Math Club - Spring 2018 Events
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Research Presentations
12:30 - 2 p.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
Students who conducted mathematics research gave presentations on their work.
Tuesday, April 17, 2018
Confidence in the Census
12:30 - 2 p.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
Professor Jeff Suzuki of the Mathematics Department gave a talk on "Confidence in the Census."
Abstract: Every 10 years, the United States conducts a census to determine how many persons live in each of the states. Much depends on this information: most importantly, the number of Representatives in Congress for a state is determined by this "exact count." The problem of allocating a discrete resource (in this case, the number of Representatives) among several recipients is known as the apportionment problem. We'll take a look at various solutions to the apportionment problem, as well as examine some issues with the current method that will lead to malapportionment following the 2020 census.
Saturday, April 14, 2018
Graph Theory Day 75
Starts at 9 a.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
Sponsored by the Metropolitan New York Section of the Mathematical Association of America and hosted by the Department of Mathematics and the School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences of Brooklyn College.
Graph Theory Day is a semi-annual conference in its 38th year. It is held at different locations in and around New York City. The goal is to provide a learning and sharing experience on recent developments.
Graph Theory Day 75 took place at Brooklyn College on Saturday, April 14, 2018. There was a terrific roster of speakers who covered a range of topics in graph theory.
INVITED SPEAKERS:
- John Saccoman, Seton Hall University
- Bhargav Narayanan, Rutgers University
- Charlie Suffel, Stevens Institute of Technology
- Nathan Kahl, Seton Hall University
- Jonathan Cutler, Montclair State University
- Deepak Bal, Montclair State University
- Christina Zamfirescu, Hunter College (CUNY) and CUNY Graduate Center
- Joe Malkevitch, York College (CUNY)
- Louis Petingi, College of Staten Island (CUNY)
- Sanju Vaidya, Mercy College
- David Aulicino, Brooklyn College
- Marty Lewinter, Purchase College
Two students also spoke at the event: Kevin Phillips (Horace Greeley High School) and Anthony Delgado (Columbia University).
During lunch, there was a poster session for anyone who wanted to present their recent research.
There was no registration fee. Breakfast, lunch, and coffee were provided thanks to a grant from the Brooklyn College Mathematics Department and School of Natural and Behavioral Sciences.
Organizing Committee: Sandra Kingan (Brooklyn College), Ezra Halleck (City Tech), Kerry Ojakian (BCC), Louis Quintas and Edgar Ducasse (Pace University), and Armen Baderain (Nassau Community College).
Click here to find out more information about this event.
Tuesday, March 27, 2018
Fermat's Theorem on the Sum of Two Squares
12:30–1:45 p.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
Professor Robert Sibner of the Mathematics Department gave a talk on "Fermat's Theorem on the Sum of Two Squares." He also went over the background knowledge needed to understand this proof.
Abstract: Questions about the possibility of the representation of an integer as a sum squares go back to Diophantus in the third century. Fermat stated in 1640 and, a century later, Euler gave the first proof, that a representation by the sum of two squares was possible for primes of the form 4n+1 and not for those of the form 4n-1. Since then, many proofs of this have appeared; usually the proofs use advanced mathematics or delicate arguments in number theory (see e.g. Wikipedia article). I will present a proof that is both simple and natural, using mathematics that is not so advanced and arguments that are not delicate. Since the proof is essentially a one-liner, in order that the talk lasts longer than two minutes, I'll describe all the background mathematics in detail.
Tuesday, March 6, 2018
Fun With Math
12:30–2 p.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
Speaker: Marty Lewinter, Professor Emeritus, Purchase College and Dean, Learn America
Abstract: We will highlight a few interesting gems taken from number theory and geometry. While studying and doing research in mathematics is a serious endeavor, we start to love math for its beauty and cleverness.
This talk was sponsored by the Math Club.
Tuesday, February 27, 2018
Recursive Problem Solving
12:30–2 p.m., 1141 Ingersoll Hall
We worked on problems involving deriving solutions to recursively defined expressions.
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
Spring 2018 Involvement Fair
12:15–2:15 p.m., Student Center
This event was sponsored by the Student Activities, Involvement, and Leadership Center. They welcomed all students to attend this fair to find out more about clubs, departments, and other opportunities that students can become involved with. There was music, giveaways, and much more. Students stopped by our table to learn about what he have in mind for this semester. Students were also able to socialize with our members and provide us with ideas on the types of events they would like to see us hold during the semester.
Click here to view the flyer that was handed out at the Involvement Fair.
