Elmhurst College
Department of
Mathematics &
Department of
Physics
Seminar Series -- Fall
2012
*Sept. 26 Marissa Clougher,
Jennifer Jeffrey, Sarah Wesley Elmhurst College
"Summer
Research in Mathematics -- Three Student Presentations"
Oct. 3
Dr. Vince
Matsko, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy
"On
Kepler's Laws"
*Oct. 10 Dr. Catherine
Crawford, Elmhurst College
"Get
Inspired with the TI-Nspire"
*Oct. 17 John Benson,
Evanston High School (retired)
"These are a
few of My Favorite Things, Mathematically speaking"
Oct. 24. ACCA Talks at
North Park College: Dr. Fred Rickey, US Military Academy
5 pm: "The Palimpsest of Archimedes"
7 pm: "The Education of
George Washington"
Oct. 31 Dr.
Nicole Moore, Elmhurst College
"Basis Methods in Optics"
Nov. 7 Career Night
at 7:00 pm in the Blume Board Room in the Frick Center
Nov. 14 Dr. Brian
Wilhite, Elmhurst College
"Why I
Did Not Get a Tan This Summer: Quasar Optical Variability as a
Function of
Accretion Efficiency"
Nov. 21
No Seminar -
Thanksgiving Break
*Nov. 28 Dr. Allen Rogers,
Elmhurst College
"Euler's
Series for the Cosine of a Multiple Angle"
Dec. 5 Senior Paper Presentations-
Note: This session will go from 3:30 - 5:00
in Room 113
of Daniels Hall.
All talks are on Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on the second floor
of Daniels Hall in Room 213, unless
otherwise noted.
Talks marked with an * are especially appropriate for a general audience.
Please
contact Dr. Jon Johnson at 630-617-3571 or at jonj@elmhurst.edu
for more information or if you would like
to give a talk next semester.
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