BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY
	  DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS CALENDAR
 
		       Week of October 21, 1996

Tuesday, October 22

 3-5:00 PM  COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES RECEPTION FOR NEW FACULTY AND
            STAFF  - Alumni Room, University Union

 4:00 PM  FACULTY MEETING  - Room 459 MSC
          
Wednesday, October 23

 2:30 PM  ANALYSIS SEMINAR  - Room 459 MSC
          Craig Zirbel, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, BGSU.
          "Statistical Mechanics for Magnetohydrodynamics, Part II"
          Abstract: The equations of ideal magnetohydrodynamics (MHD)
            describe the time evolution of magnetic fluids, such as
            plasmas found in fusion reactors (tokamaks and stars).  To
            predict the long-time behavior of such a system, we turn
            to the time-honored methods of statistical mechanics.
            We will begin by discussing the canonical ensemble, then
	    consider some previous applications of statistical
	    mechanics to MHD, and finally consider a recent model
	    developed by Bruce Turkington (U. of Massachusetts) and
	    the speaker for MHD.

 3:30 PM  STATISTICS SEMINAR  - Room 349 Business Administration Bldg.
          Arthur Yeh, Applied Statistics and Operations Research, BGSU.
          "Xlispstat"
          Abstract: We will continue with an introduction to the
	    Xlispstat package, focusing on R-code and Vista, two
	    modules built on Xlispstat.

Thursday, October 24

 1:30 PM  SCIENTIFIC COMPUTATION SEMINAR  - Room 459 MSC
          Grace Montepiedra, Applied Stat and Operations Research, BGSU. 
          "The Application of Genetic Algorithms to the Construction
           of Exact D-Optimal Designs"
          Abstract: During the last decade, there has been widespread
            use of a new class of optimization procedures called
            genetic algorithms (GAs), which are designed to solve
            complex combinatorial problems.  GAs are search procedures
            that are based on the principles of evolution and
            heredity: a population of individuals (or solutions, if
            used in the context of optimization) undergoes some
            transformation and, during this process, the individuals
            strive for survival.  Consequently, the fittest
            individual, or the optimal solution, is expected to
            prevail.  In this talk, I will consider the application of
            GAs to the exact optimal design problem, which is known to
            be a difficult one to solve due to its combinatorial
            aspects and the possibility of having numerous locally
            optimal solutions.

 3:30 PM  ALGEBRA SEMINAR  - Room 459 MSC
          Tom Hinrichs, Dept. of Mathematics and Statistics, BGSU. 
          "The Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, Gauss--1799"
          This is the second of two talks.

Friday, October 25

 3:45 PM  COLLOQUIUM  - Room 459 MSC
          No colloquium this week due to the Fall Meeting of the Ohio
	  Section of the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) at
	  Denison University.
	  See http://www.bgsu.edu/departments/math/Ohio-section/Fall96/


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