Lecture series, Spring 2007

Tuesdays, 2:00 - 3:00 PM, LD 418

The idea of this lecture series is to present some of the important ideas and results in Geometry and Analysis related to the faculty research on the level accessible to students. The lecture series will consist of three seminars: "Topics in Morse Theory" (presented by Brian Loft), "Kolmogorov type inequalities" (presented by Yuliya Babenko), "Applications of Bifurcation Theory" (presented by John Alford). All faculty and students are invited.

January 30:
Speaker: Brian Loft, SHSU Topic: The topology of cellular complexes
Abstract: A (compact) cellular complex is a topological space built using (finitely many) "cells" of various dimension. Some examples are well- known: spheres, the torus, etc. We will define what is meant by cells, discuss the rules we must follow in building these spaces, and look at some mush more interesting examples.

February 6:
Speaker: Brian Loft, SHSU Topic: TBA
Abstract: TBA

February 13:
Speaker: Brian Loft, SHSU Topic: TBA
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February 20:
Speaker: Brian Loft, SHSU Topic: TBA
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February 27:
Speaker: Brian Loft, SHSU Topic: TBA
Abstract: TBA