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|September 12 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |September 12 | ||
|Ari Davidovsky | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |Ari Davidovsky | ||
| | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |95% of people can't solve this! | ||
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We will attempt to answer this question and along the way explore how algebra and geometry work together to solve problems in number theory. | We will attempt to answer this question and along the way explore how algebra and geometry work together to solve problems in number theory. | ||
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|September 19 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |September 19 | ||
|CANCELLED | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |CANCELLED | ||
|NONE | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |NONE | ||
|NONE | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |NONE | ||
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|September 26 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |September 26 | ||
|Mateo Morales | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |Mateo Morales | ||
|Officially petitioning the department to acquire a ping pong table. | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |Officially petitioning the department to acquire a ping pong table. | ||
|Ever want to prove something is a free group of rank 2? Me too. One way to do this is to use a ping pong argument of how a group generated by two elements acts on a set. | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |Ever want to prove something is a free group of rank 2? Me too. One way to do this is to use a ping pong argument of how a group generated by two elements acts on a set. | ||
I will illustrate the ping pong argument using an example of matrices, explain how it works, and explain why, kinda. | I will illustrate the ping pong argument using an example of matrices, explain how it works, and explain why, kinda. | ||
Very approachable if you know what a group is but does require tons of ping pong experience. | Very approachable if you know what a group is but does require tons of ping pong experience. | ||
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|October 3 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |October 3 | ||
|Karthik Ravishankar | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |Karthik Ravishankar | ||
|Incompleteness for the working mathematician | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |Incompleteness for the working mathematician | ||
|In this talk we'll take a look at Gödels famous incompleteness theorems and look at some of its immediate as well as interesting consequences. No background in logic is necessary! | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |In this talk we'll take a look at Gödels famous incompleteness theorems and look at some of its immediate as well as interesting consequences. No background in logic is necessary! | ||
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|October 31 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |October 31 | ||
|Jacob Wood | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |Jacob Wood | ||
|TBA | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |TBA | ||
|TBA | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |TBA | ||
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|November 7 | | bgcolor="#D0D0D0" |November 7 | ||
|Sapir Ben-Shahar | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |Sapir Ben-Shahar | ||
|TBA | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |TBA | ||
|TBA | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |TBA | ||
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|THANKSGIVING | | bgcolor="#A6B658" |THANKSGIVING | ||
|NONE | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |NONE | ||
|NONE | | bgcolor="#BCD2EE" |NONE | ||
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Revision as of 17:59, 30 September 2024
The AMS Student Chapter Seminar (aka Donut Seminar) is an informal, graduate student seminar on a wide range of mathematical topics. The goal of the seminar is to promote community building and give graduate students an opportunity to communicate fun, accessible math to their peers in a stress-free (but not sugar-free) environment. Pastries (usually donuts) will be provided.
- When: Thursdays 4:00-4:30pm
- Where: Van Vleck, 9th floor lounge (unless otherwise announced)
- Organizers: Ivan Aidun, Kaiyi Huang, Ethan Schondorf
Everyone is welcome to give a talk. To sign up, please contact one of the organizers with a title and abstract. Talks are 25 minutes long and should avoid assuming significant mathematical background beyond first-year graduate courses.
The schedule of talks from past semesters can be found here.
Fall 2024
| Date | Speaker | Title | Abstract |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | Ari Davidovsky | 95% of people can't solve this! | 
We will attempt to answer this question and along the way explore how algebra and geometry work together to solve problems in number theory. |
| September 19 | CANCELLED | NONE | NONE |
| September 26 | Mateo Morales | Officially petitioning the department to acquire a ping pong table. | Ever want to prove something is a free group of rank 2? Me too. One way to do this is to use a ping pong argument of how a group generated by two elements acts on a set.
I will illustrate the ping pong argument using an example of matrices, explain how it works, and explain why, kinda. Very approachable if you know what a group is but does require tons of ping pong experience. |
| October 3 | Karthik Ravishankar | Incompleteness for the working mathematician | In this talk we'll take a look at Gödels famous incompleteness theorems and look at some of its immediate as well as interesting consequences. No background in logic is necessary! |
| October 10 | |||
| October 17 | |||
| October 24 | |||
| October 31 | Jacob Wood | TBA | TBA |
| November 7 | Sapir Ben-Shahar | TBA | TBA |
| November 14 | |||
| November 21 | |||
| November 28 | THANKSGIVING | NONE | NONE |
| December 5 |