Each Thursday there will be a mathematics seminar (usually in UNA 127 from 3:15-4:15), while colloquium talks will normally be on a Wednesday (usually in UNA 158 from 3:15-4:15).

These seminars/colloquium talks may be by visiting speakers, WCU faculty, or WCU students, and are open to all interested students and faculty.

Send an e-mail to jmclaughl@wcupa.edu, if you would like to be on the e-mail list to receive advance notice of upcoming talks.

Previous Semesters: Fall 2009, Spring 2009, Fall 2008, Spring 2008, Fall 2007, Spring 2007, Fall 2006, Summer 2006, Spring 2006,

Thursday, February 4th, 2010
3:15 - 4:15 pm in UNA 127
               Professor Michael Fisher (West Chester University)
               The Probabilistic Method - VIII

Wednesday, February 17th, 2010
3:15 - 4:15 pm in UNA 161
               Professor Dr.Neil J. A. Sloane (AT & T Fellow - Shannon Lab)

The On-Line Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) is a free website that provides information about over 170,000 number sequences. Available in 49 languages, it is used by lovers of numbers, both amateurs and professionals, from all over the world. Questions such as what comes next after 1, 2, 5, 12, 29, 70, 169, ... arise in all cultures and have a universal appeal. Many users have remarked that the OEIS is one of the best examples of international cooperation on the Web. Contemplation of such wonderful discoveries as the Colombian Bernardo Recaman Santos's sequence 0, 1, 3, 6, 2, 7, 13, 20, ... (entry A5132 in the OEIS) provides a welcome escape from the troubles of our planet. The talk will discuss this sequence, the "toothpick" sequence, as well as several others that have arisen recently in connection with problems from combinatorics, graph theory, number theory and geometry. The talk will also demonstrate a new feature that has recently been added to the OEIS: the ability to listen to the sequence played on a musical instrument.

Neil Sloane is a Fellow at AT&T Shannon Labs in Florham Park, NJ. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, an IEEE Fellow, and recipient of the IEEE Hamming Medal and the MAA Chauvenet Prize. He is the author or co-author of numerous books, including "The Theory of Error- Correcting Codes" (with F. J. MacWilliams), "Sphere Packing, Lattices and Groups" (with J. H. Conway) and "A Climbing Guide to New Jersey" (with Paul Nick).

For further information e-mail  mfisher@wcupa.edu or sgupta@wcupa.edu

Wednesday, March 24th, 2010
3:15 - 4:15 pm in UNA TBA
               Professor Jenny Quinn (University of Washington (Tacoma))
               TBA

Thursday, April 8th, 2010
3:15 - 4:15 pm in UNA TBA
               Professor Glenn Herbert (Arizona State University)
               TBA

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
3:15 - 4:15 pm in UNA TBA
               Professor Steve Weintraub (Lehigh University)
               TBA

Note: Talks will be added to the schedule throughout the semester. Check back for updates.