Elisha Peterson's Publications and Talks

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Scholarly Papers and Other Written Work

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Journal Articles and Book Chapters

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Talks since 2006

Trace Diagrams, Character Varieties, and Applications

• "Trace Diagram Recurrences and Central Functions of SL(2,C)-Character Varieties" , AMS Special Session on Geometry, Algebra, and Topology of Character Varieties, JMM, Jan 8, 2009. PDF Slides
• "Signed Graph Coloring, the Art of Linear Algebra, and a Theorem of Jacobi" (with Steve Morse), MathFest, July 31, 2008. PDF slides
• "The Character Variety's New Clothes" , AMS Session on Algebra and Number Theory, JMM 2008, Jan 7, 2008. PDF slides
• "The Art of Linear Algebra" , USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences Research Seminar, Dec 5, 2007. PDF slides and PDF handout
• "Trace Diagrams, Spin Networks, and Spaces of Graphs" , first of two invited lectures at the 7th KAIST Geometric Topology Fair in Gyeongju, Korea, July 10, 2007. PDF slides
• "Diagrammatic Central Functions" , second of two invited lectures at the 7th KAIST Geometric Topology Fair in Gyeongju, Korea, July 10, 2007. PDF slides
• "Trace Diagrams, Surfaces, and Character Varieties" , Kansas State University Mathematics Colloquium, April 15, 2007. PDF slides
• "Trace Diagrams, Surfaces, and Low-Dimensional Topology" , PhD Defense at the University of Maryland, Apr 25, 2006. PDF slides

Pursuit/Evasion and Cooperation

• "Cooperation in Social Networks: Communication, Trust, and Selflessness" (with Chris Arney), Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL, Dec 2, 2008. PPTX Slides
• "Dynamic Mathematics and Pursuit-Evasion Games" , USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences Center for Faculty Development (Colloquium), Nov 20, 2008. PDF slides and PPTX slides and Applets Page
• "The Mathematics of Altruism and Selfish Cooperation" (with Chris Arney), ARL-USMA Technical Symposium, Atlantic City, NJ, Oct 23, 2008. PPTX slides
• "Altruism and Selfish Cooperation in Social Networks" (with Chris Arney and Lucas Gebhart), USMA Network Science Workshop, Oct 16, 2008. PPTX slides
• "Cooperating Teams in Pursuit-Evasion Games" , ARL-USMA Technical Symposium, Oct 30, 2007. PPT slides
• "Social Network Optimization and Synergy in Cooperative Systems: Trust & Selflessness" , USMA Network Science Workshop, Oct 23, 2007. PPT slides

Teaching and Technology

• "Java Mathlets with Blaise" , JMM session on Mathlets for Teaching and Learning Mathematics, JMM, Jan 7, 2009. PPTX Slides and PDF Slides and Applets Page
• "Dynamic Mathematics and Pursuit-Evasion Games" , USMA Department of Mathematical Sciences Center for Faculty Development (Colloquium), Nov 20, 2008. PDF slides and PPTX slides and Applets Page
• "Online Collaboration with a Wiki in Real Analysis" , session on Creative Uses of Emerging Technologies for Mathematics Teaching, MathFest 2008, Aug 1, 2008. PPT slides
• "Visualizing Lagrange Multipliers: a Discovery Approach to Constrained Optimization" , MAA session on Demos and Strategies with Technology that Enhance Teaching and Learning Mathematics, JMM 2008, Jan 7, 2008. PDF slides and demo page

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