


The Florida State University

Monday: 9 September 1996
Graduate Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 102 Love Building

Tuesday: 10 September 1996
Hopf Algebra Seminar, 2:00 p.m., 104 Love Building
Knot Theory Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 104 Love Building
Wednesday: 11 September 1996
(Real) Analysis Seminar, 2:30 p.m., 102 Love Building
Complex/Symbolic Analysis Coffee, 3:30 p.m., 105 Love Building
Complex/Symbolic Analysis Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 102 Love Building

Algebra Seminar, 2:00 p.m., 104 Love Building
Applied Seminar, 3:30 p.m., 200 Love Building
Topology Tea Time, 3:00 p.m., 204 Love Building
Topology Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 104 Love Building
Joint Statistics/Mathematics Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., 001 OSB
Friday: 13 September 1996
Colloquium Coffee, 3:00 p.m., 204 Love Building
Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., 101 Love Building
Scientific Computing Seminar, 4:30 p.m., 200 Love Building


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In the "presentation" part of the seminar we'll have
our very own: Jeff Denny speak on Math Computer
facilities, math networking and creating home pages.
We'd like to encourage all GS to show up and meet the rest of the GANG.
Come and share your experience and worries with us - "together we all
could make a difference".
Graduate Student Seminar: Coming Attractions
Tuesday Algebra Seminar: Coming Attractions
Hopf Algebra Seminar: Coming Attractions
Knot Theory Seminar: Coming Attractions
(Real) Analysis Seminar: Coming Attractions
Complex/Symbolic Analysis Seminar: Coming Attractions
Thursday Algebra Seminar: Coming Attractions
Applied Seminar: Coming Attractions
Topology Seminar: Coming Attractions
Scientific Computing Seminar: Coming Attractions

Jeff Denny
Math Networking and More
In recent years there has been renewed interest in theta function theory.
In these talks we'll define theta functions, explain their basic
properties, and describe an easy approach that enables us to prove
certain identities between them using the residue theorem on the torus.
Later we will describe certain geometric applications of theta functions;
e.g, their applications to the theory of modular curves.
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Graduate Student Discussion
Survive the Game! Graduate Standing & Requirements in Math, PhD (pure & applied) Prelim Exams, Faculty & Their Research
The 30 minute social (3:30 - 4:00PM) will be
a very informal junior/senior graduate student (GS)
discussion. A panel of 6 upper level GS's will
share their views and answer questions regarding:
Teaching, Research and Service in the Math Dept at
FSU, Math faculty their students and research fields.
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Yaacov Kopeliovich
Introduction to theta Functions and Their Applications
In recent years there has been renewed interest in theta function theory.
In these talks we'll define theta functions, explain their basic
properties, and describe an easy approach that enables us to prove
certain identities between them using the residue theorem on the torus.
Later we will describe certain geometric applications of theta functions;
e.g, their applications to the theory of modular curves.
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Abstracts


Yaacov Kopeliovich
Theta Functions Modular Curves and Platonic Solids
We'll explain a basic theory of theta functions
and how they produce mappings of modular curves into Projective
spaces. We'll then explain how these mappings generalize the
classical platonic solids.
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23 September...Brian Felkel, History of Mathematics
07 October.....
21 October.....Chris Holt, Weird Lattices
04 November....
18 November....
02 December....

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September 18...Craig Nolder, Florida State University, Interpolating Blaschke Products
September 25...Pekka Smolander, Florida State University
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19 September...Greg Simpson, Florida State University, Chaos
26 September...
03 October.....
10 October.....
17 October.....
24 October.....
31 October.....
07 November....
14 November....
21 November....
28 November....Thanksgiving --- no classes
05 December....

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19 September...Eric Klassen, Florida State University
26 September...Eric Klassen, Florida State University
03 October.....
10 October.....no seminar (AMS meeting)
17 October.....
24 October.....Aleksandar Poleksi
31 October.....Aleksandar Poleksi
07 November....Ivo Dinov, Florida State University
14 November....Ivo Dinov, Florida State University
21 November....Jack Quine, Florida State University
28 November....Thanksgiving --- no classes
05 December....Jack Quine, Florida State University

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Scheduled Colloquia Speakers - Fall 1996
13 September...Yaacov Kopeliovich, Florida State University
20 September...S. Woodruff, Florida State University
27 September...
04 October.....N. Berloff, Florida State University
11 October.....A. Khavaran
18 October.....M. Fried
25 October.....
01 November....C. Sadosky
15 November....Jouko Vaananen, Academy of Finland & Univ of Helsinki
Logic and Mathematics---from Cantor to Shelah
I discuss the role of logic in mathematics in the light of both
classical and recent advances in mathematical logic. The concepts and
methods of logic have helped us to understand, for example, why
Cantor's Continuum Hypothesis, and algorithmic solution of Diophantine
equations (Hilbert's 1st and 10th problems), are hard or impossible to
solve. On the other hand, the logical analysis of mathematical
structures has uncovered a rich general theory of classes of
structures with a so called complete first order axiomatization. The
most beautiful manifestation of this is S. Shelah's Classification
Theory, the most famous result of which can be summarized as follows:
Classes of structures with a complete first order axiomatization
always contain either maximally many structures, which are moreover
indistinguishable from each other, or rather few structures, all
easily distinguishable from each other.
22 November....
22 November....Thanksgiving --- no classes
06 December....

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Scheduled Colloquia Speakers - Spring 1997
17 January....
24 January....
31 January....J. Bona
07 February...
14 February...
21 February...M. Barnsley
28 February...
07 March......
14 March......
21 March......
28 March......
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11 April......
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