SM280, Section 4041 (Melles), Fall Schedule
Thursdays, 4th period, Michelson 295

                                                 	Speaker			Title
26-Aug-04			Prof. W. C. Mylander	Naval Operations Analysis I

02-Sep-04			Prof. T. J.  Sanders		Naval Operations Analysis II

07-Sep-04 (Tues with Thur sched)	Prof. J. C. Turner		The Flat Earth Guide to Math

09-Sep-04			Prof. C. K. Bailey		Combinatorics/Discrete Math SM342

16-Sep-04			Prof. M. E. Kidwell		Links

23-Sep-04			Prof. C. C. Hanna		How Algebra Changed from "Solving Equations" to "Groups, Rings, and Fields"

30-Sep-04 (Early sched 9:55 am)	Assoc. Prof. S. M. Garcia	Mathematics applied to Atmospheric Physics

07-Oct-04			CDR V. van Joolen		Non-Reflecting Boundary for Very Large Domains

14-Oct-04			Prof. R. Malek-Madani	Dynamical Systems and its Naval Applications

21-Oct-04			Assoc. Prof. G. O. Fowler	Data Analysis of the Michelson Experiment

28-Oct-04			Prof. D. A. Konkowski	Mathematics of General Relativity

04-Nov-04			CDR D. Spoerl		A Stochastic Generalized Assignment Problem

18-Nov-04			Prof. W. D. Joyner		Error-Correcting Codes

02-Dec-04			Asst. Prof. A.  Liakos	Explaining Fluid Flow Phenomena

09-Dec-04

SM280 is a seminar course intended to introduce new math majors to the research interests of the mathematics department faculty and to the variety of upper level courses offered by the mathematics department. The course is also intended to help students decide between the two tracks in the major: the Mathematics Track and the Applied Mathematics Track. Lectures will be given by members of the faculty and/or honors mathematics students. Grades will be based on short papers written on these lectures. There is no text for the course. There will be no final exam.

Students with questions about the mathematics major or upper level mathematics courses are encouraged to contact one of the SM280 instructors (Prof Withers and Assoc Prof Melles) or any of the guest lecturers in the course. Prof Withers is also the Senior Mathematics Adviser.

Students may refer to "The Everyday Writer" for guidelines to good writing. The Naval Academy Writing Center, located in Sampson Hall, Room 020, offers supplementary instruction on writing skills.