Mathematical Sciences

Colloquium Series 2009-2010

The Colloquium Series is held on Fridays at 3:00pm in Bell Hall 143, unless noted otherwise.

April 16, 2010

Frederi Viens

Department of Statistics and Department of Mathematics, Purdue University

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April 9, 2010

Kien Lim

The University of Texas at El Paso

The Hammer-and-Nail Phenomenon in Mathematics Classrooms

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March 26, 2010

Piotr J. Wojciechowski

The University of Texas at El Paso

Matrix Algrebras with Multiplicative Decomposition Property

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March 12, 2010

Edward Castaneda

Chair, Department of Psychology, The University of Texas at El Paso

Fundamentals of Dopamine Neurophysiology and Behavior, Changes During Parkinson’s Disease and Stimulant Drug Addiction, And Collaborations for Mathematical Models

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March 5, 2010

Rodrigo Bañuelos

Chair, Department of Mathematics, Purdue University

Martingale and Applications

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February 26, 2010

Mohamed Amine Khamsi

The University of Texas at El Paso

Teaching Calculus Online, a First Experience at UTEP

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February 19, 2010

Pat Morandi

Chair, Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State University

From Fermat's Last Theorem to the Notion of an Ideal of a Ring

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February 12, 2010

David A. Dampier

Dept. Computer Science and Engineering and Director National Forensics Training Center, Mississippi State University

A Progression of Models for Digital Forensics

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February 5, 2010

Ernie Barany

Department of Mathematical Sciences, New Mexico State University

Dynamical structure of evolutionary population models

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January 29, 2010

Enrique Ramirez

Centro de Investigacion en Matematicas (CIMAT), Guanajuato, Mexico

On 2-Universal Knots and Universal Groups Generated by Half-Rotations

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January 22, 2010

Hamide Dogan-Dunlap

The University of Texas at El Paso

Modes of Reasoning with Matrix and Linear Algebra Concepts

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November 20, 2009

Emmanuel Ncheuguim

New Mexico State University

Modeling High Frequency (Tick) Financial Data

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November 13, 2009

Cristina Pereyra

University of New Mexico

Dyadic Harmonic Analysis - Case Study:The Hilbert Transform

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November 6, 2009

Dr. John Harding

New Mexico State University

Completions of Ordered Algebraic Structures

Abstract

An ordered algebraic structure consists of an algebra in the sense used in universal algebra, meaning a set with a family of operations, together with a partial ordering on the underlying set of the algebra. Examples from logic include Boolean algebras, Heyting algebras, cylindric algebras, and modal algebras; examples from algebra and analysis include ordered fields, lattice ordered groups, and lattice ordered vector spaces; and various types of orthomodular structures such as orthomodular lattices and posets play a role in foundational issues in quantum mechanics.

A common task when working with ordered algebraic structures is to seek to embed such a structure into one of the same type whose underlying partial order is complete. This is the case when embedding the ordered field of rationals into the reals.

Ideally, one wants such a completion preserving certain existing suprema and infima, as well as aspects of the algebraic structure. This is the situation when using completions of structures arising in logic as a means of providing completeness theorems for the logics.

There is a large literature on completions of various specific types of structures, but the results were largely piecemeal. Progress in the past 20 years points to the beginning of a more unified theory of completions. We survey these developments.

October 30, 2009

Drew Vohs

ScaleMP - The High-End Virtualization Company, http://www.scalemp.com/

Abstract

Please join me and my technical staff to review ScaleMP and our vSMP Foundation technology. We will also show you a functioning vSMP Foundation system and application benchmark performance for a variety of disciplines including: FEA, CFD, Computation Chemistry, Life Sciences, Weather/Climate, Genome Sequencing, Matlab, Image Processing and more.

This is an on-line presentation. You can access this web conference in the following ways:

1) Go to Bell Hall 143 (to listen to the presentation and ask questions)
2) Join the session by using the following link: https://sas.elluminate.com/m.jnlp?sid=2008287&password=M.8A21B19983E1137EB0247A73F0A3FA

October 23, 2009

Dr. Annie and Dr. John Selden

New Mexico State University

Understanding and Constructing Proofs: A Design Experiment

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October 16, 2009

Dr. Behzad Djafari-Rouhani

The University of Texas at El Paso

An Overview of the Asymptotics for Solutions to a Class of Evolution Equations and Difference Equations

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October 09, 2009

Dr. Olga Kosheleva and Dr. Vladik Kreinovich

The University of Texas at El Paso

Polynomial (Berwald-Moore) Finsler Metrics and Related Partial Orders Beyond Space-Time: Towards Applications to Logic and Decision Making

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October 02, 2009

Dr. Snehanashu Saha

The University of Texas at El Paso

Shallow Water Waves And Their Governing Equations: The B Family

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September 11, 2009

Dr. Andrzej Pownuk

The University of Texas at El Paso

Overview Of The Methods For Solution Of The Equations With Interval Parameters And Its Applications In Structural Mechanics

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September 04, 2009 - BUSN 321 at 1pm

Roberto Araiza, Vladik Kreinovich, and Juan Ferret

The University of Texas at El Paso

Equations Without Equations: Challenges On A Way To A More Adequate Formalization Of Causality Reasoning In Physics

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August 28, 2009

Pablito Delgado

The University of Texas at El Paso

Is Mathematics An Art?

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For more information about the Colloquium Series & Seminars, please contact Dr. Andrzej Pownuk, ampownuk@utep.edu.

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