UW-PIMS Mathematics Colloquium Video Archive

The Secret Lives of Polynomial Identities: Bruce Reznick, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; May 18, 2012; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture
Geometry of Varieties of General Type: Christopher Hacon, University of Utah; April 6, 2012; View the abstract
Representations of General Linear Lie Superalgebras: Jonathan Brundan, University of Oregon; March 9, 2012; View the abstract
Gauge Theory and Khovanov Homology: Edward Witten, Institute for Advanced Study; February 17, 2012; View the abstract
Elliptic Curve Cryptography and Applications: Kristin Lauter, Microsoft Research and UW; January 13, 2012; View the abstract
On the Topology of Black Holes: Greg Galloway, University of Miami; November 8, 2011; View the abstract
Two Needles in Exponential Haystacks: Joel Spencer, New York University; October 14, 2011; View the abstract
From Hilbert's 17th Problem to Polynomial Optimization and Convex Algebraic Geometry: Rekha Thomas, University of Washington; April 29, 2011; View: The abstract | The lecture (323MB, MOV format)
The Critical Probability of Percolation: Percolation on Self-Dual Polygon Configurations: B�la Bollob�s, University of Cambridge, the University of Memphis, and Microsoft; February 18, 2011; View the abstract
A Survey of Alternating Permutations: Richard Stanley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; January 14, 2011; View the abstract
Potential Theory Meets Geometric Measure Theory: Tatiana Toro, University of Washington; October 29, 2010; View the abstract
The Geometry of Reimann's Theta Functions: Sebastian Casalaina-Martin, University of Colorado, Boulder; October 15, 2010; View: The abstract | The lecture (550MB, MOV format)
Quasirandom Processes: Jim Propp, University of Massachusetts Lowell; May 28, 2010; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture
The Optimization Work of Paul Tseng: Zhi-Quan (Tom) Luo, University of Minnesota; May 7, 2010
Generalizing the Cross Ratio: The Moduli Space of n Points on the Projective Line Up to Projective Equivalence: Ravi Vakil, Stanford University; April 30, 2010; View the abstract
Weak Solution Concepts for Nonlinear Elliptic PDE and Associated Regularity: Neil Trudinger, Australian National University; April 16, 2010; View: The abstract | The lecture (965MB, MOV format)
Issues in Multivariate Polynomial Interpolation: Carl de Boor, University of Wisconsin and UW (affiliate); February 5, 2010; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture
Growth Rates and Explosions in Sandpiles: Lionel Levine, M.I.T. and Microsoft Research; January 29, 2010; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture
Random Sorting Networks: Alexander Holroyd, University of British Columbia & Microsoft Research; January 15, 2010; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture; Simulation Software (Windows Zip File)
Cloaking and Transformation Optics: Gunther Uhlmann, University of Washington; November 20, 2009; View: The abstract | Slides from the lecture
Character Formulas: Bill Fulton, University of Michigan; November 6, 2009; View: The abstract