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Math Coffees feature a talk of mathematical interest preceded by a social gathering with cookies, soda, and frequently, coffee.  Follow the link to see a list of upcoming (and previous) talks. 

Talks are usually at a level appropriate for undergraduate math majors. These talks cover topics in mathematics not ordinarily covered in regular courses, from pure mathematics to the best way to get a job after graduating.

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If you have suggestions for talks or any other questions, please see Dr. Peirce in 1027 Cowley.

Previous Coffees

  • September 28, "Why is a Pizza like a Rabbit?"

  • May 1, "Creating Sudoku Puzzles" - Kirk, Gus, and Jarod discuss the experience in the Math Modeling Competition.

  • Wednesday, April 2 Bennett Goiffon, Senior Actuarial Assistant HCC Life Insurance Company - lead a discussion of Actuarial Careers

  • Friday, April 11 - Darin Mohr, University of Iowa - "Optimization and Modeling in the Area of Aircraft Design" (The speaker will also talked about the University of Iowa graduate school program)

  • "Flatland - The Movie" Thursday, December 6, 2007

  • October 11, 2007  - "Mathematical Morsels from The Simpsons and Futurama" - Dr. Sarah J. Greenwald - Appalachian State University
  • Monday, September 24, 2007 - "Block Monoids and Elasticity" - Mike Fitzpatrick, UW-La Crosse student
  • Wednesday, September 19, 2007 - The Game SET
  • Wednesday, September 12, 2007 - "Why is Pizza Like a Rabbit", Dr. James Peirce, UW-La Crosse
  • Thursday, April 19, 2007 - "Cannonballs and Common Knowledge" - Dr. John Koker - Professor of Mathematics and Dean at University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh
  • Wednesday, March 21, 2007 - "What You Should Know About Wavelets" - Professor Guido Weiss - Washington University, St. Louis
  • Monday, March 5, 2007 -"The Mathematics and Psychology of
    Limit Texas Hold Em" - Charlie Swayne
  • Thursday, March 1, 2007 - "Simply" Shaped Voting Districts
    A Solution to the National Mathematical Modeling Competition -Jarod Hart, Lee Wienkes and Kirk Wienkes
    UW-La Crosse Students
  • Monday, February 12, 2007 - "Is An REU for U?" - Sarah Rozner, UW-L Math major
  • Monday, February 5, 2007 - "The Great Pi/e Debate" - the 2005 DVD, in which the debaters challenge orthodoxy, brazenly flaunt convention and behave badly to convince the audience of the ridiculous nature of their adversary's arguments.

Fall 2006

  • Thursday, November 16, 2006 - "The DaVinci Code: It's use of Fibonacci Sequence, the Golden Ratio and Cryptopgraphy", Gary Britton, Professor Emiritus, UW-Washington County
  • Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - Origami
  • Wednesday, October 3, 2006 - "Web Sites That are Mathematically Interesting", Dr. James Peirce
  • Thursday, September 28, 2006 - Bowling for Primes
  • September 20, 2006 - "Praxis Project Student Teams", Dr. Robert Hoar, UW-La Crosse

Spring 06

In January and February the Math Department was in the process of recruiting for Math faculty positions. Talks were being given by candidates

Thursday, February 23rd,Bowling for Primes was held at Playmor Lanes .

Fall 2005

  • November 22 - "Combining Information to estimate the probability of a rare event", Dr. Philip Dixon, Iowa State University
  • November 17 - "Can Dice Change Their Spots", Dr. Linda Host, UW-La Crosse
  • October 18 - "Grad School Opportunities in Stats", Dr. Christopher Bilder, University of Nebraska, Dept. of Statistics
  • October 6 - "Math in Technology Development", Dr. Vic Patnaik, Trane Company

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