The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) runs a unique summer program for undergraduate students. The Research in Industrial Projects for Students (RIPS) provides an opportunity for exceptional students in math and related disciplines to work in teams on real world… Continue reading »
Preregistration for spring courses runs October 31 to November 7. For department courses see the catalog and come to the Ice Cream Social 6:30-8 pm Tuesday, November 1 in Paresky 222. Continue reading »
The Williams team brought home the Green Chicken Saturday October 29, 2011, after a narrow victory over Middlebury 162-160. Congratulations to top scorers Carlos Dominguez, Jared Hallett, and Liyang Zhang; teammates Craig Corsi, Benjamin Demeo, Donny Huang, Stephanie Jensen, Philip Tosteson, Roshan Sharma, Avishek Shrestha, and Kaijie Zheng; coach Prof. Continue reading »
In a final smackdown debate Saturday October 29, 2011, with President Adam Falk presiding, the derivative (Prof. Colin Adams) killed the integral (Prof. Tom Garrity). Continue reading »
Williams Thinking featuring professors: Magnus Bernhardsson presenting “The Greatest Revolution,” Sandra Burton presenting “Quarreling with Herman Rosse,” and Thomas Garrity presenting “Truth=Math=Beauty.” Doors will open at 6:15 p.m. and the event will start promptly at 7 p.m. Please arrive early. To make reservations, e-mail williams.reservations@gmail.com or call (413)… Continue reading »
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I’d encourage mathematicians to look at Alain Badiou’s Being and Event and Logic of Worlds. Both are full of a lot of ideas. What mathematician cannot be thrilled by the statement in the introduction to Being and Event that “mathematics is ontology.” More directly, reading Badiou made… Continue reading »
National Public Radio story October 14, 2011, presents a mathematical game theory analysis of the work of the Congressional supercommittee assigned to cut $1.5 trillion from the budget, comparing the competition between the Republicans and the Democrats to a game of chicken. Prof. Johnson is teaching… Continue reading »
President Falk rang the bells, canceling classes, and we headed once more up into the mountains for another Mountain Day: … Continue reading »
If everyone submits, maybe one of us will win the NPR Sunday Puzzle: This Week’s Challenge from the Grabarchuk family: Take 15 coins. Arrange them in an equilateral triangle with one coin at the top, two coins touching below, three coins below that, then four, then five. Remove the three… Continue reading »