Elmhurst College


Department of Mathematics
Seminar Series - Spring 1999


Feb. 24 - Dr Tracii Friedman, Benedictine University
"The Dinitz Conjecture"

Mar. 3 - Dr. Mark Timko, Elmhurst College
"Cp/Cv for Air; Using the TI92, CBL, and Curve Fitting"

Mar. 10 - Dr. Lisa Townsley-Kulich, Benedictine University
"A Visit to Game Theory with Von Neumann and Nash"

Mar. 17 - Dr. Jon Johnson, Elmhurst College
"Value at Risk and other Examples of Mathematics in Finance"

Mar. 24 - ACCA Mathematics Division Talk

Mar. 31 - Spring Break

Apr. 7 - Dr. Earl Swallow, Elmhurst College
"Searching for the Arrow of Time" Rm 203 SC (3:30pm)

Apr. 14 - Dr. Paul Arriola, Elmhurst College
"Risk Assessment for the Escape of Engineered Genes from Transgenic Crops."

April 21 - Dr. John Jungck, Beloit College
"Ten Equations that Changed Biology (AND that Should Change Biology Education)"

*Apr. 28 - Career Night (7:00pm)
"Careers in the Mathematical and Physical Sciences"

May 5 - Senior Paper Presentations




All talks are on Wednesday from 4:00-5:00 p.m. on the second floor of the Computer Science and Technology Center in Room 213, unless otherwise indicated. Everyone is invited to a tea preceding the talks from 3:30-4:00 p.m. in the second floor lounge. Talks marked with an * are especially appropriate for a general audience. Please contact Prof. Evans Afenya at 630-617-3572 or at evansa@elmhurst.edu for more information or if you would like to give a talk.



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