Do you wonder what “mathematics research” is? Do you wonder what your professors do all day when they are not in the classroom?
Do you know about the interesting human stories about mathematicians whose names appear on material you see in your classes? Have you ever even considered that such stories exist (and that math is not just a dry sequence of formulas, variables, and numbers)?
Do you love math? Hate math? Somewhere in between?
If you answered “yes” to any of the last three questions or the answers to the first several questions interest you, then this lecture series is for you.
This lecture series brings three speakers per academic year to the University of Oregon’s Mathematics Department to give broadly accessible talks aimed at undergraduate students. Others are also welcome (and encouraged!) to attend the talks.
The talks in this series cover a diverse collection of topics from both pure and applied mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary topics that use mathematics in a substantial way. The talks provide a view of mathematics that students do not typically get to see in their classes.
Current organization committee:
Ellen Eischen (chair of committee)
David Steinberg
Past organizers:
Yashar Ahmadian
Dan Dugger
Peter Ralph
Graduate students Elisa Bellah, Cathy Hsu, and Daniel Hothem, and staff members Mary Brown, Elise Landry, Sherilyn Schwartz, and Jessica Simoes have contributed substantially to the success of the series. We would also like to thank and acknowledge Trieste Desautels, Kevin Nguyen, and the UO Math Club for their continued support and assistance.
If you would like to help organize this series (help especially needed for web design and posters) or have questions, comments, or suggestions, please email them to eeischen “at” uoregon “dot” edu .
To sign up for email announcements about this lecture series, go to http://lists.uoregon.edu/mailman/listinfo/mathisawesome.