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SUMMARY:GEMS April 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Evan Rosenman from Claremont McKenna College \n\n\n\nTitle: Fair Votes? The Mathematics of Elections and Redistricting\n\n\nAbstract: How do we know if an election is fair? In this interactive session\, we’ll explore how math helps us answer that question. Students will experiment with drawing voting districts to see how drawing different district boundaries can change outcomes. They will also learn about alternative voting systems\, such as ranked choice voting and approval voting\, and how these might yield more representative outcomes than traditional “first-past-the-post” elections. Along the way\, we’ll encounter ideas like Condorcet winners\, and see how Statistics can help us learn about voting patterns from limited data. Join us to discover how geometry\, algorithms\, and probability shape modern elections.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-april-4th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
ORGANIZER;CN="Teal Witter":MAILTO:raylen.witter@claremontmckenna.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260307T115500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20260207T052658Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260307T001548Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS March 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Robbie Tran from Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: Formulating Equations as a Medium for Digital Art and Design\n\n\nAbstract: \nAs we can utilize letters and words to write out mathematics (e.g. 2+2=4 can be written as “two plus two is equal to four”)\, this session seeks to explore the near reverse: how can we use mathematics to some extent graph letters and words? Rather\, could we formulate equations of curves that visually resemble text on a 2D-plane? If we include both conventional and nonconventional shapes too\, this question is not only an interesting curiosity\, but a question whose answer is quite prevalent in programs for computer graphics\, animation\, digital art\, and font design!\n\nWe will approach this question by highlighting and constructing Bézier curves\, which can approximate smooth curves by control (anchor) points on the plane. Furthermore\, this session will showcase the mathematics of these curves\, covering polynomials\, linear interpolation\, and parametrization (no prior knowledge assumed). Ultimately\, we will simulate how graphs of Bézier curves can be drawn for various letters and shapes by applying a recursive method called de Casteljau’s algorithm. Join us to explore an example of how mathematics can serve as a gateway to art and design!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-march-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
ORGANIZER;CN="Teal Witter":MAILTO:raylen.witter@claremontmckenna.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260207T115500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20251204T214629Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T220646Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS February 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Teal Witter from Claremont McKenna College.\n\n\nTitle: Who Can Write Down the Bigger Number?\n\n\nAbstract: \nIf you had fifteen seconds to write the largest distinct whole number possible on an index card\, what would you write? While most would look to the physical world for inspiration—counting the grains of sand in the Sahara or the atoms in the observable universe—we will explore much larger numbers. Our journey will take us beyond the limits of scientific notation\, moving from “power towers” and the mind-bending Ackermann function to the very edge of computer science. Ultimately\, we will arrive at the “Busy Beaver” sequence: numbers so unfathomably vast that they are theoretically uncomputable. Join us to explore the boundaries of language\, logic\, and the truly gargantuan.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-february-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251206T115500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20251105T044832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251106T214405Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS December 6th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Ryan Aschoff from the Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: Randomness: Creating Order from Chaos\n\nAbstract: \nFrom the hiss of white noise to the gentle hum of ocean waves\, randomness surrounds us — yet hidden within that chaos lies remarkable order. In this talk\, we’ll explore how unpredictable events\, when viewed collectively\, give rise to smooth and universal patterns. We’ll listen to and visualize the “colors” of noise — white\, pink\, and brown — to see how sound encodes randomness across different frequencies. We’ll discover how unrelated random events\, like coin flips or marble drops\, merge into beautifully predictable bell-shaped distributions. And we’ll watch how diffusion and blurring transform disorder into structure\, revealing the same mathematics behind sound\, heat\, and motion.\n\nAlong the way\, we’ll take part in hands-on activities: generating and analyzing noise spectra\, building simple low-pass “smoothing” filters\, and experimenting with diffusion and random walks to watch chaos become order before our eyes. No advanced math required — just curiosity and a willingness to play with randomness!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-december-6th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T115500
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CREATED:20251006T221917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251015T083012Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS November 1st Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Grace Akinwande from the Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: From Pizza to Calculus: Understanding Area Through Approximation\n\nAbstract: How much more pizza do you really get from a larger size? In this presentation\, we explore the concept of area starting from an everyday question—the pizza dilemma! We’ll review basic geometric areas and extend the idea to regions bounded by curves. Using simple rectangular approximations\, we’ll discover how increasing the number of rectangles improves accuracy and leads us naturally to the concept of limits. By connecting geometry\, algebra\, and reasoning\, this session illustrates how real-world problems can introduce fundamental ideas of calculus in a fun and intuitive way.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-november-1st-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T115500
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20250911T185952Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T183437Z
UID:3824-1759572000-1759578900@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS October 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Chiu-Yen Kao from Claremont McKenna College.\n\n\nTitle: Finding Your Optimal Paths\n\nAbstract: Path planning plays an important role in many aspects of our daily life\, among which are transportation\, robotics\, and optics. In this session\, we will explore the mathematics behind path planning including the Dijkstra’s algorithm for finding the shortest paths between nodes in a graph and Fermat’s principle on the least time path taken between two points by a ray of light. Students will get hands-on experience on building a graph network on a real map and study different path planning problems. To inspire students to explore more advanced topics\, some complicated path planning questions in high dimensions will be discussed at the end.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-october-4th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250405T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20250304T085447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250316T034122Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS April 5th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Bahar Acu from Pitzer College.\n\n\nTitle: The Hole Truth: When is a Coffee Mug a Donut?\n\nAbstract:  In mathematics\, topology is the study of properties of shapes that remain unchanged when shapes are bent\, stretched\, or deformed—so long as they aren’t torn or punctured. To a mathematician studying topology\, a donut and a coffee cup (with a handle) are considered the “same” shape because one can be continuously deformed into the other without cutting or gluing.\n\n\nIn this interactive session\, we will explore the concept of shape equivalence by counting holes—an essential feature in topology. Using Play-Doh and Wikki Stix\, we will model different shapes\, test their flexibility\, and determine whether they can be transformed into one another. Join us for a hands-on journey into the fascinating world of topology\, where a simple twist in perspective can redefine how we see the shapes around us!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-april-5th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20250206T020957Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250206T020957Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS March 1st Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Jemma Lorenat from Pitzer College.\n\n\nTitle: Playing with the Rules of Geometries\n\nAbstract:  This session will explore how a small set of rules can be used to build and investigate geometrical objects. Through drawing\, folding\, and imagining\, we will see how a limited number of possible actions ground a wide range of mathematical creations.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-march-1st-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T100000
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CREATED:20250125T112344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250127T220052Z
UID:3655-1738404000-1738411200@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS February 1st Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Qidi Peng and William Wu from Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: The Beauty of Fractal Geometry\n\n\n\nAbstract:  We will introduce fractal geometries\, which are described in continuous but nowhere differential functions. We will tell the students where to find these geometries in the nature and how to describe them using mathematical tools\, such as box-counting dimension and self-similarity index. We will host small games to let students feel the beauty of fractal geometry.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-february-1st-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20241006T034917Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241108T001201Z
UID:3569-1733565600-1733572800@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS December 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Lenny Fukshansky from Claremont McKenna College. \nTitle:  From Knapsacks and Changing Coins to Geometry\n\nAbstract:  Suppose you have a bag that can hold a fixed amount of weight\, and you are trying to fill it with several types of objects of different weights and prices. The goal is to maximize the value of your bag. How do you do it? This is a notoriously difficult optimization problem\, which often arises in resource allocation with financial constraints. Another famous optimization problem asks what amount of change can you give with coins of prescribed denominations? Surprisingly\, not only are the two closely related to each other\, they both can be restated in the geometric language of polygons\, points with integer coordinates\, and their higher-dimensional generalizations! We will discuss these important problems and their beautiful connection to a classical problem in geometry: how can we count the number of integer points in a fixed polygon? The answer is given by the celebrated 19th century theorem of Georg Alexander Pick\, who proved a remarkable formula for this number in terms of the area and perimeter of the polygon. We will talk about Pick’s theorem and perform a hands-on exploration of this fascinating area of geometry.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-december-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20241006T034710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241011T175246Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS November 2nd Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor David Bachman from Pitzer College. \nTitle: How does ChatGPT work? \nAbstract: In 2022 ChatGPT took the world by storm and challenged our ideas of what computers are capable of. However\, few people have any sense of how this technology works. Through hands-on activities participants will learn about neural networks (the engines that power language models like ChatGPT)\, and about how computers can generate text that reads like it was written by a human.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-november-2nd-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241005T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20240917T222009Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240927T004326Z
UID:3519-1728122400-1728129600@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS October 5th Session
DESCRIPTION:Title:  How to use coins to make a 7-sided die\n\nAbstract:  Certain dice are easier to make than others.  There is the standard 6-sided die\, but 4-sided\, 8-sided\, 10-sided\, 12-sided\, and 20-sided are also very common.  What isn’t so common is a 7-sided die.  Here Dr. Mark Huber from Claremont McKenna College will talk about how you can simulate a roll of a 7-sided die using only flips of a fair coin.  This works because of something called the Fundamental Theorem of Perfect Simulation\, which allows us to break down simulation problems into smaller problems.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-october-5th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240406T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20240218T044843Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T044843Z
UID:3386-1712397600-1712404800@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS April 6th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-april-6th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20240218T044742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240218T044742Z
UID:3385-1709373600-1709380800@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS March 2nd Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-march-2nd-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240210T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20240123T234910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240123T234910Z
UID:3344-1707559200-1707566400@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS February 10th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-february-10th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231202T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230911T161548Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T161548Z
UID:3188-1701511200-1701518400@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS December 2nd Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-december-2nd-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231104T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230911T161435Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T161435Z
UID:3187-1699092000-1699099200@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS November 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-november-4th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231007T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230911T161303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230911T161303Z
UID:3184-1696672800-1696680000@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS October 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-october-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230415T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230415T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230319T224042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230319T224042Z
UID:3101-1681552800-1681560000@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS April 15th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-april-15th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230304T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230218T054802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230218T054802Z
UID:3083-1677924000-1677931200@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS March 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-march-4th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20230123T180832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230124T025718Z
UID:3050-1675504800-1675512000@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS February 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-february-4th-session/
LOCATION:Harvey Mudd College at the Shanahan Teaching and Learning Center\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20221027T165128Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T165216Z
UID:2974-1670061600-1670068800@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS December 3rd Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-december-3rd-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20221027T165011Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221027T165241Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS November 5th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-november-5th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20221007T181135Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221007T181135Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS October 15th Session
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-october-15th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200307T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200307T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20200218T012319Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200218T012319Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: The Mathematics of Reapportionment and Census Data with Professor Adolfo Rumbos of Pomona College
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The Mathematics of Reapportionment and Census Data \nEvery ten years\, the United States Census Bureau conducts a count of all persons living in the United States; one of those population counts will be carried out this year (2020). This Census is mandated by the US Constitution; it counts all people residing in the United States\, regardless of citizenship or immigration status. The data collected from the Census are used to make sure that everyone is equally represented in our political system and that government resources are allocated fairly. For instance\, Census counts are used to determine how many congressional seats a state receives. This is known as reapportionment. In this workshop we explore the Mathematics of reapportionment. If time permits\, we also explore how statistical sampling can be used to estimate population sizes. \nWHAT IS GEMS: \nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science \nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM \nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science \nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges \nSPRING 2020 DATES: \nFebruary 1\, 2020 \nMarch 7\, 2020 \nApril 18\, 2020 \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for our March 7th worshop\, please click on the following link: \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScDQukTH3LQvpAq_IYysKKol6O4i-ORptv7IbU9lRBWgzYmhA/viewform?usp=pp_url \nANY QUESTIONS: \nPlease contact our 2019-2020 GEMS coordinator\, Josh Kiernan at joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-the-mathematics-of-reapportionment-and-census-data-with-professor-adolfo-rumbos-of-pomona-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20200201T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20200113T212715Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200116T232700Z
UID:1752-1580551200-1580558400@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: Superheroes vs. Supercomputers with Professor Jeho Park of Claremont McKenna College
DESCRIPTION:  \n\n\n\nTOPIC: Superheroes vs. Supercomputers \nSuperheroes like Wonder Woman\, Black Panther\, Superman\, and Captain Marvel\, just to name a few\, all have “super” power and they save the world from “super”-villains. Well\, just one catch–they are not real. In our real world\, there are computers built for super power to save the (real) world. In this talk\, you will be introduced to “super”computers built to defeat “super”villains (i.e.\, super difficult problems). To understand supercomputing\, you will learn some (or all) of the following exciting terms and theories (which are not commonly discussed in high school classrooms): cluster\, GPU\, parallel processing\, decomposition\, shared memory\, distributed memory\, Amdahl’s law\, big data\, artificial intelligence\, deep learning\, machine learning\, and data science. \nWHAT IS GEMS: \nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science \nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM \nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science \nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges \nSPRING 2020 DATES: \nFebruary 1\, 2020 \nMarch 7\, 2020 \nApril 18\, 2020 \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for our next event on February 1\, please click on the following link: \nhttps://forms.gle/14wMcsV5iUGN5mqNA \nANY QUESTIONS: \nPlease contact our 2019-2020 GEMS coordinator\, Josh Kiernan at joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-superheroes-vs-supercomputers-with-professor-jeho-park-of-claremont-mckenna-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191207T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20191114T181540Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20200113T205822Z
UID:1647-1575712800-1575720000@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: Working Together without a Leader with Professor Jasper Weinburd of Harvey Mudd College
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Working Together without a Leader \nBees all work together by communicating and obeying the orders of the Queen. Other animals gather in swarms\, flocks\, or schools and move in complicated ways without any leader at all. In a school of fish\, each one is identical and they all follow the same simple rules. Yet they still manage to form tight bait balls and make sharp turns in unison. So a school of fish is more than just a group of fish; it is greater than the sum of its parts. In this workshop\, we’ll investigate this deep mathematical idea by thinking about groups of animals. \nAlso\, it may be fun to check out this video that illustrates some of the ideas we will be looking at: \n\n\nWHAT IS GEMS:\n\nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science.\n\nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM.\n\nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science.\n\nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges.\n\nFALL 2019 DATES:\n\nOctober 5\, 2019\n\nNovember 2\, 2019\n\nDecember 7\, 2019\n\nREGISTRATION:\n\nTo register for our next event on November 2nd\, please click on the following link:\n\nhttps://forms.gle/6LQbpRWVdGDvc97Q9\n\nANY QUESTIONS:\n\nPlease contact our 2019-2020 GEMS coordinator\, Josh Kiernan at joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-working-together-without-a-leader-with-professor-jasper-weinburd-of-harvey-mudd-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191102T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20191024T002051Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20191024T002051Z
UID:1620-1572688800-1572696000@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: Mathematics of Information with Professor Lucas Bang of Harvey Mudd College
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: The Mathematics of Information \nWe are surrounded by information. Words in books\, ones and zeros in computers\, mathematical equations\, and DNA sequences are all examples of information\, but can we say something more about it? In this workshop\, we will learn about the mathematics of information\, see how it is related to concepts from physics and artificial intelligence\, and explore how it can be used to solve games. \nWHAT IS GEMS: \nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science. \nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. \nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science. \nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges. \nFALL 2019 DATES: \nOctober 5\, 2019 \nNovember 2\, 2019 \nDecember 7\, 2019 \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for our next event on November 2nd\, please click on the following link: \nhttps://forms.gle/RetrypdjSnoVWGKi9 \nANY QUESTIONS: \nPlease contact our 2019-2020 GEMS coordinator\, Josh Kiernan at joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-mathematics-of-information-with-professor-lucas-bang-of-harvey-mudd-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20191005T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20190913T171044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190913T171044Z
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SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: Symmetry with Professor Michael Orrison\, from Harvey Mudd College
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Symmetry \nSymmetry seems to be an important idea in mathematics\, but how do mathematicians think about symmetry? In this workshop\, we’ll talk about mathematical objects called groups\, see how they are used to describe symmetry\, and then put them to work to help us answer some nontrivial counting problems. \nWHAT IS GEMS: \nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science. \nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM. \nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science. \nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges. \nFALL 2019 DATES: \nOctober 5\, 2019 \nNovember 2\, 2019 \nDecember 7\, 2019 \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for our next event on October 5\, please click on the following link: \nhttps://forms.gle/LySNdhqj782TkPFz9 \nANY QUESTIONS: \nPlease contact our 2019-2020 GEMS coordinator\, Josh Kiernan at joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-symmetry-with-professor-michael-orrison-from-harvey-mudd-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
ORGANIZER;CN="Josh Kiernan":MAILTO:joshua.kiernan@cgu.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190413T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T103245
CREATED:20190215T170831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190215T170831Z
UID:1215-1555149600-1555156800@colleges.claremont.edu
SUMMARY:GEMS Workshop: "Graphs\, matrices\, and recurrences" with Professor Lucas Bang\, from Harvey Mudd College
DESCRIPTION:TOPIC: Graphs\, matrices\, and recurrences \nAbstract: In mathematics\, we are often surprised to find that problems that look very different are actually the same problem in a different guise! In this seminar\, we will build on the previous discussions about graph theory and describe how other areas of math are closely related to graphs. Specifically\, we will learn how graph problems can be translated to and from matrix problems. We will also see how both graphs and matrices are related to recursive integer sequences (like the famous Fibonacci numbers). \nWHAT IS GEMS: \nThe Gateway to Exploring Mathematics program (GEMS) is a series of workshops that helps excite the interests and curiosity of young students in mathematics and science \nGEMS meets once a month on a Saturday morning from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM \nGEMS is designed to reach 8th\, 9th and 10th grade students who have an interest in mathematics and science \nParticipants interact with excellent and award winning faculty\, staff\, students and alumni from each of the seven Claremont Colleges \nSPRING 2019 DATES: \nFebruary 2\, 2019 \nMarch 2\, 2019 \nApril 13\, 2019 \nREGISTRATION: \nTo register for our workshop on April 13\, please click on the following link: \nhttps://tinyurl.com/GEMS2019Spring3 \nANY QUESTIONS: \nPlease contact our 2018-2019 GEMS coordinator\, Elsa Harris at Elsa.Harris@cgu.edu
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-workshop-graphs-matrices-and-recurrences-with-professor-lucas-bang-from-harvey-mudd-college/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
ORGANIZER;CN="Elsa Harris":MAILTO:elsa.harris@cgu.edu
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