PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY

DEPARTMENT OF MATHEMATICS

Colloquium

Dr. Cynthia Woodburn

Department of Mathematics
Pittsburg State University

Grobner Bases

Revolutionizing Commutative Algebra

   Up until the turn of the century, much of the work in abstract algebra 
was computational in nature.  Then David Hilbert arrived on the scene and 
existance proofs became prominent.  Now with the advent of more powerful 
computers and the development of Grobner basis theory, the pendulum is 
swinging back towerds computational methods.  We will discuss what a 
Grobnet basis is and why it is special, along with several applications
of Grobner basis technique (for example, solving a system of polynomial 
equations)

Tuesday, September 28, 1999
2:00 p.m.
Yates 215
Students are encouraged to attend.
There will be cookies and conversation afterwards in Yates 210.