Mathematics & Statistics

Fall 2007 – Spring 2008

Friday, Sept. 14, 2007
2:10pm, 100 Neville Hall
Dr. Sat Gupta, Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Estimation of the Mean and Variance of a Population under Simple Random Sampling
Friday, Oct. 19, 2007 (Math/Physics Colloquium)
3:10pm, 140 Bennett Hall
A. Arneodo, Laboratoire Joliot Curie and Laboratoire de Physique, Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, France
Low frequency rhythms in human DNA sequences: from genome-wide sequence analysis to the modeling of replication in higher eukaryotes
Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007
3:10pm, 100 Neville Hall
Dr. Cheng Peng, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Southern Maine
Theory and Applications of Quantile-based Process Capability Indices
Thursday, Feb. 7, 2008
2:00pm, 105 DPC
Dr. Natasha Speer, Division of Science and Mathematics Education, Michigan State University
Shedding light on some complexities of teaching college mathematics: Influences of knowledge and beliefs on a differential equations teacher’s practices
Thursday, Feb. 14, 2008
3:15pm, 107 DPC
Dr. Jennifer Noll, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, Portland State University
Graduate Teaching Assistants’ Statistical Knowledge for Teaching
Monday, Feb. 18, 2008
3:10pm, 117 DPC
Dr. Marius Ionescu, Dept. of Mathematics, Cornell University
Fractals and Markov Operators in C*-Algebras
Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008
3:10pm, 119 Barrows
Dr. Ralf Schiffler, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Quiver Representations: Basic Facts and Some Recent Developments
Thursday, March 20, 2008
3:10pm, 119 Barrows Hall
Dr. Reinier Broker, Microsoft Corporation
Constructing Elliptic Curves of Prescribed Order
Thursday, Apr 3, 2008
2:10pm, 421 Neville Hall
Na Wang, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maine
Estimation of Extra Risk and Benchmark Dose in Dose Response Models
Thursday, Apr 10, 2008 2:10pm, 421 Neville Hall
Wes Viles, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maine
Reliability Functions of an Extended Generalized Inverse Gaussian Distribution
Thursday, May 1, 2008
8:00am and 9:00am, 421 Neville Hall
Jeremy Grant, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maine
Wavelet-Based Characterization of Mouse Chromosome Territories
Friday, May 2, 2008
2:10pm, 108 Neville Hall
Chenglu Dai, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Maine
Application of Lagrange Multiplier Method Numerically to Finding Profile Likelihood Intervals for Abundance
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
2:10pm, 421 Neville Hall
Weston Viles, UMaine Master’s Candidate.  Advisor: Ramesh Gupta.
Thesis defense: Rollercoaster Failure Rates and Mean Residual Life Functions