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2001 K-State Undergraduate Lectures in Mathematics Schedule

  • MONDAY August 20, 2001
    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Thomas Muenzenberger, Undergraduate Director, Department of Mathematics, KSU
      4:30 PM CW 143
      K-State Computing ID and the Undergraduate Mathematics Program

    MONDAY August 27, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Thomas Muenzenberger, Undergraduate Director, Department of Mathematics, KSU
      4:30 PM CW 41
      CNS Unix, Pine and Mathematica

    MONDAY September 10, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Krishna Khemraj, B.S. in Mathematics '97 KSU, B.S. in Mathematics Education '00 KSU
      Actuary, Universal Underwriters, Zurich Financial Services Group, Olathe, Kansas
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Mental Math and the Doomsday Rule

    MONDAY September 17, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lectures:
      Tim Henderson, Associate Director, Career and Employment Services, KSU
      Marianne Korten, Professor, Department of Mathematics, KSU
      4:30 PM CW 41
      The Career Fair and Mentoring

    MONDAY September 24, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Jeff Poet, M.S. in Mathematics '91 KSU
      Chair, Department of Mathematics, Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Good Math Doesn't Have to be Difficult: Can factoring quadratics possibly be interesting?

    FRIDAY September 28, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Eugene M. Luks, Professor, Computer and Information Science Department
      University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon
      1:30 PM CW 122
      The 15 Puzzle, Parallel Computation, and 15000 Page Proofs

    MONDAY October 1, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Eric Lawrence, B.S. in Mathematics '98 KSU
      Graduate Student, Department of Computing and Information Sciences, KSU
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Mathematics: Objectives and Opportunities. What's in math for me?

    MONDAY October 8, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Mark Lesperance, B.S. in Mathematics '90 KSU, M.S. in Mathematics '91 KSU
      Casualty Actuary, Farm Bureau Insurance, Manhattan, Kansas
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Who Wants to Be an Actuary? Play the Auto Rating Game!

    MONDAY October 15, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Patrick Finney, B.S. in Mathematics '63 KSU
      Scientist, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development, Wocester, Ohio
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Appropriate Choice Making

    MONDAY October 22, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Gan Xiao-Xiong, Ph.D. in Mathematics '92 KSU
      Professor, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Series, Power Series and Formal Power Series

    MONDAY October 29, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Paul Schuette, B.S. in Mathematics '86 KSU
      Professor, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia
      4:30 PM CW 143
      When is Mathematics Applied?

    MONDAY November 5, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Alice Boschman, B.S. in Mathematics 1999; B.S. in Agriculture, 1997
      Statistical Analyst, Research Triangle Institute, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Unconstrained Nonlinear Optimization in Maple

    FRIDAY November 9, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Bernard McDonald, M.A. in Mathematics '64 KSU, Distinguished Mathematics Alumnus '99
      Executive Officer, Division of Mathematical Sciences, National Science Foundation
      9:30 AM Room 143
      The National Science Foundation and Careers in Math

    MONDAY November 12, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Donald Brining, B.S. in Mathematics; B.A. in Psychology '69 KSU
      County Administrator, St. Lawrence County, New York
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Getting to the Top is More than Just Being the Best Mathematician

    MONDAY November 19, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Edward Armbrust, B.S. in Mathematics '63 KSU, M.S. in Statistics '65 KSU
      Retired Teacher, Olympia, Washington
      4:30 PM CW 143
      K-12 Mathematics Education in Washington State and Russia and Other Topics

    MONDAY November 26, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Neil Hill, B.S. in Mathematics '98 KSU, M.S. in Mathematics '00 KSU
      Actuary, Security Benefit Group, Topeka, Kansas
      4:30 PM CW 143
      My Process of Becoming an Actuary

    MONDAY December 3, 2001

    • Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture:
      Donald Myers, M.S. in Mathematics '55 KSU, Distinguished Mathematics Alumnus '91
      Emeritus Professor of Mathematics, University of Arizona, Tuscon, Arizona
      4:30 PM CW 143
      Aren't You Glad You Are a Math Major and What Will You Be Doing Thirty Years from Now?