Day 10, Mat194: Mathematical Sciences Seminar

Today:

• Announcements
  • This week we're going to be participating in the Kentucky MAA (Mathematical Association of America) section meetings (rather than having a common set of readings).

  • We have an office hour zoom at 9:00 on Wednesdays, in case anyone needs to discuss anything.

• This past week you got to know Steven Strogatz, another popularizer of mathematics. I hope that you enjoyed his articles. Clearly some of you did, based on your comments in the discussion.

  This week will be different. You have three things to do:

  1. Sign up for the Meetings (registration is free). Do this right away! The meetings are Friday. You'll need to be registered to attend the meetings.

  2. Go to (at least) two different talks. The program is here. It makes the most sense to check things out in advance -- hopefully you'll see something interesting!

     I'd like to especially suggest the first talk, Friday at 4:00: Dr. Ken Ono will speak on Why Does Ramanujan, "The Man Who Knew Infinity," Matter?

  3. Write up a thoughtful, one-to-two page summary of what you learned during each talk. Include a summary of what the presenter discussed, and your reactions to their presentation as well as the material.

     Submit those on Canvas.

• Links:
  • Nothing to report.