Name: Is My Subgroup Normal? How Math Communities Differand Why it Matters (Sinclair, Google)
Start: 2019-05-01T16:15:00-07:00
End: 2019-05-01T17:15:00-07:00
Location: Shanahan B460, Harvey Mudd College

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	1 event 1 1 event, 1 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Repurposing FDA-approved drugs as host-oriented therapies against infectious diseases (Prof. Mikhail Martchenko, KGI) April 1, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Repurposing FDA-approved drugs as host-oriented therapies against infectious diseases (Prof. Mikhail Martchenko, KGI) The traditional method of treating most human diseases is to direct a therapy against targets in the host patient, whereas conventional therapies against infectious diseases are directed against the pathogen. […]	1 event 2 1 event, 2 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Fibonacci and Lucas analogues of binomial coefficients and what they count (Curtis Bennett, CSULB) April 2, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Fibonacci and Lucas analogues of binomial coefficients and what they count (Curtis Bennett, CSULB) 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 $${ 6\brace 3 } = \frac{F_6 \cdot F_5 \cdot \dots \cdot F_1}{(F_3\cdot F_2 \cdot F_1)(F_3\cdot F_2 \cdot F_1)} = \frac{8\cdot5\cdot3\cdot2\cdot1\cdot1}{(2\cdot1\cdot1)(2\cdot1\cdot1)} = 60$$ since the first six Fibonacci […]	1 event 3 1 event, 3 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm On the interplay of functional analysis and operator theory (Puig de Dios, UCR) April 3, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm On the interplay of functional analysis and operator theory (Puig de Dios, UCR) Abstract: We overview some basic and striking facts concerning the theory of hypercyclic operators (considered to be born in 1982): 1. Hypercyclicity is a purely infinite-dimensional phenomenon: no finite dimensional space supports any hypercyclic operator; 2. It is not easy at all to determine whether a linear operator is hypercyclic. However, the set of hypercyclic […]	0 events 4 0 events, 4	0 events 5 0 events, 5	0 events 6 0 events, 6
0 events 7 0 events, 7	1 event 8 1 event, 8 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Models of Biological Tissue Electrostatics and Molecular Transport (Jim Sterling, KGI) April 8, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Models of Biological Tissue Electrostatics and Molecular Transport (Jim Sterling, KGI) In this presentation, some fundamentals of electrostatics in biology will be discussed with focus on the fact that most biological macromolecules including nucleic acids, carbohydrates, and proteins are negatively-charged. Electroneutrality […]	1 event 9 1 event, 9 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Matrix multiplication: the hunt for $\omega$ (Mark Huber, CMC) April 9, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Matrix multiplication: the hunt for $\omega$ (Mark Huber, CMC) 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 this talk I'll discuss his finding, how the Master Theorem for divide-and-conquer plays into it, and how it was shown that finding determinants, inverting matrices, […]	1 event 10 1 event, 10 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm A General Bayesian Discrete Time Survival Model (King, CPP) April 10, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm A General Bayesian Discrete Time Survival Model (King, CPP) Abstract: "We present a general Bayesian statistical model for discrete time, discrete state space stochastic processes. Applications include the modeling of recurrent and episodic disease processes, such as episodes of […]	1 event 11 1 event, 11 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Geometry of quotient varieties and the algebra of conformal blocks (Han-Bom Moon Fordham University) April 11, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:30 pm Geometry of quotient varieties and the algebra of conformal blocks (Han-Bom Moon Fordham University) An important question in classical representation theory is when the tensor product of two irreducible representations has another representation as a factor. In this talk, I will introduce a quantum generalization of this question and explain how we may relate this question to geometry of quotients of certain complex manifolds. This is joint work with […]	0 events 12 0 events, 12	1 event 13 1 event, 13 10:00 am - 12:00 pm GEMS Workshop: “Graphs, matrices, and recurrences” with Professor Lucas Bang, from Harvey Mudd College April 13, 2019 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm GEMS Workshop: “Graphs, matrices, and recurrences” with Professor Lucas Bang, from Harvey Mudd College TOPIC: Graphs, matrices, and recurrences Abstract: 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, […]
0 events 14 0 events, 14	1 event 15 1 event, 15 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Solving Complex Public Health Problems—Cancer, Obesity and Aging (Jessica Dehart, CGU) April 15, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Solving Complex Public Health Problems—Cancer, Obesity and Aging (Jessica Dehart, CGU) Abstract: Remember smoking? What’s the new public health problem? In the US, we are currently entangled within three converging and intertwined complex problems: Cancer, Obesity, Aging. There are over 16 […]	1 event 16 1 event, 16 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Chow rings of heavy/light Hassett spaces via tropical geometry (Dagan Karp, HMC) April 16, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Chow rings of heavy/light Hassett spaces via tropical geometry (Dagan Karp, HMC) 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 of Hassett spaces combinatorially. This is joint work with Siddarth Kannan and Shiyue Li.	1 event 17 1 event, 17 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Unravelling Biochemistry Mysteries: Knot Theory Applied to Biochemistry (Price, University of San Diego) April 17, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Unravelling Biochemistry Mysteries: Knot Theory Applied to Biochemistry (Price, University of San Diego) Abstract: Mathematical modeling is an effective resource for biologists since it provides ways to simplify, study and understand the complex systems common in biology and biochemistry. Many mathematical tools can […]	1 event 18 1 event, 18 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Enhancements of the quandle coloring invariant for knots (Karina Cho, Harvey Mudd College) April 18, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Enhancements of the quandle coloring invariant for knots (Karina Cho, Harvey Mudd College) Quandles are algebraic structures that play nicely with knots. The multiplicative structure of finite quandles gives us a way to "color" knot diagrams, and the number of such colorings for a given knot and quandle is called the quandle coloring invariant. We strengthen this invariant by examining the relationships between the colorings, which are given […]	0 events 19 0 events, 19	0 events 20 0 events, 20
0 events 21 0 events, 21	1 event 22 1 event, 22 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Nonlocal problems for linear evolution equations (Prof. Smith David Andrew, Yale-NUS College, Singapore) April 22, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Talk: Nonlocal problems for linear evolution equations (Prof. Smith David Andrew, Yale-NUS College, Singapore) Linear evolution equations, such as the heat equation, are commonly studied on finite spatial domains via initial-boundary value problems. In place of the boundary conditions, we consider “multipoint conditions”, where one specifies some linear combination of the solution and its derivative evaluated at internal points of the spatial domain, and “nonlocal” specification of the integral […]	1 event 23 1 event, 23 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Theory of vertex Ho-Lee-Schur graphs (Sin-Min Lee, SJSU) April 23, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm Theory of vertex Ho-Lee-Schur graphs (Sin-Min Lee, SJSU) 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 > s(n), x^p + y^p = z^p (mod p) has a nontrivial solution. A (p,q)-graph G is said to be vertex Ho-Lee-Schur graph if there exists a bijection […]	1 event 24 1 event, 24 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm A Conformal Mapping Approach to Shape Optimization Problems. (Kao, CMC) April 24, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm A Conformal Mapping Approach to Shape Optimization Problems. (Kao, CMC) Abstract: In this talk, a conformal mapping approach to shape optimization problems on planar domains will be discussed. In particular, spectral methods based on conformal mappings are proposed to solve Steklov eigenvalues and their related shape optimization problems in two dimensions. To apply spectral methods, we first reformulate the Steklov eigenvalue problem in the complex domain […]	1 event 25 1 event, 25 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm A (Z⊕Z)-family of knot quandles (Jim Hoste, Pitzer College) April 25, 2019 @ 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm A (Z⊕Z)-family of knot quandles (Jim Hoste, Pitzer College) Suppose K is an oriented knot in a 3-manifold M with regular neighborhood N (K). For each element γ ∈ π 1 (∂N (K)) we define a quandle Q γ (K; M) which generalizes the concept of the fundamental quandle of a knot. In particular, when γ is the meridian of K, we obtain the […]	0 events 26 0 events, 26	0 events 27 0 events, 27
0 events 28 0 events, 28	1 event 29 1 event, 29 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Seminar: The Kaczmarz Algorithm and its Applications to Data Science (Anna Ma, UCSD) April 29, 2019 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm Applied Math Seminar: The Kaczmarz Algorithm and its Applications to Data Science (Anna Ma, UCSD) Data is exploding at a faster rate than computer architectures can handle. For that reason, mathematical techniques to analyze large-scale data need be developed. Stochastic iterative algorithms have gained interest due to their low memory footprint and adaptability for large-scale data. In this talk, we will study the Randomized Kaczmarz algorithm for solving extremely large […]	1 event 30 1 event, 30 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm What Did Ada Do? Digging into the Mathematical Work of Ada Lovelace (Gizem Karaali, Pomona) April 30, 2019 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm What Did Ada Do? Digging into the Mathematical Work of Ada Lovelace (Gizem Karaali, Pomona) 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 looked like what we call computers today. In this talk I attempt to explain what Ada really did, and delineate the mathematics involved. Bernoulli numbers […]