Mathematics Colloquium

Calendar of upcoming talks available here

The Mathematics Colloquia is a series of talks by the Willamette University Math Department and visiting speakers. These talks are aimed at faculty and undergraduate math students and will introduce the audience to fun, interesting applications of undergraduate mathematics, as well as more advanced topics in mathematics research. Unless otherwise noted, Colloquium talks will be held Thursdays at 4:00pm in Ford Room 102. Refreshments will be provided. We hope you can join us! If you would like more information, please contact Prof. Erin McNicholas.

Colloquium Schedule 2012-2013

Thursday, April 25th, Ford 102, 4:00p-5:00p

Mike Kimmell
Willamette University '13

The Bidder's Row Auction on The Price is Right

Have you ever wondered how players are supposed to bid in the Bidder's Row Auction on the Price is Right? Which of these four players has the best chance of winning and what strategies should they use? This talk seeks to explain the findings of Berk,Hughson, and Vandezande in their paper, "The Price is Right, But are the Bids? An Investigation of Rational Decision Theory." I will also present my findings on how the propositions in their paper can be expounded upon.

Abstracts Archive

Past 2012-13 Talks

April -

4/18 Dr. Kenneth H. Price
Algebraic Properties of Relativistic Addition

4/3 Steve Rhine and Heather Daniels
What to do after WU? Teach Math!

March -

3/14 Eric Gaze, Bowdoin College
Quantitative Reasoning: A Program for Student Success

3/7 Kathryn Nyman, Willamette University
Cutting Cake With Linked Preferences

December -

12/6 Dr. Zlatko Dimcovic, Oregon State University
Discrete-time quantum walk on a binary tree

November -

11/29 Marla Williams, Willamette Senior Math Major
Accepted Elasticity in Arithmetic Congruence Models

11/15 Spring Course Review

11/7 Heather Moreland, Dpet. of Mathematical Science, Montana State UniversityMathematical Models of Traveling Waves in Pancreatic Islets

October -

10/25 Alix I. Gitelman, Jeremy Romer, & Carl Schreck, Oregon State University
On Monitoring Estuarine Smolt Survival

10/16
Oregon College Mentors

10/11 Jim Albaugh
Sometimes it is rocket science: A conversation with Jim Albaugh

10/4 Rosa Orellana, Dartmouth
From Braids to Knots: An introduction to representation theory

September -

9/27 Erin McNicholas, Willamette University
The Rubik's Cube Group

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