• CCMS Colloquium: Sinai Robins (University of São Paulo – Brazil)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Sinai Robins (University of São Paulo - Brazil) Title: An introduction to the geometry of numbers through the lens of analysis Abstract: […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Fall break Panel

    Please join us for a career discussion with three great panelists: Sireesh Vinnakota - Graduate Student at UCI Luke Trujillo - Senior Software Engineer at Operant AI Michelle Goodwin - […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Anna Ma (UCI)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Anna Ma (UCI) Title: Stochastic iterative methods for solving tensor linear systems Abstract: Solving linear systems is a crucial subroutine and challenge […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Jemma Lorenat (Pitzer) Title: Recognizing data: statistical literacies around 1900 Abstract: This talk centers on the first (and perhaps only) doctorate in the theory of correlations, granted by University College London in 1899 to Alice Lee. The production and reception of Lee's research sheds light on the varieties of […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Robert Sanchez (HMC)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Robert Sanchez (HMC) Title: Tides: Under the Sea and Under the Ice Abstract: Physical oceanography is the study of ocean fluid dynamics (e.g., waves, currents, plumes, turbulence). This talk will introduce physical oceanography and the methods used to analyze ocean data such as time-series analysis and numerical […]

  • CCMS Colloquium: Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Shriya Nagpal (Pitzer) Title: Synchronization in Erdős–Rényi Graphs with Kuramoto Dynamics: A Graphon Approach Abstract: Networks of coupled Kuramoto oscillators have been used to model a wide array of phenomena, including circadian rhythms, flashing fireflies, and high-voltage electric grids. In many such applications, synchronization is an emergent behavior […]

  • NO CCMS Colloquium this Friday!

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    We'll be back next week! Happy Thanksgiving!

  • CCMS Colloquium: Konstantin Zuev (Caltech)

    Davidson Lecture Hall, CMC 340 E 9th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    CCMS Colloquium invites you to a talk by Konstantin Zuev (Caltech) Title: Course-Prerequisite Networks Abstract: An academic curriculum is a complex system of courses and their interactions that lies at the heart of an academic institution and underlies its educational mission. Understanding these systems is essential for providing high-quality education. Course-prerequisite networks (CPNs) are directed […]

  • Claremont Topology Seminar: Sam Nelson (CMC)

    Speaker: Sam Nelson (CMC) Title: Permutation Jones Polynomials Abstract: The Jones Polynomial is an important invariant of knots with applications in physics, quantum computation and more. In this talk I will introduce a family of generalizations of the Jones polynomial associated to permutations of finite sets and discuss their properties. _______ We especially welcome all […]

  • Claremont Topology Seminar: Helen Wong (CMC)

    Roberts South 103 Roberts Hall South 103, Claremont McKenna College, E 8th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Speaker: Helen Wong (CMC) Title: Introduction to the colored Jones polynomial Abstract: This is a learning seminar. We will present an accessible definition of the colored Jones polynomial for knots and links and discuss the Volume Conjecture, which relates the colored Jones polynomial of K with the volume of its complement S^3 \K. _______ We […]

  • Claremont Topology Seminar: Puttipong Pongtanapaisan (Pitzer College)

    Roberts South 103 Roberts Hall South 103, Claremont McKenna College, E 8th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Speaker: Puttipong Pongtanapaisan (Pitzer) Title: Introduction to Quantum Invariants of 3-Manifolds Abstract: The previous speakers showed us how to distinguish knots and links using techniques involving quantum groups. I will start by explaining briefly why 3-manifolds, much like the universe we live in, can actually be represented as knots and links with numbers assigned to […]

  • Claremont Topology Seminar: Jim Hoste (Pitzer College)

    Roberts South 103 Roberts Hall South 103, Claremont McKenna College, E 8th St, Claremont, CA, United States

    Speaker: Jim Hoste (Pitzer) Title: Enumerating 2-bridge knots Abstract: A new proof of an old theorem. This is joint work with Patrick D. Shanahan (Loyola Marymount University). _______ We especially welcome all undergraduates and graduate students to attend topology seminar! Room: Roberts South 103