FULLERTON COLLEGE

2012-13

MATH EVENTS CALENDAR

^{All colloquia/seminars open to the
public – everyone & all ages welcome}

We invite all students to come see what is unknown in mathematics and/or what math can be used for! Also, please participate in the AMATYC Student Math League and the Putnam Competition (see below!). Students are also strongly encouraged to participate in the 3^rd Annual California Community College Student Math Conference (see below).

If you are looking for archived information post-Spring 2013, please go to the main Fullerton College Math Events website by clicking HERE.

Colloquium Organizers:

Dr. Dana Clahane dclahane(AT)fullcoll(DOT)edu & Dr. Bill Cowieson wcowieson(AT)fullcoll(DOT)edu

Engage in STEM Intern: “Magimatician” Don Frank

(NOTE: For dates below with one asterisk (*), pizza and punch will be provided to participants, courtesy of ENGAGE in STEM at Fullerton College, and for dates marked with two asterisks (**), punch and cookies will be provided for participants, courtesy of ENGAGE in STEM at Fullerton College!)

Math 295 Math Seminar (2 units, prerequisite Math 40) runs jointly with the Math Colloquium, Thursdays 12:45-2:50pm. See the class schedule at http://www.fullcoll.edu/ for more details.

DATE	ROOM	SPEAKER(S)	AFFILIATION	TALK TITLE OR EVENT NAME
M 8/27/12 3-4:15pm (2 students and 1 faculty member participated)	Math Lab Annex	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford algebras learning seminar Part XVI
4:30-5:45pm (4 students and 1 faculty member participated)	611-T Demo classroom	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Multiscale cancer modeling learning seminar Part XIII
T 8/28/12 3-4:15pm (2 students and 1 faculty member participated)	Math Lab Annex	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Free probability, random matrices, and operator algebras learning seminar Part VIII
4:30-5:20pm (6 students and 1 faculty member participated)	611-C	Jonathan Wolf (presently a math major and UCLA summer student researcher under Dr. James Ralston and also Dr. Clahane) & Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College (’11) UCLA (’13) Fullerton College	Time frequency analysis and Newtonian N-Body problems learning seminar Part X
Th 8/30/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM (22 students and 2 faculty members participated)	623	Keziah Tan (Math Club President and ENGAGE in STEM Research Intern under Dr. Clahane)	Fullerton College	The Erdös-Strauss Conjecture Abstract here Flyer here
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	The Erdös-Turan Conjecture on Additive Bases Abstract here Flyer here
T 9/4/12* 3-4:15pm (2 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Free probability, random matrices, and operator algebras learning seminar Part IX
(4 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Time frequency analysis and Newtonian N-Body problems learning seminar Part XI
Th 9/6/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM (20 students and 2 faculty members participated)	623	Evan Amoranto	Fullerton College Mentor: Dr. Dana Clahane	Generalizations of Fibonacci Sequences and the Question of Whether Infinitely Many Fibonacci Numbers are Prime Abstract here Flyer here
M 9/10/12 3-3:50pm (5 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XVII
4-4:50pm (7 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Multiscale Cancer Modeling Seminar XIV
5-5:50pm (3 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Free Probability, Random Matrices, and Operator Algebras Learning Seminar X
6-6:50pm (2 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Time-frequency Analysis and N-Body Problems Learning Seminar XII
Th 9/13/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM (20 students and 3 faculty members participated)	623	Dr. Francis Su	Harvey Mudd College	Voting in Agreeable Societies Abstract here Flyer here
		Justin Gottula (Dr. Cowieson’s Math 295 Math Seminar Student and ENGAGE in STEM Research Intern under Dr. Clahane)	Fullerton College	Is a sigma-field in a set X always, ever, or never closed under a quandle operation on the power set of X? Abstract here Flyer here
M 9/17/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XVIII
4-4:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XV
5-5:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XI
6-6:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XIII
Th 9/20/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	The Bateman-Horn Conjecture Abstract here
		Annalise Bui (ENGAGE in STEM Research Intern under Dr. Clahane)	Fullerton College	The Erdös-Gyárfas Conjecture Abstract here
M 9/24/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XIX
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XVI
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XII
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar IX
Th 9/27/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Dr. Bogdan Suceava	CSU Fullerton	Geometries Induced by Logarithmic Oscillations and their Natural Extensions Abstract here
		Raul Reyes	Fullerton College Mentor: Dr. Dana Clahane	An Alternate Version of the Riemann Hypothesis Abstract here
M 10/1/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XX
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XVII
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XIII
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar IX
Th 10/4/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Valerie Guerra	Fullerton College Mentor: Dr. Dana Clahane	Can a 6th Power of a Positive Integer be the Sum of Five 6th Powers of Positive Integers? (after Klee/Wagon) Abstract here
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	What is the Largest Power of 2 that Divides the Number of Latin Squares of a Given Order n? Abstract here
F 10/5/12* 10am-1pm	616	Coaches: Dr. Bill Cowieson, & Paul Sjoberg	Fullerton College	Practice Session #1 of 4 for Round 1 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
M 10/8/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXI
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XVIII
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XIV
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar X
Th 10/11/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Don Frank	Fullerton College Mentor: Dr. Dana Clahane	Apery’s Theorem and the Question of Whether p-series for Odd Numbers 3 or Larger are Transcendental Abstract here
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	Conway’s Thrackle Conjecture Abstract here
F 10/12/12* 10am-1pm	616	Coaches: Dr. Bill Cowieson, & Paul Sjoberg	Fullerton College	Practice Session #2 of 4 for Round 1 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
M 10/15/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXII
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XIX
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XV
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XI
Th 10/18/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Ryan Trias (ENGAGE in STEM Research Intern under Dr. Clahane	Fullerton College	Carmichael’s Totient Function Conjecture Abstract here
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	The Elliot-Haberstam Conjecture Abstract here
F 10/19/12* 10am-1pm	616	Coaches: Dr. Dana Clahane, Dr. Bill Cowieson, & Paul Sjoberg	Fullerton College	Practice Session #3 of 4 for Round 1 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
M 10/22/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXIII
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XX
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XVI
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XII
Th 10/25/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Dr. Bernard Russo	UCI	Derivations or Playing Havoc with the Product Rule, Part V: The Meaning of the Second Cohomology Group Abstract here (It will not be assumed that participants have seen Parts I-IV; however, if you would like to know what was covered in these parts, see below.) Click here to view Part I Click here to view Part II Click here to view Part III Click here to view Part IV
		Chris Lao	Diamond Bar High School (’14) & Fullerton College (high school junior & Dr. Dana Clahane’s former summer Math 150A student)	Lehmer’s Mahler Measure Problem Abstract here
F 10/26/12* 10am-1pm	616	Coaches: Dr. Dana Clahane, Dr. Bill Cowieson, & Paul Sjoberg	Fullerton College	Practice Session #4 of 4 for Round 1 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
M 10/29/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXIV
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXI
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XVII
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XIII
Th 11/1/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Kyle Lee	(FC ’12) Chapman University (’14)	Understanding the Mathematics of Dark Matter and Dark Energy Abstract here
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	Are there Infinitely Many Base-10 Palindromic Primes? Abstract here
F 11/2/12* 10am-12pm	616	Coaches: Dr. Dana Clahane, Dr. Bill Cowieson, & Paul Sjoberg	Fullerton College	Round 1 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition (No advance signup necessary, just show up anytime between 9:45am and NO LATER than 11am.) National and Regional Results HERE
M 11/5/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXV
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXII
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XVIII
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XIV
Th 11/8/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Triet Ta (Tahien)	Fullerton College Mentors: Dr. Dana Clahane & Dr. Bill Cowieson	A Clay Millenium ($1 million) Prize Problem: Are There Smooth, Physically Reasonable Solutions to the Navier-Stokes Equations? Abstract here
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Are There Any Quasiperfect or Odd Superperfect Numbers, and if So, How Many Are There? Abstract here
F 11/9/12 10am-1pm	616	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	AMATYC Round 1 Wrap-up & Practice Session #1 of 2 for the Putnam Competition 10am-1pm
M 11/12/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXVI
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXIII
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XIX
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XV
Th 11/15/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Dr. Scott Crass	CSULB	Making a Soccer Ball by Iteration
		Joey Victor (STEM First Year Experience Student)	Fullerton College Mentor: Dr. Dana Clahane	Cramér’s Conjecture
F 11/16/12* (18 students and 3 faculty members participated)	623	Dr. Dana Clahane & Dr. Bill Cowieson, Organizers	Student speakers and affiliations TBA	3^rd Annual California Community College Student Math Conference at Fullerton College Program/Schedule/Abstracts (All current and former community college students are invited to speak and/or attend – speakers should send an email with your name, school, talk title, and a few sentences describing your topic, no later than November 9, to Dr. Clahane or Dr. Cowieson. For examples, see last year’s conference program.)
M 11/19/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXVII
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXIV
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XX
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XVI
Th 11/22/12		HAPPY	THANKSGIVING	!!!!!!!!!!!
M 11/26/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXVIII
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXV
5-5:50pm				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XXI
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XVII
Th 11/29/12* 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM (11 students and 2 faculty members participated)	623	Marion Quijano	Fullerton College (STEM First Year Experience Student) Mentors: Dr. Dana Clahane & Dr. Bill Cowieson	The Erdős-Szekeres Conjecture
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	What are the Values of the Van der Waerden Numbers?
F 11/30/12* (3 students and 1 faculty member participated)	616	Dr. Dana Clahane Coach	Fullerton College	Practice Session #2 of 2 for the Putnam Competition 10am-1pm
S 12/1/12 (3 students participated)	616	Dr. Dana Clahane Coach/Supervisor	Fullerton College	The 74^th Annual William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition 8am-4pm (Lunch 11am-1pm courtesy of ENGAGE in STEM) (Recommended arrival time 7:45am, it is STRONGLY recommended that you sign-up in advance with Dr. Clahane, especially if you would like to represent FC as a team member in this competition!)
M 12/3/12 3-3:50pm (4 students and 1 faculty member participated)	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar XXIX
4-4:50pm (3 students and 1 faculty member participated)				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar XXVI
5-5:50pm (3 students and 1 faculty member participated)				Free Probability/Random Matrices/Operator Algebras Learning Seminar XXII
6-6:50pm (2 students and 1 faculty member participated)				Time-frequency Analysis/N-body Problems Learning Seminar XVIII
Th 12/6/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Mohammad Khan	Fullerton College (Math 295 Seminar Student) Mentors: Dr. Dana Clahane & Dr. Bill Cowieson	Khabibullin’s conjecture
		Jeremy Solis	Fullerton College (Math 295 Seminar Student) Mentors: Dr. Dana Clahane & Dr. Bill Cowieson	The Hardy-Littlewood Conjecture F and Ulam’s Spiral
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	The Lonely Runner Conjecture
M 12/10/12 3-3:50pm	626	Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Clifford Algebras Learning Seminar Part XXX
4-4:50pm				Multiscale Cancer Modeling Learning Seminar, in memory of Kathy Godshalk Part XXVII
5-5:50pm				Free Probability Learning Seminar Part XXIII
6-6:50pm				Time-frequency analysis and N-Body Problems Learning Seminar Part XIX
Th 12/13/12** 12:45-2:50pm COLLOQUIUM	623	Aaron Matthews	Fullerton College (Math 295 Seminar student, mentored by Dr. Bill Cowieson)	Chaos of the Logistic Map
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	The Pompeiu Problem
Th 2/7/13*	TBA	Charley Conley (tentative)	CSUF FC ‘07	TBA (joint work with B. Suceava)
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	Barnette’s Conjecture
F 2/8/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	Practice Session #1 of 4 for Round 2 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
Th 2/14/13*	TBA	Student speaker TBA	TBA	TBA
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	For Which Counting Numbers m and n is the Free Burnside Group B(m,n) Finite? Is B(2,5) Finite?
F 2/15/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	Practice Session #2 of 4 for Round 2 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
Th 2/21/13**	TBA	Dr. Natalia Komarova (tentative)	UCI	TBA
		Student speaker TBA	TBA	TBA
F 2/22/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	Practice Session #3 of 4 for Round 2 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
Th 2/28/13*	TBA	Student speaker TBA	TBA	TBA
		Dr. Bill Cowieson	Fullerton College	If L is a Moufang Loop with Normal Abelian Subgroup (Associative Subloop) M of Odd Order such that L/M is a Cyclic Group of Order Bigger than 3, then is L a Group?
F 3/1/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	Practice Session #4 of 4 for Round 2 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition
Th 3/7/13**	TBA	Dr. Bernard Russo	UCI	Derivations or Playing Havoc with the Product Rule, Part VI: The Cohomology of Lie Algebras (It will not be assumed that participants have seen Parts I-V – please see the past calendars to view Dr. Russo’s slides for these previous parts.)
		Student speaker TBA	TBA	TBA
F 3/8/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	Round 2 of the American Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (AMATYC) Student Math League National Competition (No advance signup necessary, just show up anytime between 9:45am and NO LATER than 11am.)
Th 3/14/13*	TBA	Student speaker TBA	TBA	TBA
		Dr. Dana Clahane	Fullerton College	The Erdős-Burr Conjecture
F 3/15/13*	615	Dr. Dana Clahane Dr. Bill Cowieson Paul Sjoberg Coaches	Fullerton College	AMATYC Student Math League Wrap-up/Results