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Week of Events
Sunday, November 3, 2019
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Monday, November 4, 2019
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November 4, 2019 -Markov Chains and Emergent Behavior in Programmable Matter given by Prof. Sarah Canon (CMC)
Markov Chains and Emergent Behavior in Programmable Matter given by Prof. Sarah Canon (CMC)
Markov chains are widely used throughout mathematics, statistics, and the sciences, often for modelling purposes or for generating random samples. In this talk I’ll discuss a different, more recent application […]
Tuesday, November 5, 2019
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November 5, 2019 -Differential spectra of power permutations (Daniel Katz, CSUN)
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November 5, 2019 -Paper Strip Knots (David Bachman)
Differential spectra of power permutations (Daniel Katz, CSUN)
If $F$ is a finite field and $d$ is a positive integer relatively prime to $|F^\times|$, then the power map $x \mapsto x^d$ is a permutation of $F$, and so is called […]
Paper Strip Knots (David Bachman)
I will discuss joint work with Jim Hoste, where we prove that a unique folded strip of paper can follow any polygonal knot with odd stick number. In the even stick number case there are either infinitely many, or none.
Wednesday, November 6, 2019
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November 6, 2019 -Science for the Greater Good: How a Math Professor Saved the Italian Coastline from Big Oil
Science for the Greater Good: How a Math Professor Saved the Italian Coastline from Big Oil
In 2007, Dr. Maria D'Orsogna learned of proposed oil activities in her home region of Abruzzo, Italy. Century-old wineries were to be uprooted to build clusters of oil wells, refineries […]
Thursday, November 7, 2019
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Friday, November 8, 2019
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Saturday, November 9, 2019
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