2006-07 Fall Term

† September 18, 2006 (1:00 PM) Linear Matrix Inequality Representation of Convex Sets Victor Vinnikov, Ben-Gurion University

‡ October 2, 2006 (12:00 PM) Guass-Lucas Theorem Hugo Woerdeman, Drexel University

† October 5, 2006 (1:00 PM) Fixed Points and Parametric Geometry in Banach Spaces Ji Gao, Community College of Philadelphia

‡ October 11, 2006 (12:00 PM) An Analog of the Gauss-Lucas Theorem for an Electrostatic Model Anatolii Grinshpan, Drexel University

† October 12, 2006 (1:00 PM) Asymptotic Zero Distributions for Combinatorial Polynomials Robert Boyer, Drexel University

‡ October 18, 2006 (12:00 PM) An Analog of the Gauss-Lucas Theorem for an Electrostatic Model Anatolii Grinshpan, Drexel University

† October 19, 2006 (1:00 PM) Logistic Regression for Disease Classification Using Microarray Data: Model Selection in a Large p and Small n Case Jiangang Liao, Drexel University

October 26, 2006 (1:00 PM) *Special Lecture A Survey of the Quaternions Alexander R. Perry, Upper Darby High School

† November 9, 2006 (1:00 PM) Matrix Distance Problems Michael L. Overton, New York University

† November 16, 2006 (1:00 PM) Polynomials and Convex Sets Anatolli Grinshpan, Drexel University

† November 30, 2006(1:00 PM) Using One-Dimensional Maps for Analyzing Neuronal Dynamics Georgi Medvedev, Drexel University

† December 21, 2006(1:00 PM) Hyperbolic (or Stable) Polynomials and van der Waerden/Schrijver-Valiant Like Conjectures Leonid Gurvits, Los Alamos National Laboratory