Department of Mathematics and Statistics
UMKC (University of Missouri - Kansas City)
Expository Talks Series, and
Video/Film Series
Semester: Fall 2009 - 22nd Year
Location: Haag Hall, Room 307 (unless otherwise indicated below)
Day & Time: Friday, 4-4:50 pm (talks), 4-5:00 pm (videos)
Campus Map for Talks (PDF Format)
Contact: Richard Delaware,
delawarer@umkc.edu
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- Current Graduate Seminar Series
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Dates, Titles, Speakers (with Abstracts & Posters as available)
Expository Talks Series
Some Applications of the Intermediate Value Theorem
Miron Bekker, Mathematics, UMKC
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[Campus Map for Talks (PDF Format)]
Is it possible to divide two pieces of pizza into equal parts each with just one cut?
Are there points on the earth that are opposite endpoints of a diameter of the earth at which temperatures are equal?
These questions can be answered using the Intermediate Value Theorem. BACK to Top of Page
Expository Talks Series
Two Special Talks sponsored by and held across Troost at Rockhurst University!
The Discrete Wavelet Transformation and Image Compression
Patrick Van Fleet, Mathematics, University of St. Thomas
12:30 pm, Science Building, Room 115, at Rockhurst University
AND
Cracking CAPTCHAs using the Discrete Wavelet Transformation
Patrick Van Fleet, Mathematics, University of St. Thomas
4:30 pm, Science Building, Room 203, at Rockhurst University BACK to Top of Page
Expository Talks Series
On a Problem of Multivariate Statistics
David Bitters, Mathematics, US Army Command & General Staff College, Leavenworth, KS
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In this talk we'll take a (mostly) non-metaphysical look at principle component analysis, a problem of multivariate statistical analysis. We show how to convert correlated data sets into uncorrelated (independent) data sets. We motivate by applying the results to real-world data (my investment accounts). BACK to Top of Page
Math Video Series
Hard Problems:
The Road to the World's Toughest Math Contest
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This is a 2008 film by George Csicsery about the six extraordinarily gifted high school students who represented the United States in 2006 at the International Mathematical Olympiad in Ljubljana, Slovenia. The film shows their dedication and perseverance, the rigorous preparation they undertake, and the joy they get out of solving challenging problems. It captures the spirit that infuses the mathematical quest at the highest level. BACK to Top of Page
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