Seminar

The Mathematics department offers a regular seminar with talks by faculty and students. Past topics include the taxicab geometry, the four-color theorem, problem-solving, pythagorean triples, a geometric solution to the cubic equation, weird dice, and fractals.

 

Fall 2009 Seminars

• Thursday, September 17, 2:45 pm, Moffett 202
  Dr. Dickerson, "The Liar - And Other Paradoxes"
  
  Paradoxes such as "The Liar" and "Catch-22" have a rich history in the mathematical community. The resolution of such paradoxes is ongoing and is not likely to be settled to everyone's satisfaction anytime soon. In this talk, several interesting and easy to understand paradoxes will be explored and certain possible resolutions will be discussed.
  
  
• Thursday, October 1, 2:45 pm, Moffett 202
  Dr. Schubert, "Music and Algebra"
  
  It turns out that the musical concept of melodic inversion gives rise to a (somewhat) natural group structure. In this talk we will introduce some basic notions of music theory such as scales and the circle of fifths and relate them to mathematics.
  
  
• Thursday, October 22, 2:45 pm, Moffett 210
  Jaime Henry, Cortland High School
  
  Smart Board demonstration.
  
  
• Thursday, November 5, 2:45 pm, Moffett 202
  Dr. Jubran, "GeoGebra"
  
  
• Thursday, November 19, 2:45 pm, Moffett 202
  Dr. Pitman