1999 K-State Undergraduate Lectures in Mathematics Schedule
MONDAY August 23, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Thomas Muenzenberger, Undergraduate Director
Math Dept., Kansas State University, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Undergraduate Studies in Mathematics"
MONDAY August 30, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
James Thompson, Systems Administrator, Mathematics Department,
Kansas State University, 4:30 PM CW 41
"Mathematics Computing Facilities"
MONDAY September 13, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Julie Ohmes, B.S. in Mathematics and Statistics, KSU, 1995
Graduate Student, Biostatistics, University of Washington,
Seattle, Washington, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Biostatistics: The Application of Mathematics and Statistics
to Biomedical Research"
MONDAY September 20, 1999
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 20, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Edwin Noyce, B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1957,
M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1959
Senior Manufacturing Specialist FAI, Rockville,
Maryland, 4:40 PM CW 41
"Rocket Engines to Silk Scarves, Fun and Games with Mathematics"
MONDAY September 27, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Gary Gabrielson, B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1963, M.S. in
Mathematics, KSU. 1968, Senior Systems Engineer, Ratheon
Corporation, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Mathematical Mosaics (Tessellations)"
MONDAY October 4, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Gan Xiao-Xiong, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1992
Professor, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
4:30 PM CW 144
"Derivatives and Antiderivatives"
MONDAY October 11, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Richard Schelp, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1970
Professor, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Doing Research with the Famous Paul Erdos Over a
Twenty Year Period"
MONDAY October 18, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Mary Yorke, M.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1957
Professor, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, Michigan,
4:30 PM CW 144
"Paul Erdos, World's Most Eccentric Mathematician"
MONDAY October 25, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Lynn Y.S. Lin, M.S. in Statistics, KSU, 1963
Vice Chairman, ACNielsen BASES-Global Marketing,
Covington, Kentucky, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Modeling Consumer Purchase Behavior and New Product Sales
Forecasting"
MONDAY November 1, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Barbara Heiman, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1981
Raytheon Corporation, Tucson, Arizona, 4:30 PM CW 144
"How Radar Works and the Math Used in Radar Signal Processing"
MONDAY November 8, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Don Brining, B.S. in Mathematics, B.A. in Psychology, KSU, 1969
County Administrator, St. Lawrence County, New York, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Getting To the Top Is More Than Just Being the Best Mathematician"
MONDAY November 15, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Ronald Dutton, B.S. in Mathematics, KSU, 1963
Associate Director, School of Computer Science,
University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Connections: Mathematics, Computer Science, Sports,
Classical Childrens' Literature, and Religion"
MONDAY November 22, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Bernd Schroeder, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1992
Professor, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, Louisiana, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Constraint Satisfaction Problems in Computer Science"
MONDAY November 29, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Kerrith Chapman, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1980
Professor, SUNY at Potsdam, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Liouville Numbers"
MONDAY December 6, 1999
Math Department Sponsored Undergraduate Lecture
Alexander Katsevich, Ph.D. in Mathematics, KSU, 1994
Professor, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, 4:30 PM CW 144
"Computed Tomography and Mathematics"