FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Seating is limited; doors will open at 7:00 pm
RSVP requested 214-768-1177

September 23, 2010
7:30 - 9:00 pm
Collins Executive Education Center
3150 Binkley Avenue
SMU Campus

Parking available at Binkley Garage  http://smu.edu/maps/

MATHEMATICS IN THE REAL WORLD

Presented by UCLA Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Andrea Bertozzi.

Mathematics is making increasingly important contributions in (and inroads into) fields outside its traditional domains of physics and engineering.  Sophisticated mathematical models appear in fields as diverse as economics, biology and sociology.  These models are often studied using advanced computational and analytical techniques.  This talk showcases various ways in which mathematics is having an impact in real world applications.  Dr. Andrea Bertozzi will focus on an array of timely topics such as the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, crime hotspots, cooperative robotics, and swarming in biology.