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Inauguration Conference
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Conference Marks Opening of Curtis Center on Professor Curtis'
80th
Birthday |
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Thursday, March 13-15, 2008 |
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3:30pm
Reception to follow @ 6:00pm |
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Professor Zalman Usiskin, University of Chicago
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UCLA Mathematics |
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On March 13 - 15, UCLA Mathematics will host the second annual Mathematics and
Teaching Conference in celebration of Professor Emeritus Philip C. Curtis' 80th
birthday and his 52 years of service to the department and mathematics
education. The event also marks the inauguration of the Curtis Center. The main
conference on Saturday is a day of mathematics education talks and workshops
spearheaded by a keynote talk by renowned University of Chicago
Professor of Education Zalman Usiskin, who will speak on "The Current State of Middle School
and High School Mathematics in Our Nation." Pre-conference activities on
Thursday and Friday will focus on Curtis' research area of Banach algebras and
reflect on his contributions.
For more information and to register, visit:
http://www.curtiscenter.math.ucla.edu/events.html. |
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Public Symposium & Reception
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Thursday, February 21, 2008 |
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3:30pm
Reception to follow @ 6:00pm |
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La Kretz Hall, Room 110
Reception to follow at IPAM |
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Peter W. Jones, Yale University Mathematics Professor and IPAM Scientific
Advisory Board Chair
Tony F. Chan, UCLA Mathematics Professor and Assistant Director for Mathematics
and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF) |
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UCLA Mathematics |
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In celebration of Green's contributions to the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics and IPAM's impact on research in mathematical science and its applications to technology. Poster & Schedule pdf |
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Peter W. Jones: IPAM Programs and Recent Trends in Research (download)
Tony F. Chan: IPAM: History, People and Impact (download) |
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Research Colloquium
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Professor Stan Osher |
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Mathematics in the Real World & the Fake World |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2008 |
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4:00pm
Reception to follow @ 5:15pm |
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Physics and Astronomy 1425 |
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Stanley J. Osher, Professor of Mathematics |
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UCLA Science Faculty |
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