26th Annual Mathematics Symposium at Western Kentucky University
November 17-18, 2006
Theme: A Tour Through Mathematics ... Approximately
REGISTRATION:
at the registration desk at the meeting (registration
is free).
(Deadline for
submitting abstracts was November 8.)
SCHEDULE of the talks: Click Here.
Organizers: David Benko, Peter Sepanski and the Mathematics Department.
Featured Speakers:
Joseph Gallian (University of Minnesota Duluth)
Touring a Torus
Using groups and graphs to create symmetry patterns
Dr. Gallian is Distinguished Professor of Teaching and Professor of Mathematics at University of Minnesota Duluth. His research interests include group theory and graph theory. He has authored or co-authored 4 books, published 90 journal articles, and supervised over 110 papers written by undergraduates. He is currently President-Elect of the MAA. He has received numerous awards, including those for teaching and contributions to undergraduate education.
Larry Schumaker (Vanderbilt University)
Spline Functions and their Impact
Dr. Schumaker is a Stevenson Professor at Vanderbilt University. His research areas include approximation theory and computer aided graphical design. He is an author or co-author of 37 books or proceedings. He has been the advisor of 21 Ph.D. students. Dr. Schumaker has won the Alexander von Humboldt Prize and he has been elected a foreign member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters.
Please help spread the word that we would like to have faculty and 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.
Check out what happened at the 2005 Symposium!
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.
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.
Drury Inn ($64.00 + 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.
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: flyer2006.doc
