Monday

Optimization Seminar: at 11:00 in LindH 409

Dr. M.J.D. Powell from University of Cambridge will speak on "On least Frobenius norm updating of quadratic models"

Student Topology: at 2:30 in VinH 113

Mr. Eric Harrelson will speak on "String topology (continued)"

Dynamical Systems: at 3:30 in VinH 570

... Will not meet this week

Commutative Algebra/Algebraic Geometry: at 3:35 in VinH 364

... Will not meet this week

Real Analysis [Gene Fabes 1937--1997]: at 4:30 in VinH 207

Professor Max Jodeit will speak on "Seeger's theorem on rough C-Z kernels"

Tuesday

IMA Postdoc Seminar: at 11:15 in LindH 409

Dr. Toshio Yoshikawa from IMA Postdoctoral Associate will speak on "Toda lattice type model for nonlinear viscoelastic material"

Special Ordway Lecture: at 2:30 in VinH 313

Professor Roger Howe from Yale University will speak on "Reciprocity algebras in invariant theory, I"

Junior Colloquium: at 3:30 in VinH 570

Dr. Wojciech Chacholski will speak on "Approximating topological spaces and the fundamental groupoid"

Wednesday

BROWN BAG SEMINAR: at 12:00 in LindH 409

Luis Nunes Vicente from University of Coimbra, IMA visitor will speak on "On a primal-dual interior-point filter method for nonlinear programming"

Differential Geometry: at 1:25 in VinH 209

... Working Seminar - Professor Leung for further information

Algebra, Geometry, and Physics: at 3:30 in VinH 209

Professor Yong-Geun Oh from University of Wisconsin, Madison will speak on "Geometry of coisotropic D-branes and their Floer homology"

P.D.E.: at 3:35 in VinH 207

... Will not meet this week

Thursday

Solving Systems of Polynomial Equations: at 10:10 in VinH 203B

Professor Jeremy Martin will speak on "Using Groebner bases to solve systems of equations"

Applied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis: at 11:15 in VinH 570

Dr. Michael Powell from University of Cambridge will speak on "The radial basis function method for multivariable interpolation"

Differential Geometry: at 2:20 in VinH 570

... Will not meet this week

Lie Theory: at 2:30 in VinH 313

... See Special Ordway Lecture above.

Special Ordway Lecture: at 2:30 in VinH 313

Professor Roger Howe from Yale University will speak on "Reciprocity algebras in invariant theory, II"

Colloquium: at 3:35 in VinH 16

Professor John Dennis from Rice University will speak on "Constrained optimization of expensive functions using surrogates"

Friday

IMA/MCIM Industrial Problems Seminar: at 10:10 in VinH 570

Kevin Ellwood from Ford will speak on "Title: to be announced"

Topology: at 2:30 in VinH 207

Professor Jeff Strom from Western Michigan University will speak on "Miller spaces and spherical resolvability of finite complexes"

Probability: at 2:30 in VinH 211

Professor John Baxter will speak on "A resistance inequality of Benjamini and Kozma"

Combinatorics: at 3:35 in VinH 207

Professor Nathan Reading from University of Michigan will speak on "The order dimension of the poset of regions in a hyperplane arrangement"

Automorphic Forms and L-Functions: at 4:30 in VinH 364

... Will not meet this week

Professor John Dennis, Rice University, will be visiting the School of Mathematics for the month of March, 2003. HIs visit is made possible by the Ordway Endowment. During his stay here, Professor Dennis's office will be Lind Hall 415; you can reach him by phone at 625-5532.\hfill\break\vskip .2cm Professor Roger Howe, Yale University, will visit the School of Mathematics for the period March 3-14, 2003; he will return in April and will be in residence from April 212-May 2, 2003. Professor Howe's visit is made possible by the Ordway Endowment. During his visit, Professor Howe's office will be Vincent Hall 512; you can reach him by phone at 626-9137.