GEAUX Schedule 2007

The program is for the two weeks before classes begin in the fall: Monday, August 13, 2007 through Saturday, August 25, 2007. Items in bold are larger obligations—but may change times! Items in (parentheses) are social events.

Unless otherwise noted, morning sessions 1 & 2 are 10-10:50am and 11:10-12noon, afternoon sessions 3 & 4 are 1:30-2:20pm and 2:40-3:30pm, and all sessions will be held in Lockett room 244.

International Student Orientation (mandatory for international students) is on Thursday, August 16th at 7:45am at the Campbell Auditorium in the Cox Communications building.

Monday, August 13, 2007

  1. 10:00–10:50am: Welcome
  2. 11:10–12noon: Checklist
  3. 1:30–2:30pm: Campus Tour, Lobby of Pleasant Hall, 1:30-2:30pm

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

  1. 10–10:50am: Topology I: Set Theory by Martin Laubinger
  2. 11:10–12noon: Topology II: Point-Set Topology by Martin Laubinger
  3. 1:30–2:20pm: Problem Session
  4. 2:40–3:30pm: Knot Theory by Adam Lowrance; Intro to Homology by Adam Lowrance
  5. 9:00pm: (Games Night at Deb's)

Wednesday, August 15, 2007

  1. 10–10:50am: Topology III: by Charlie Egedy
  2. 11:10-12nooon: Analysis I: by Charlie Egedy
  3. 1–4pm: Teacher Training I: Pleasant Hall lab, 1-4pm
  4. ($5 Calzones at Rotolo's)

Thursday, August 16, 2007

  1. 7:45am: International Student Orientation
  2. 1:30–3:30pm: Extra Problem Session
  3. 5:30pm: (Hill Farm Community Garden)
  4. 6:00pm: (Vegan potluck)

Friday, August 17, 2007

  1. 10–12noon: “How to Succeed in your First Year”
  2. 2pm: Departmental Tea & Dessert: 2:00pm in the Lounge
  3. (Frisbee on the Parade Grounds)

Saturday, August 18, 2007

  1. (Farmer's Market in downtown Baton Rouge)
  2. (Art and fountains at the Shaw Center)
  3. (Root beer floats at Frostop)

Monday, August 20, 2007

  1. 10–10:50am: Analysis II: by Keng Wiboonton
  2. 11:10–12noon: Analysis III: by Keng Wiboonton
  3. 1:30–2:20pm: Problem Session
  4. 2:40–3:30pm: Material Science by Santiago Fortes

Tuesday, August 21, 2007

  1. 10–10:50am: Linear Algebra I: by Maria Vega
  2. 11:10–12noon: Linear Algebra II: by Moshe Cohen
  3. 1:30–2:20pm: Problem Session
  4. 2:40–3:30pm: Reflection Groups by Jared Culbertson; Graph Theory & Matroid Theory by Jeremy Aikin
  5. (Movie Night)

Wednesday, August 22, 2007

  1. Morning: Graduate School Orientation
  2. 2–4pm: Teacher Training II: Lockett computer lab, 2-4pm
  3. ($5 Calzones at Rotolo's)

Thursday, August 23, 2007

  1. 10–10:50am: Analysis IV: Multivariable Calculus by Susanna Dann
  2. 11:10–12noon: Analysis V: Multivariable Calculus by Susanna Dann
  3. 1:30–2:20pm: Problem Session
  4. 2:40–3:30pm: Control Theory by Jacob Blanton; Probability
  5. (Dinner at Boutin's, a Cajun restaurant)

Friday, August 24, 2007

  1. (Frisbee on the Parade Grounds)

Saturday, August 25, 2007

  1. (Farmer's Market in downtown Baton Rouge)
  2. (Art and fountains at the Shaw Center)
  3. (Root beer floats at Frostop)
  4. 8pm: (Music & Movies on the Lawn)