Presentations


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The following are presentations given by Colm Mulcahy since 1995:

"Writing in Mathematics Courses," Writing Across the Curriculum Faculty Seminar, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, May 13, 2002.

"An Introduction to Wavelets via Image Compression," Math Jubilee, University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, April 13, 2002.

(with John H. Conway) "Mathematical Card Tricks," Gathering for Gardner V, Atlanta, GA, April 7, 2002.

"Five Card Tricks Using Discrete Math," Department of Mathematics Seminar, Spelman College, February 26, 2002.

"Mathematical and Self-Working Magic" (Teach-a-Trick Session), Georgia Magic Club -- International Brotherhood of Magicians Ring 9, Atlanta, GA, December 17, 2001.

"Mathematical Magic: Card Tricks and More," North Georgia College & State University, Dahlonega, GA, December 6, 2001.

"Wavelets and Image Compression," Samford University, Birmingham, AL, October 11, 2001.

"Mathematical Card Tricks," Kappa Mu Epsilon Banquet Speaker, Georgia College & State University, Milledgevile, GA, April 11, 2001.

"Using WebCT in a math for non-math-majors course," 13th Annual ICTCM Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 19, 2000.

"Card Tricks Anybody Can Do," Department of Mathematics Seminar, Spelman College, October 24, 2000.

"Fitch Cheney's Five-Card Trick and Generalizations," MAA Mathfest 2000, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, August 3, 2000.

"Using the Web in a Course," Project NExT special session, UCLA, Los Angeles, California, August 2, 2000.

"Fitch Cheney's Five-Card Trick and Generalizations," MAA Oklahoma-Arkanasas Section Meeting, Arkansas Technical University, Russellville, AR, April 1, 2000.

"Using the Web for a math for non-math-majors course," 79th Annual MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 11, 2000

"Fitch Cheney's Five-Card Trick and Generalizations," 79th Annual MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, in Charlotte, North Carolina, March 10, 2000

"Using WebCT in a math for non-math-majors course," 12th Annual ICTCM Meeting, Burlingame, California, November 5, 1999

"Multimedia and Multidisciplinary Mathematical Explorations," 12th Annual ICTCM Meeting, Burlingame, California, November 5, 1999

"Applied Curves & Surface Explorations with Maple", MAA MathFest '99, Providence, Rhode Island, August 2, 1999

"Using Matlab to Explore Topics in Image Processing", MAA MathFest '99, Providence, Rhode Island, August 2, 1999

"a^2 + b^2 = c^2? A down-to-earth look at Pythagoras' theorem", MAA MathFest '99, Providence, Rhode Island, August 1, 1999

"Alternative Approaches to Geometry", Project NExT's New Jobs, New Responsibilities, New Ideas, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, July 30, 1999

"An Introduction to Wavelets via Image Compression," Fourier Transforms and Wavelet Theory Workshop, Spelman College, June 2, 1999

"Image Acquisition, Image Processing and Remote Sensing," 9th Annual Environmental Awareness Week, Spelman College, April 24, 1999

"Multimedia and Multidisciplinary Mathematics Explorations", a Faculty Resource Network presentation at the National Conference for Undergraduate Research (NCUR 99), University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, April 9, 1999,

"The Curves and Surfaces of the Digital Age", 16th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, March 20, 1999

"Wavelets - a new tool for imaging, graphics and Hollywood", 16th Annual Conference on Undergraduate Mathematics, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, Indiana, March 19, 1999

"a^2 + b^2 = c^2? A down-to-earth look at Pythagoras theorem," MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, Rhodes College, Memphis, Tennessee, March 12, 1999

"An Introduction to Wavelets and Image Compression," Department of Mathematics Colloquium Lecture, Clark Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, February 10, 1999

"Geometry is Alive - Long Live Geometry!", Geometry In The Classroom In The Next Millennium MAA special session, Winter Meeting of the AMS/MAA, San Antonio, January 14, 1999

(with John Rossi) "Why teach Singular Value Decomposition?", Eleventh ICTCM (International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics), New Orleans, Louisiana, November 21, 1998

(with Jeffrey Ehme) ``Curves and Surfaces Using Maple,'' Eleventh ICTCM (International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics), New Orleans, Louisiana, November 21, 1998

"Retraining Management and Workers: New Production Line and Quality Control Techniques That Work," 77th Annual MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, March 14, 1998

"Getting Images On and Off the World Wide Web," 77th Annual MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, March 14, 1998

"To multiply, or not: that is the question," 77th Annual MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, March 13, 1998

"An Introduction to Wavelets," University College Galway, Galway, Ireland, March 4, 1998

"Matrix Tricks for Image Compression," Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Letterkenny, Ireland, March 3, 1998

"An Introduction to Wavelets," University of Ulster Magee, Derry, Northern Ireland, March 2, 1998

"An Introduction to Wavelets," University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, February 27, 1998

"Exploring Frontiers in Geometry---Looking Back and Looking Forward", part of "Exploring New Frontiers in Geometry: in the World Around Us and in Our Classrooms," a symposium at the American Association for the Advancement of Science AMSIE'98, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 13, 1998

"Using Wavelets to Speed Up Image Transmission on the Web," Department of Mathematics & Computer Science, Georgia College and State University, Milledgeville, Georgia, September 23, 1997

"Undergraduate Research in Mathematics with Multimedia Applications," MAA MathFest '97, Atlanta, Georgia, August 3, 1997

(with David Henderson & Daina Taimina) "Living Geometry for Liberal Arts Majors: Hand-on and Discovery-based Approaches," MAA MathFest '97, Atlanta, Georgia, August 2, 1997

"Wavelets," ATLAST Developer's Workshop, University of California at San Diego, La Jolla, California, June 25-28, 1997

"Geometry for Globe Dwellers in the 21st Century," Tenth Annual Mathematics Conference at DeKalb College, Clarkston, Georgia, May 3, 1997

"Explorations at the Interface of Mathematics and Computer Science," Faculty Undergraduate Research Network Forum, NCUR '97 (Eleventh National Conference on Undergraduate Research), University of Texas at Austin, Texas, April 24, 1997

(with John Rossi & Richard Elderkin) "ATLAST - A New Approach To Singular Value Decomposition," 75th Anniversary MAA Southeastern Section Meeting, Spelman College, Atlanta, Georgia, March 14, 1997

"Wavelets Made Easy," Department of Mathematics, The Citadel, Charleston, South Carolina, February 25, 1997

"An Introduction to Wavelets via Image Compression," Department of Mathematics, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, December 6, 1996

"Image Compression via Wavelets," Ninth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Reno, Nevada, November 9, 1996

(with John Rossi & Richard Elderkin) "Singular Decomposition Made Easy," Ninth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Reno, Nevada, November 9, 1996

(with Jeffrey Ehme) "Computer Aided Geometric Design," Ninth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Reno, Nevada, November 8, 1996

"Rational Points On Elliptic Curves," Ninth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Reno, Nevada, November 8, 1996

"Image Compression Using Wavelets," Department of Mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 18, 1996

"Matrices and the World Wide Web," Ninth Annual Mathematics Conference at DeKalb College, Clarkston, Georgia, April 27, 1996

"Wavelets Made Easy," Mathematical Association of America Regional Meeting, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, Alabama, April 12, 1996

"Image Compression Using Wavelets," Eighth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Houston, Texas, November 1995

"Rational Points on Elliptic Curves," Eighth International Conference on Technology in Collegiate Mathematics, Houston, Texas, November 1995

"Using Maple to Explore The Basics of Computer Aided Geometric Design," SIAM Geometric Design Meeting, Nashville, Tennessee, November 1995

"Using Maple to Explore The Basics of Computer Aided Geometric Design," ISSAC (International Symposium on Symbolic and Algebraic Computation), Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, July 12, 1995

"Getting The Picture - The Basics Of Image Processing," Eighth Annual Mathematics Conference at DeKalb College, Clarkston, Georgia, April 29, 1995

"Computer Aided Geometric Design - A Model For An Undergraduate Seminar," Faculty Undergraduate Research Network Forum, NCUR'95 (Ninth National Conference on Undergraduate Research), Union College, Schenectady, New York, April 21, 1995


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