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SUMMARY:GEMS April 4th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Evan Rosenman from Claremont McKenna College \n\n\n\nTitle: Fair Votes? The Mathematics of Elections and Redistricting\n\n\nAbstract: How do we know if an election is fair? In this interactive session\, we’ll explore how math helps us answer that question. Students will experiment with drawing voting districts to see how drawing different district boundaries can change outcomes. They will also learn about alternative voting systems\, such as ranked choice voting and approval voting\, and how these might yield more representative outcomes than traditional “first-past-the-post” elections. Along the way\, we’ll encounter ideas like Condorcet winners\, and see how Statistics can help us learn about voting patterns from limited data. Join us to discover how geometry\, algorithms\, and probability shape modern elections.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-april-4th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
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SUMMARY:GEMS March 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Robbie Tran from Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: Formulating Equations as a Medium for Digital Art and Design\n\n\nAbstract: \nAs we can utilize letters and words to write out mathematics (e.g. 2+2=4 can be written as “two plus two is equal to four”)\, this session seeks to explore the near reverse: how can we use mathematics to some extent graph letters and words? Rather\, could we formulate equations of curves that visually resemble text on a 2D-plane? If we include both conventional and nonconventional shapes too\, this question is not only an interesting curiosity\, but a question whose answer is quite prevalent in programs for computer graphics\, animation\, digital art\, and font design!\n\nWe will approach this question by highlighting and constructing Bézier curves\, which can approximate smooth curves by control (anchor) points on the plane. Furthermore\, this session will showcase the mathematics of these curves\, covering polynomials\, linear interpolation\, and parametrization (no prior knowledge assumed). Ultimately\, we will simulate how graphs of Bézier curves can be drawn for various letters and shapes by applying a recursive method called de Casteljau’s algorithm. Join us to explore an example of how mathematics can serve as a gateway to art and design!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-march-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan 1480\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, CA\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
ORGANIZER;CN="Teal Witter":MAILTO:raylen.witter@claremontmckenna.edu
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SUMMARY:GEMS February 7th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Teal Witter from Claremont McKenna College.\n\n\nTitle: Who Can Write Down the Bigger Number?\n\n\nAbstract: \nIf you had fifteen seconds to write the largest distinct whole number possible on an index card\, what would you write? While most would look to the physical world for inspiration—counting the grains of sand in the Sahara or the atoms in the observable universe—we will explore much larger numbers. Our journey will take us beyond the limits of scientific notation\, moving from “power towers” and the mind-bending Ackermann function to the very edge of computer science. Ultimately\, we will arrive at the “Busy Beaver” sequence: numbers so unfathomably vast that they are theoretically uncomputable. Join us to explore the boundaries of language\, logic\, and the truly gargantuan.
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-february-7th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
CATEGORIES:GEMS
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SUMMARY:GEMS December 6th Session
DESCRIPTION:This GEMS session will be facilitated by Professor Ryan Aschoff from the Claremont Graduate University.\n\n\nTitle: Randomness: Creating Order from Chaos\n\nAbstract: \nFrom the hiss of white noise to the gentle hum of ocean waves\, randomness surrounds us — yet hidden within that chaos lies remarkable order. In this talk\, we’ll explore how unpredictable events\, when viewed collectively\, give rise to smooth and universal patterns. We’ll listen to and visualize the “colors” of noise — white\, pink\, and brown — to see how sound encodes randomness across different frequencies. We’ll discover how unrelated random events\, like coin flips or marble drops\, merge into beautifully predictable bell-shaped distributions. And we’ll watch how diffusion and blurring transform disorder into structure\, revealing the same mathematics behind sound\, heat\, and motion.\n\nAlong the way\, we’ll take part in hands-on activities: generating and analyzing noise spectra\, building simple low-pass “smoothing” filters\, and experimenting with diffusion and random walks to watch chaos become order before our eyes. No advanced math required — just curiosity and a willingness to play with randomness!
URL:https://colleges.claremont.edu/ccms/event/gems-december-6th-session/
LOCATION:Shanahan B450\, Harvey Mudd College\, 301 Platt Blvd.\, Claremont\, 91711\, United States
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