Department of Mathematics University of Nebraska at Omaha: Mathematics Awareness Month

Mathematics Awareness Month, April 2008
Math and Voting
Department of Mathematics, UNO
April 11
Mathematics Symposium: "Mathematics Awareness Month at UNO"

9:00-11:00 AM, Room: Durham Science Center 256
Note: The student presenters are enrolled in the Kerrigan Research Minigrant Program.
9:00-9:05, Dora Matache, UNO - Mathematics, chair of the 2008 MAM committee
"Welcome"

9:05-9:25, Jay Pedersen, UNO - Mathematics
"A Computer-Assisted Investigation of Numerical Ranges" (abstract)
Advisor: Valentin Matache

9:25-9:45, Rebecca Pitz, UNO - Mathematics
"Quantifying Degrees of Randomness in Word Rhythms of Literary Works" (abstract)
Advisor: John Konvalina

9:45-9:50, Jack Heidel, UNO - Mathematics, Chair of the department
"The 2008 Kerrigan Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics Ceremony"

9:50-10:00, Michael Matthews, UNO - Mathematics
"The 2008 Future Leaders in Middle Mathematics Award Ceremony"

10:00-10:20, Joseph Lee, UNO - Mathematics
"Fractals in Nature - Understanding Their Structure" (abstract)
Advisor: Jack Heidel

10:20-10:40, Birame Sene, UNO - Mathematics
"Hoeffding-type probability inequalities for the distribution of sums of possibly dependent random variables" (abstract)
Advisor: Steve From

April 18
Problem Solving Contest for Area High School Students (site)

1:00-2:30 PM, Durham Science Center (DSC) 110 & 111

April 24
Guest Speaker: Andrew Swift on the topic of Math and Voting "Winning Elections: How many votes or how you count them?"

2:30-3:30 PM, Durham Science Center (DSC) 115

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