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Spring 2010 Colloquium/Seminar
Schedule
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 Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences: Confessions of a Sequence Addict”

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.
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