These talks will be self-contained presentations of mathematical concepts
and theorems. They are intended to be accessible to all mathematics
students. Coffee, tea and drinks will be provided.
1 pm, Tuesday 23 May 2000
Science Lecture Theatre S14
Thank you Mr Brown
Dr Kais Hamza
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
Monash University
The talk will review the main properties and applications of one of the
most celebrated mathematical inventions of the 20th century. The
Brownian motion or Wiener process has very interesting properties and
has been used in areas as diverse as finance, physics, biology or
engineering.