The department colloquium series meets every Thursday at 3:40 pm for a 50-minute colloquium presentation, preceded by refreshments at 3:20. The speakers range from students and faculty to visitors from other institutions or industry. The department seeks a variety of speakers on a wide range of topics. This year, the colloquium committee consists of Professors Bolt and Kapitula.
Schedules for recent and upcoming semesters are also available.
| Date/Location | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 8, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
John Ferdinands and Randall Pruim Calvin College |
Organizational Meeting |
| September 15, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Michael McDaniel Aquinas College |
StarLogo Turtles and Difference Equations |
| September 22, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
John Ferdinands Calvin College |
The Lanchester Combat Equations and the Battle of Trafalgar |
| September 29, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Adam Coffman Indiana University -- Purdue University Fort Wayne |
Visualizing surfaces in complex 2-space |
| October 13, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Gail Burrill Michigan State University |
Lesson Study: A Vehicle to Learn Mathematics and Teaching |
| October 20, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Jim Turner Calvin College |
Point Clouds and Topology |
| October 27, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Kristen Schemmerhorn Albion College |
Adding Points on Ellipitc Curves |
| November 10, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Regina Visocchi Michigan State University |
The Isoperimetric Problem in the Gauss Plane |
| November 17, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
Janet Anderson Hope College |
Using Mathematics to Better Understand the AIDS Virus |
| November 24, 2005 |
None | Thanksgiving |
| Dec 1, 2005 3:40 pm NH 276 |
John Hodge Grand Valley State University |
Classifying Interdependence in Referendum Election Preferences |