Chebotarev's theorem on roots of unity says that every minor of a discrete Fourier transform matrix of prime order is nonzero. We present a generalization of this result that includes […]
In 1897, Indiana physician Edwin J. Goodwin believed he had discovered a way to square the circle, and proposed a bill to Indiana Representative Taylor I. Record which would secure […]
I will talk about a few graph-theoretic metrics then introduce the concept of refinements on a class of functions that include all metrics. As a case study, we will construct various […]
A Fibonomial is what is obtained when you replace each term of the binomial coefficients $ {n \choose k}$ by the corresponding Fibonacci number. For example, the Fibonomial $${ 6\brace […]
For centuries finding the determinant of a matrix was considered to be something that took $\Theta(n^3)$ steps. Only in 1969 did Strassen discover that there was a faster method. In […]
In this talk, I will try to give a fun introduction to tropical geometry and Hassett spaces, and show how tropical geometry can be used to compute the Chow rings […]
A triple of natural numbers (a,b,c) is an S-set if a+b=c. I. Schur used the S-sets to show that for n >3, there exists s(n) such that for prime p […]
Augusta Ada Byron King Lovelace (1815-1852) is today celebrated as the first computer programmer in history. This might be confusing to some because in 1852 there were no machines that […]
One of the main drivers of current research in geometry is the classification of Calabi-Yau threefolds. Towards this effort, a particular approach in algebraic geometry is via the study of […]
The classical Frobenius problem asks for the largest integer not representable as a non-negative integer linear combination of a relatively prime integer n-tuple. This problem and its various generalizations have […]
In Euclidean geometry, the sum of two sides of any triangle is greater than the third side. We introduce this idea to labeling of graphs. A (p,q)-graph G=(V,E) is said to […]
An “Adinkra” is a graphical tool to describe a branch of particle physics known as supersymmetry. Understanding the mathematics of Adinkras shines a light on the underlying physics, as well […]
