Sunday, October 28, 2018

No events on this day.

Monday, October 29, 2018

• October 29, 2018 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

  Minimal Gaussian Partitions, Clustering Hardness and Voting (Steven Heilman, USC)
October 29, 2018 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Minimal Gaussian Partitions, Clustering Hardness and Voting (Steven Heilman, USC)

A single soap bubble has a spherical shape since it minimizes its surface area subject to a fixed enclosed volume of air.  When two soap bubbles collide, they form a […]

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

• October 30, 2018 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm

  Uniform asymptotic growth of symbolic powers (Robert Walker, University of Michigan)
October 30, 2018 @ 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm

Uniform asymptotic growth of symbolic powers (Robert Walker, University of Michigan)

Algebraic geometry (AG) is a major generalization of linear algebra which is fairly influential in mathematics. Since the 1980's with the development of computer algebra systems like Mathematica, AG has been […]

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

• October 31, 2018 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

  Saving Bats from Fungal Diseases with Linear Algebra (Nina Fefferman, U of Tennessee-Knoxville)
October 31, 2018 @ 4:15 pm - 5:15 pm

Saving Bats from Fungal Diseases with Linear Algebra (Nina Fefferman, U of Tennessee-Knoxville)

Abstract: Bats in North America have been dying off due to the invasion of a fungal disease (White Nose Syndrome). In this talk, I'll present a very simple linear algebraic […]

Thursday, November 1, 2018

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Friday, November 2, 2018

No events on this day.

Saturday, November 3, 2018

• November 3, 2018 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

  GEMS Workshop: Exploring the fascinating world of prime numbers, Part I with Professor Adolfo Rumbos, from Pomona College.
November 3, 2018 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
GEMS Workshop: Exploring the fascinating world of prime numbers, Part I with Professor Adolfo Rumbos, from Pomona College.
TOPIC: Exploring the fascinating world of prime numbers, Part I The study of patterns in the sequence of prime numbers has fascinated mathematicians for centuries.  Are there formulas that generate prime numbers?  Are there patterns in the distribution of prime numbers and the distribution of gaps between consecutive primes?  In this series of two workshops, beginning […]
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