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There is an extensive applied mathematics literature developed for problems in the biological and physical sciences. Our understanding of social science problems from a mathematical standpoint is less developed, but also presents some very...

In applications ranging from energy harvesting to toxin detection, nanocrystalline materials promise to yield revolutionary new technologies. The ability to produce nanomaterials with controlled morphologies remains a difficulty, however. Producing...

October 28, 2010 Workshop for elementary school teachers: 1.- We will discuss assessment and its uses, and possible revisions on the tests and procedures. 2.- There will be a session in problem solving using various models, in particular the Bar...

Abstract: We will first present the algebras A(K) associated with a number field K which were introduced and analyzed in joint work with X.Li. The computation of their K-theory is a challenging problem. It turns out to be determined by the...

I am going to explain how representations of the braid groups endowed with a compatible symplectic form give rise to link invariants with values in the Witt ring of the field considered. The construction makes use of Maslov indices. In the end, using...

Saddle-point linear systems arise in many applications involving problems with constraints. When the underlying matrices are large and sparse, iterative solvers are typically used. A number of Krylov subspace solvers can be used, but they do not...

This is a working seminar on the homotopy theory of moduli spaces

What are Lesson Studies? "Lesson Studies", in various formats, have become popular in the teaching community as a means of professional development. The Pacific Institute for the Mathematical Sciences (PIMS) will offer a series of workshops closely...

Contestants were selected based on their scores on a qualifying test with questions on algebra, trigonometry, probability, and math history, which was administered by local secondary school math teachers. Who Wants to Be a Mathematician-Fun to the...