Finite Elements for Mathematicians Liam Jemison PhD Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee We will discuss the finite element method, a powerful approach for numerically solving differential equations. We will introduce the weak formulation of a differential equation from the functional …
Fractal Geometry and Non-Integer Dimensions Matt McClinton PhD Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Popularized in the 1980s, fractals have become something of a household name. These fractal sets often demonstrate peculiar topological properties. One such property is the notion of …
Stirling Permutations to Increasing Plane Trees and Back Ariel Minakawa and Gavin Sayrs Undergraduate Students University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee A Stirling permutation is a permutation on the multiset {1,1, 2, 2, 3, 3, ... ,n, n} such that any numbers appearing …
Generalized Linear Model Approach to the Prediction of the Outcome of Mixed Martial Arts Fights Jackson Thurmond Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mixed martial arts is a complex combat sport that encompasses striking, grappling and submissions. In a sport where …
The RSA Algorithm: Demonstration and Proofs Noah Mitchell, Levi Montee, and Harrison Piehowski Graduate Students University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this talk, we will explore the RSA algorithm, one of the most widely used cryptographic systems. Starting with a brief history …
Partitioning the Natural Numbers with Fibonacci-like Sequences Levi Montee Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Famously seen in the displacement of seeds in a sunflower, the branching of tree limbs or enumerating results in a variety of combinatorics problems, the Fibonacci …
Parking Completions and Volumes of Polytopes Kimberly Hadaway Graduate Student Iowa State University Parking functions correspond with preferences of n cars which enter sequentially to park on a one-way street where (1) each car parks in the first available spot …
The Axiom of Choice and Non-Lebesgue Measurable Sets Jillian Cervantes Graduate Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this expository talk, we explore an interesting connection between the axiom of choice and the existence of non-Lebesgue measurable subsets of \mathbb{R}. We state …
Representation Theory Through Parking Functions This talk is about parking spaces. No, not the kind in a grocery store parking lot, rather a kind of space that appears when you want to study the symmetries of a set of combinatorial …
This event will still take place on 01/30/2026 from 12:30 - 1:30 pm in EMS E495 The first graduate student colloquium this semester features our Chair, Dr. Pamela Harris. This will be an informal conversation between the department chair and …