25th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University
Novermber 18-19, 2005
Theme: Real-life Problems from Bagels to Gravity
Deadline for submitting abstracts was November 2.
SCHEDULE and ABSTRACTS of the 27 talks: click here
REGISTRATION will be at the REGISTRATION DESK. (Registration is free.)
Organizers: David Benko, Peter Sepanski and the Mathematics Department.
Featured Speakers:
Steven G. Krantz, Washington University in St. Louis
A New View of the Concept of Center of Gravity
Zero-Knowledge Proofs
Dr. Steven Krantz is professor at Washington University in St. Louis. His research interests include several complex variables, harmonic analysis, and partial differential equations, to name a few. Among the numerous books written by Dr. Krantz are the titles "Function Theory of Several Complex Variables," "Mathematical Apocrypha," "How to Teach Mathematics," and "Complex Analysis: The Geometric Viewpoint." He is the recipient of the MAA’s Chauvenet Prize, the MAA Beckenbach Book Award, and the Outstanding Academic Book Award of the Current Review of Academic Libraries.
Edward B. Saff, Vanderbilt University
The Poppy-Seed Bagel Theorem: An easily digestible result on minimum energy points
Dr. Saff is the Executive Dean of the College of Arts and Science at Vanderbilt University. He founded and directed the Institute for Constructive Mathematics (1985-2001), and he is currently the director of the Center for Constructive Approximation. Dean Saff’s research areas include approximation theory, numerical analysis, and potential theory. He co-authored numerous books and tomes. Dean Saff is Editor-in-chief of two research journals: Constructive Approximation, and Computational Methods and Function Theory. He also serves on the editorial boards of two other journals.
Please help spread the word that we would like to have faculty or student presentations, and we will have funds for student travel.
Presentations will be approximately 20 minutes and can be expository, historical, research related, or education related.
LODGING: Blocks of rooms are reserved at the following two hotels. When making a reservation please give the group name "WKU Math Symposium". You must call by Wednesday, November 2nd to get the group rate.
Drury Inn ($59.00 + tax per room with two beds), phone: 270-842-7100. Directions: At I-65 Exit22, go west on 231. Turn right at or before Traffic Light #12 and loop back to the DruryInn.
Baymont Inn ($59.00+ tax per room), phone: (270) 843-3200. Directions: At I-65 Exit 22, go west on 231. Turn left atTraffic Light #12. Baymont Inn will be on the right.
We gratefully acknowledge the funds which was provided for student travel by MAA NSF-RUMC (NSF Grant DMS-0241090, via the MAA) and Ogden College of Science and Engineering, WKU.
Schedule of talks will be posted after November 2.
Organizers:
David Benko [E-mail: mathsymposium@yahoo.com, phone: (270) 745-2302]
Peter Sepanski [E-mail: peter.sepanski@wku.edu, phone: (270) 745-6228]
and the Mathematics Department.
Address of organizers:
Department of Mathematics, Western Kentucky University
1906 College Heights Blvd., Bowling Green, KY 42101
The flyer of the conference: flyer.rtf, flyer.doc
