Please contact Lucy Kimball, Mathematical Sciences
Department, Bentley College, Waltham, MA 02154, (781) 891-2467, lkimball@bentley.edu
, Coordinator of the Regional Dinner Meetings, for information regarding
hosting a dinner meeting for your region in Spring 2006
or for more information about the dinner meetings program.
Speaker: Jason Molitierno, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Sacred
Heart University, Fairfield, CT
Title: "Did
Christopher Columbus Really Prove that the World is Round?"
Abstract: Everyone knows the story that Christopher Columbus attempted to prove the earth was round by starting in Spain and sailing around the earth in order to get back to where he started. But if he did that, would that have been sufficient to prove that the earth is round? After all, you can do the same sort of thing on the surface of a torus (the mathematical word for doughnut). In this talk, we discuss ways that maps can be drawn and how different states can border each other. Together, with the audience, we will find maps that can occur on a torus, but not on a sphere. This will show that even if Christopher Columbus did make it back to Spain, he still would not have proved the earth to be round. Rather, he would have only proved that the earth is not flat.
Date: Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Simmons College, Boston,
MA
Schedule:
5:00-5:45 p.m. Reception, Faculty/Staff Lounge
Lower Level, Main College Building (MCB)
5:45-7:00 p.m. Dinner, Faculty/Staff Lounge
Lower Level, MCB
7:00-8:00 p.m.
Presentation, Special Functions Room
Second
floor, MCB
Where: Main College Building (MCB) -- #2 on the Campus
map
Simmons College, 300 The Fenway
Parking available in lot behind the MCB, accessed via Avenue Louis Pasteur.
Choice of entree: Chicken Parmesan or Eggplant Parmesan (Please indicate choice on registration form.)
Cost: $20.00 (Checks should be made payable to ARAMARK.)
Registration Deadline for the dinner meeting: April 3, 2006
Registration form (to be mailed in): pdf format MS Word format
Contact: Donna Beers, Professor of Mathematics
Email: donna.beers@simmons.edu
Phone: (617) 521-2389
See the Registration Form for the mailing address.
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Simmons College
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The Thirteenth Leonard C. Sulski Memorial Lecture:
Speaker: Michele Intermont, Kalamazoo College
Title:
"The Sound of Algebra"
Abstract: This talk will introduce bell ringing (English change ringing to be more precise) as an application of algebra. We'll talk about - and hear! - some bell ringing. Then we'll describe a problem faced by those who compose bell ringing for which algebra has the solution.
Date: Wednesday, March 22, 2006
College of the Holy Cross,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Schedule:
5:30 pm Cash bar,
Hogan Campus Center, Suite B
6:15 pm
Dinner, Hogan Campus Center, Suite B
8:00 pm
Presentation in Hogan Campus Center, Room 519
Choice of Entree: Poached
Salmon, Chicken Marsala, or Vegetarian (Please indicate your
choice when you send your check.)
Cost: $15.00 (Make checks payable to:
Holy Cross College)
Registration form (to be mailed in)
Registration Deadline: Monday, March 13, 2006
Contact: Thomas Cecil (cecil@mathcs.holycross.edu)
(508) 793-2719
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(Hogan Campus Center is #29 on the map.)
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A dedicated teacher committed to excellence, a serious scholar, a popular son of South Boston, and a gentleman – Ken Preskenis died on Thanksgiving Day, 2002. Ken Preskenis had a passion for mathematics and for sharing that love with others, especially, youngsters. A relentless pursuer of knowledge, he was a regular participant at the weekly seminars in functional analysis at Brown University where he earned his M.S. in 1967 and his Ph.D. in 1971. He joined the faculty at Framingham State College in 1977 after teaching at Newton College and then at Boston College for a total of 14 years. Ken was the author of a number of articles in analysis and mathematics education, a regular attendee and contributor at MAA/NES meetings, a South Boston Athletic Hall of Famer, and a recipient of the Michael E. Glynn South Boston Community Service Award.
Please join us as we honor the memory of our dear friend and colleague Kenneth J. Preskenis.
Speaker: Dr. Edward Burger, Williams College
Presentation Title:
"How to Always Win at Limbo OR You can sum some of the series some of the
time, and some of the series none of the time... but can you sum some of the
series ALL of the time?"
Abstract: Have you ever gone out with someone for a while and asked yourself: "How close are we?" This presentation will answer that question by answering: What does it mean for two things to be close to one another? We'll take a strange look infinite series, dare to mention a calculus student's fantasy, and momentarily consider transcendental meditation. In fact, we'll even attempt to build some very exotic series that can be used if you ever have to flee the country in a hurry: we'll either succeed or fail... you'll have to attend to find out. Will you be at the edge of your seats? Perhaps; but if not, then you'll probably fall asleep and either way, after the talk, you'll feel refreshed. No matter what, you'll learn a sneaky way to always win at Limbo.
This presentation is open to all math fans--young and old alike. A familiarity with infinite series is helpful. If you've ever heard of the words "triangle inequality", then this is the talk for you!
Date: Thursday, May 4, 2006
Framingham State College,
Framingham, MA
Location for Dinner and Reception: D. Justin McCarthy College Center, Framingham State College
Location for Dr. Burger’s Presentation: Hemenway Hall 212
Schedule:
5:45 – 6:30 pm Reception with cash bar, McCarthy’s, Second Floor of
D. Justin McCarthy College Center
6:30 – 8:00 pm Dinner, McCarthy’s, Second Floor of D. Justin McCarthy
College Center
8:00 – 9:00 pm Dr. Burger’s Presentation, Hemenway Hall 212
Reception: Crudite with ranch and blue cheese dip, Cheese and crackers, Sliced fruit; Sparkling non-alcoholic punch; Cash Bar
Buffet Dinner: Assorted warm dinner rolls with butter; Tossed salad with Ranch dressing, Balsamic vinaigrette, Red Wine Vinegar, Olive Oil; Top Round Au Jus (sliced), Italian Marinated Grilled Chicken Breast, Pasta with Roasted Vegetables; Roasted Red Bliss Potatoes; Steamed Fresh Summer Squash and Zucchini with Fresh Garlic and Basil; Chocolate Cake, Carrot Cake, Cheesecake with Strawberries on the side; Bottled Water; Coffee, Decaf, and Hot Tea.
Cost: $22.00 per person (Please make checks payable to Framingham State College Mathematics Department.)
Registration Deadline: Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Registration form: pdf format MS Word format
Contact : Sarah L. Mabrouk (smabrouk@frc.mass.edu)
(508)626-4785
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