Department of Mathematics

The Florida State University

This Week in Mathematics

24 - 28 January 2000

Monday: 24 January 2000

Tuesday: 25 January 2000

Structural Biology/Biochemistry Seminar, [ time & location tba ]

Stephanie Dillon/Bruce Baumann, Florida State University

Student Seminar

Moduli Spaces Seminar, 2:00 p.m., 104 Love Building

Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University

Hilbert Schemes, I

Mathematics of Protein Structure & NMR Seminar, 3:00 p.m., A336 NHMFL

Richard Bertram, Florida State University

Structure Refinements Using X-plor & Residual Dipolar Couplings

Applied Topology Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 104 Love Building

Javier Arsuaga, Florida State University

DNA Micorarray Chips

Financial Mathematics Short Course, 4:00 p.m., 200 Love Building

Dennis Ridley, Florida A & M University & SCRI

Univariate Moving Window SpectralTime Series Analysis & Forecasting Theory & Application To Quarterly Cash Flows

Theory: The univariate moving window spectral (MWS) method of time series analysis and forecasting is a frequency domain method that will reduce bias in estimating the parameters of a time series model when the time series contains periodic components. Based on spectral analysis, the approach provides a more direct estimation of cyclical components in times series, and therefore a better model than might be arrived at by time domain methods. The theory of the MWS method will be presented.
     Application: Financial theory suggests that discounted future operating cash flows (CF) is the basis for firm stock price evaluation. Aggregate CF contains a wide variety of discontinuities, variability, seasonality, cycles and trends, hitherto unexplained by time series models. Application of the MWS method to quarterly CF time series analysis, statistical auditing & control, and forecasting will be demonstrated using the computer program FOURCAST. |

Wednesday: 26 January 2000

Graduate Student Seminar, 11:15 a.m., 204B Love Building

Brian Felkel, Florida State University

[ topic to be announced ]

No (Real) Analysis Seminar, 1:25 p.m., 204B Love Building

Complex/Symbolic Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 102 Love Building

Mika Seppälä, Florida State University

Schottky Uniformization Revisited

Thursday: 27 January 2000

Algebra Seminar, 2:00 p.m., 104 Love Building

Paolo Aluffi, Florida State University

Riemann-Roch

QUANTUM! Seminar, 3:35 p.m., 104 Love Building

Phil Bowers, Florida State University

Commutation Relations

Actuarial Seminar, 5:00 p.m., 204 Love Building

Stafford Thompson, CIGNA

CIGNA Corporation's Actuarial Executive Development Program

Friday: 28 January 2000

Actuarial Seminar, 5:00 p.m., 204 Love Building

Stafford Thompson, CIGNA

Interviews with CIGNA

No Colloquium Coffee, 3:00 p.m., 204 Love Building
No Colloquium, 3:30 p.m., 101 Love Building

[ snow cancellation, rescheduled for Monday, 31 January 2000 ]

Joint Applied Mathematics & Scientific Computing Seminar, 4:30 p.m., 200 Love Building

Mark Sussman, Florida State University

The Numerical Simulation of Ship Waves Using Cartesian Grid Methods

Seminars and colloquia at "that other" university [a.k.a. the University of Florida]

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