August 21, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Bruce Legan, Assistant Professor, Dakota State University
Madison, South Dakota, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU 1998, 4:30 PM CW 144
"KSU, OMLs and a Career in Mathematics"
MONDAY August 28, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
James Thompson, Systems Administrator, Mathematics Department
Kansas State University, 4:30 PM CW 41
"Mathematics Computing Facilities"
MONDAY September 11, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Paul Works, Operations Analyst, US Army Training and
Doctrine Command Analysis Center, Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas
B.S. in Mathematics, KSU 1986, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Military Operations Research: Wargaming and Analysis"
MONDAY September 18, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Timothy M. Henderson, Assistant Director,
Career and Employment Services, KSU, 4:30 PM CW 41
"Career Fair, Internships and Co-op Work Experiences"
MONDAY September 25, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Julie (Morgan) Predmore, Project Manager, Voice Network Systems
Williams Communications, Tulsa, Oklahoma
M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1994, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Production Support: Problem Solving in the Fast Lane"
MONDAY October 2, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Gary Schmidt, Chair, Computer Information Sciences Department,
Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, 4:30 PM CW 144
M.S. in Mathematics, KSU 1971; Ph.D. in Education, KSU 1973
"Mathematics and Computer Science"
MONDAY October 9, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Gary Gabrielson, Senior Systems Engineer, Raytheon Corporation,
Colorado Springs, Colorado, B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1963;
M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1968, 4:30 PM CW 41
"Arrival Time From the Sun"
MONDAY October 16, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Martin Berz, Professor of Physics, Michigan State University,
East Lansing, Michigan, M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1981, 4:30 PM CW 144
"How to Do Exact Mathematical Calculations with Inexact Computers"
MONDAY October 23, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Minicourse:
Neil Robertson, Professor, Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 10:30 AM Burt 114
"Graph Minors - Connectivity"
MONDAY October 23, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Jonathan Seal, Test Engineer, Microsoft Corporation
Redmond, Washington, B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1994, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Mathematics, Microsoft and Software Testing"
TUESDAY October 24, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Minicourse:
Neil Robertson, Professor, Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Graph Minors - Trees"
WEDNESDAY October 25, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Minicourse:
Neil Robertson, Professor, Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Graph Minors - Surfaces"
MONDAY October 30, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Yaping Liu, Professor, Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, Kansas
Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1993, 4:30 PM CW 144
"The Story of e"
MONDAY November 6, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Edward Armbrust, Retired Teacher, Olympia, Washington
B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1963; M.S. in Statistics, KSU, 1965
4:30 PM CW 144
"KSU and 36 Years, a Potpourri of Observations"
MONDAY November 13, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Barbara North, Senior Staff Software Engineer,
Lockheed Martin Air Traffic Management, Rockville, Maryland
B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1970; M.S. in Education, KSU;
M.S. in Computer Science, KSU, 4:30 PM CW 144
"At 40,000 Feet - A View of Air Traffic Control"
MONDAY November 13, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
David Drasin, Professor, Purdue University
West Lafyette, Indiana, 4:30 PM Burt 114
"Complex Numbers and Geometry"
MONDAY November 20, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Marty Orth and Mark Lesperance, Casualty Actuaries
Farm Bureau Insurance, Manhattan, Kansas, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Who Wants to Be an Actuary? Play the Auto Rating Game!"
MONDAY December 4, 2000
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
Paul McCombs, Professor, Olney Central College, Olney, Illinois,
M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1998, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Some Mathemagic That Anyone Can Do"