Academic Year 2008 - 2009



Friday, May 1, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Nada AL-HANNA
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

EXPONENTIAL DICHOTOMY OF ODE'S

Abstract

and

Walter Bales
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

FINANCIAL MATHEMATICS VALUATION OF DERIVATIVE SECURITIES

Abstract


Friday, April 24, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Larry Lesser, Associate Professor
(joint work with Matthew Winsor, Asst. Professor)
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Research on English Language Learners in Introductory Statistics: Lessons Learned from an Exploratory Case Study of Pre-Service Teachers

Abstract


Wednesday, April 8, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Kien Lim
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Co-Variation and Invariance in Proportional and Non-Proportional Situations

Abstract


Friday, April 3, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Ross E. Staffeldt
Department of Mathematical Sciences,
New Mexico State University

Topology from Data Sets

Abstract


Friday, March 27, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Piotr Wojciechowski
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Strongly Adequate Model of Łukasiewicz's Logic via MV-Algebra Embeddings

Abstract


Friday, March 6, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Cesar Garza
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Some Examples of Distance 3 Toroidal Surgeries on Hyperbolic Knots

Abstract


Friday, February 27, 2009 at 4 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Behzad DJAFARI ROUHANI
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

ASYMPTOTIC BEHAVIOR FOR SOME DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS IN A HILBERT SPACE

Abstract


Friday, February 20, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Martine Ceberio
Department of Computer Science, UTEP

NUMERIC-SYMBOLIC ALGORITHMS FOR CONTINUOUS CONSTRAINT SOLVING

Abstract


Friday, February 13, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Mohamed Amine Khamsi
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Improvement to Caristi - Ekeland Principle

Abstract


Friday, February 6, 2009 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Pablito Delgado
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

What is Mathematics?
An Introduction to Mathematical Philosophy

Abstract


Academic Year 2007 - 2008

Friday, April 11, 2008 at 2 pm and 3 pm (two colloquia) in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Vinod Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, UTEP

Advanced Computational Techniques for Incompressible/Compressible Fluid-Structure Interaction

Abstract

Robert H. Redfield
Hamilton College, Clinton, NY

Lattice-ordered matrix rings over the integers

Abstract


Friday, April 4, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Kien Lim
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Advancing students' mathematical sophistication via mathematical tasks

Abstract


Friday, March 7, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Jaroslav Kruis
Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague

Finite Element Methods in Civil Engineering

Abstract


Friday, February 15, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Bereket Weldeslassie
Center for Institutional Research, Evaluation and Planning (CIERP), UTEP

Identification of At-Risk Students and Multi-spell Analysis of Student Departure, Return and Graduation: A Survival Model Approach.

Abstract


Friday, February 8, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Jaime Ramos
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Electrical Network Mixed Problems

Abstract


Friday, February 1, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Ralitsa Akins, M.D., Ph.D.
Texas Tech Medical School

Complex Systems and Computational Science: Real-life Solutions

Abstract


Friday, January 25, 2008 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Dr. Mark Baker
Geomedia R&D

Gravity Prospecting: Applied Mathematics in Diagnostic Reasoning

Abstract


Friday, January 18, 2008 at 2:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Behzad Djafari Rouhani
Department of Mathematical Sciences, UTEP

Some Applications of the Subdifferential Calculus to Evolution Equations and to Linear Functionals

Abstract


Friday, November 30, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

James Salvador
Department of Chemistry, UTEP

Chemical Applications of the Matching Polynomial

Abstract


Friday, November 16, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

S. Cabrera, A. Lucero
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering, UTEP

3-D and Scientific Data Compression Based on JPEG 2000

Abstract


Friday, November 9, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Allan J. Rossman
California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

Seven Questions for the Undergraduate Statistics Curriculum

Abstract


Friday, November 2, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

M. L. Ellzey, Jr.
Department of Chemistry, UTEP

Molecular Structure, Molecular Symmetry, and Groups

Abstract


Friday, October 26, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Eduardo Espinola
Department of Math. Sciences, UTEP

Generalizations of the Menage Problem

Abstract


Friday, September 28, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Luis Valdez
Department of Math. Sciences, UTEP

Some Applications of Low-Dimensional Topology to Algebra

Abstract


Friday, September 21, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Granville Sewell
Department of Math. Sciences, UTEP

The World's Easiest-to-use General Purpose PDE Solver

Abstract


Friday, September 14, 2007 at 3:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Pavel Solin
Department of Math. Sciences, UTEP

Multi-Mesh Finite Element Methods for Nonlinear Coupled Problems

Abstract


Friday, September 7, 2007 at 4:00 pm. in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Enrique Trevino
Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Generalized Niven numbers

Abstract


Friday, September 7, 2007 at 3 pm in Bell Hall 143

Colloquium

Andrzej Pownuk
Department of Math. Sciences, UTEP

General Interval FEM Program Based on Sensitivity Analysis Method

Abstract