Week of Events
Sunday, November 12, 2023
No events on this day.
Monday, November 13, 2023
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November 13, 2023 -Applied Math Seminar: Adam Yassine (Pomona College)
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November 13, 2023 -History and Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar: Kris Palmieri (University of Chicago)
Applied Math Seminar: Adam Yassine (Pomona College)
Title: On the Composition of Classical Mechanical Systems Abstract: Compositionality is a basic principle for understanding the physical world. The underlying idea is to study a system by studying the […]
History and Philosophy of Mathematics Seminar: Kris Palmieri (University of Chicago)
True Grit: Writing the History of Women at Yerkes Observatory, 1895–1950 Abstract: Women at Yerkes Observatory earned advanced degrees, conducted their own research, collaborated on projects with peers of both […]
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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November 14, 2023 -f^*-vectors of lattice polytopes (Max Hlavacek, Pomona College)
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November 14, 2023 -Geometry and Topology Seminar: Claremont Colleges Course Previews for Spring 2024
f^*-vectors of lattice polytopes (Max Hlavacek, Pomona College)
The Ehrhart polynomial of a lattice polytope P counts the number of integer points in the nth integral dilate of P. The f^* -vector of P, introduced by Felix Breuer […]
Geometry and Topology Seminar: Claremont Colleges Course Previews for Spring 2024
On November 14th, Tuesday from 3-4pm in Fletcher 110, Geometry and Topology Seminar invites students and faculty to a course preview session devoted to a discussion and presentations about upcoming […]
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
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November 15, 2023 -Adinkra Heights and Color-Splitting Rainbows (Ursula Whitcher, American Mathematical Society)
Adinkra Heights and Color-Splitting Rainbows (Ursula Whitcher, American Mathematical Society)
Title: Adinkra Heights and Color-Splitting Rainbows Speaker: Ursula Whitcher, American Mathematical Society Abstract: Adinkras are decorated graphs that encapsulate information about conjectural relationships between fundamental particles in physics. If we […]
Thursday, November 16, 2023
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November 16, 2023 -Continued fractions, directed graphs, and defining spectral triples on Effros-Shen AF algebras (Samantha Brooker, Arizona State University)
Continued fractions, directed graphs, and defining spectral triples on Effros-Shen AF algebras (Samantha Brooker, Arizona State University)
The Effros-Shen algebra corresponding to an irrational number $\theta$ can be described by an inductive sequence of direct sums of matrix algebras, where the continued fraction expansion of $\theta$ encodes […]
Friday, November 17, 2023
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Saturday, November 18, 2023
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