Many Cheerful Facts meets on Tuesdays from 2-3 in 939 Evans Hall. The talks are given by graduate students and are aimed at a general mathematics audience.
If you are interested in giving a talk or baking some cookies or another delicious treat, please contact Damien Mondragon or Michael Pejic.
Previously on Many Cheerful Facts: 2008, 2007, 2006 (fall, spring), 2005, 2001–2004.
For Spring 2009, Many Cheerful Facts meets on Tuesdays from 2-3 in 939 Evans Hall.
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| February 24 | Brown Westrick | Your Computer Can't Touch This |
| March 3 | Ian Herbert | How to Have a Kickin' Party |
| March 10 | Aaron Kleinman | Shuffling Cards for Fun and Profit |
| March 17 | Brad Froehle | Numerical Integration for Fun and Profit |
| March 24 | *SPRING BREAK* | No talk |
| March 31 | Theo Johnson-Freyd | On Atoms, Mountains, and Rain |
| April 7 | Hung Vinh Tran | Hamilton-Jacobi equations: Motivation of viscosity solutions |
| April 14 | Kevin Lin** | What are infinity structures? |
| April 21 | George Melvin | Categorification: Where Easy Becomes Hard Becomes Easy |
| April 28 | George Melvin | Categorification: Part II |
| May 5 | Arthur Tilley | The Banach-Tarski Paradox |
| May 12 | Arthur Tilley | The Banach-Tarski Paradox: Part II |
| **Talk at 1pm |