Mathematics Colloquium: Jodi Mead (Boise State University)
Thursday, April 19 2012 at 3:30 PM
Mathematics Colloquium, with Jodi Mead (Boise State University), titled "Inverse Problems and Uncertainty Quantification," will occur April 19 at 3:30 p.m. in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: Combining physical or mathematical models with observational data often results in an ill-posed inverse problem. Regularization is typically used to solve ill-posed problems, and it can be viewed as adding statistical or...
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Math Colloquia: David Watkins
Thursday, February 16 2012 at 3:30 PM
The Math Colloquia, presented by David Watkins, Washington State University, titled "Finding the roots of a polynomial: new methods for an old problem" will be presented Feb. 16 at 3:30 p.m. in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: The problem of finding the zeros of a polynomial is ancient, having been studied by Babylonians 4000 years ago. An equivalent but much more recent problem is that of computing the eigen...
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College of Science Student Research Expo
Friday, October 28 2011 at 2:30 PM to 5:00 PM
The College of Science proudly announces the seventh annual Student Research Expo. More than 40 undergraduate and graduate students will present posters on their research projects from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 28, in the Teaching and Learning Center lounge area on the 100 level. All are welcome to attend and learn more about student research in the college.
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Job, Internship & Grad School Fair - Corporate/For-Profit Industry Focus
Wednesday, October 5 2011 at 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM
This recruitment fair will offer Idaho students and alumni the opportunity to connect with employers in for-profit industries on Oct. 5 from 1 p.m to 5 p.m. Employers will hire for full-time, internship and summer positions. This event is free to job seekers. Employers interested in recruiting must register in advance. Registration and additional information can be found at www.uidaho.edu/careerce...
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2013 College of Science Student Awards
Posted: Thursday, April 4
The College of Science has named Katie Slavens as the recipient of the John P. George Award for 2013. The George Award is given to the outstanding graduating senior from the college, chosen from among students nominated from each of the college’s departments. Katie will receive a certificate and a 50 oz. engraved silver bar, to be presented at the college’s graduation reception in the ...
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Dissertation Defense: Jodi Frost
Friday, July 6 2012 at 2:30 PM
Doctoral candidate in Mathematics, Jodi Frost, will defend her dissertation entitled, "Pre-Service Teachers' Conceptions of Literal Symbols" on July 6, in TLC 141 at 2:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public.
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Mathematics Colloquium: Fernando Guevara Vasquez (University of Utah)
Thursday, May 3 2012 at 3:30 PM
Mathematics Colloquium, featuring Fernando Guevara Vasquez (University of Utah), titled, "Active exterior cloaking for the Helmholtz equation," will occur May 3 at 3:30 p.m. in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: We present a way of using active sources to hide objects from a known incident field. The active sources cancel out the incident field in a region while having a small far field. Since very little waves ...
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Mathematics Colloquium: Yulia Hristova (University of Minnesota)
Thursday, April 26 2012 at 3:30 PM
Mathematics Colloquium, presented by Yulia Hristova (University of Minnesota) tittled "New problems in emission tomography," will occur April 26 at 3:30 p.m. in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: Computerized tomography (CT) is the name of a class of non-invasive imaging techniques in which the interior structure of an object is computed from external measurements. In order to recover an image of the interior on...
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Mathematics Colloquium: Bahman Shafii (University of Idaho)
Thursday, April 12 2012 at 3:30 PM
Mathematics Colloquium, with Bahman Shafii (University of Idaho), titled "Using Maximum Entropy and Bayesian Analysis to Develop Non-parametric Probability Distributions for the Mean and Variance," will occur April 12 at 3:30 p.m. in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: Estimation of moments such as the mean and variance of populations is generally carried out through sample estimates. Given normality of the paren...
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Mathematics Colloquium: Paul Hohenlohe
Thursday, April 5 2012 at 3:30 PM
Mathematics Colloquium, presented by Paul Hohenlohe, University of Idaho, titled "The Dimensionality of Evolution" will occur April 5 at 3:30 p.m.in TLC 032. ABSTRACT: The dynamic behavior of evolving biological systems involves a vast number of factors, including environmental variables, complex interactions among species and numerous organismal traits such as morphology, physiology and behavior...
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