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SUMMARY:AISC Symposium 2025
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URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/aisc-symposium-2025/
LOCATION:North Carolina
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SUMMARY:Computational Statistics REU 2025
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URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/statistics-reu/reu-2025/
LOCATION:North Carolina
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SUMMARY:Helen Barton Lecture: "Integral Tales: Some Unexpected Connections"
DESCRIPTION:Victor H. Moll is a professor of mathematics at Tulane University. \n\n\n\nDuring the process of learning calculus one observes that there is a well-defined list of rules to compute derivatives: product\, quotient\, and chain rules are among the first taught in every class. On the other hand\, when one tries to compute integrals\, the student is left with a feeling that now there is simply a collection of tricks. There is no clear reason why one can integrate ex in a simple manner\, but the integral of ex^2 is more complicated. One learns these tricks from the instructor\, by talking to older classmates\, or by searching for them online. At the end\, there seems to be no systematic way of doing this. \n\n\n\nIt is remarkable that\, in the search of producing closed-forms of definite integrals\, one finds many interesting connections with apparently disjoint parts of mathematics. Examples will include (1) properties of a collection of positive integers appearing in the evaluation of a rational function\, (2) a planar dynamical system connected with a variation of the arithmetic geometric mean and (3) a list of definite integrals involving the gamma function. The lecture will be suitable for undergraduates and it will include stories about how the speaker got involved in such projects.
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/integral-tales-some-unexpected-connections/
LOCATION:Petty Science Building Room 219\, 317 College Avenue\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412
CATEGORIES:Helen Barton Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Applied Math Seminar
DESCRIPTION:Applied Math Seminar \n\n\n\nMonday\, April 7th\, 4pm – 5pm \n\n\n\nPetr Girg\, University of West Bohemia (Czech Republic)
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/applied-math-seminar/
LOCATION:North Carolina
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250319T170000
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SUMMARY:Mix & Math Pizza Event
DESCRIPTION:Attention Current and Prospective Students: You are cordially invited to attend the Mix & Math Pizza Event!  Mingle with peers & faculty! \n\n\n\nIf weather permits\, located outside under the Petty Building bridge\, otherwise in the first-floor lobby of the Petty Building. RSVP by Monday\, March 17 to Denise Greenwell at dlgreenw@uncg.edu \n\n\n\nevent flyer
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/mix-math-pizza-event/
LOCATION:Petty Building\, 317 college Avenue\, greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27402
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SUMMARY:Colloquium
DESCRIPTION:Reception at 3:30 p.m. in Petty 116\n\n\n\nNicolò ZavaInstitute of Science and Technology Austria (ISTA)\n\n\n\n4:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. in Petty 219\n\n\n\n“An introduction to the role of the Gromov-Hausdorffdistance in computational topology”\n\n\n\nComputational topology is a well-established field at the crossover of topology and computational geometry. It aims to transfer the power of topology for quantitative analysis to the setting of discrete approximations\, typically finite data sets sampled from underlying objects. This analysis is usually performed by computing invariants of the spaces that extract patterns and features. The most important tool developed in this theory is persistent homology\, summarized by persistence diagrams. Successful applications of these invariants to real-world datasets started a whole new field known as topological data analysis (TDA). Given the ubiquity of data in our modern world and their importance in data-driven science\, a more interpretable\, geometry-based approach to treating large amounts of data is crucial. \n\n\n\nThe Gromov-Hausdorff distance is a notion of dissimilarity between metric spaces introduced by Gromov to study the convergence of metric structures. Earlier notions can be found in Edward’s and Kadets’ works. In the past decade\, it found applications in computational topology\, where it provides a theoretical framework to shape recognition and dataset comparison. Studying the metric properties of this distance helps us understand the advantages and limits of specific invariants. Using notions from dimension theory\, we can quantify the unavoidable loss of information. \n\n\n\n\n\nColloquium Event Flier with Nicolò Zava \n\n\n\n\n\nThe first part of this presentation introduces computational topology and TDA\, presenting some basic concepts and ideas. Then\, we discuss the Gromov-Hausdorff distance and its role in computational topology. Finally\, we present some results exploiting metric geometry and dimension theory to show theoretical limits to the precision of invariants\, bridging pure and applied mathematics.
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/colloquium/
LOCATION:Petty Building\, Room 219\, 317 College Avenue\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27402
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ORGANIZER;CN="UNCG Mathematics and Statistics Department":MAILTO:mathstats@uncg.edu
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SUMMARY:Ant-cog Seminar
DESCRIPTION:The ANT-CoG (Algebra\, Number theory\, Topology\, Combinatorics\, & Geometry) seminar will meet Friday\, 2/28\, from 4:00-5:00pm in Petty 150. We are pleased to welcome our own Dr. Thomas Weighill for Friday’s talk. \n\n\n\nTitle:  {vectorize\, data?\, unordered\, (continued)\, Can\, you} \n\n\n\nAbstract: In this talk we will continue to examine the question of whether vectorizations which introduce a bounded amount of distortion (i.e. coarse embeddings) exist for certain data types. It turns out that this question is also important in other fields such as geometric group theory and the topology of manifolds. I will touch on some known results about the space of probability distributions and the space of persistence diagrams. I will then present a recent result of my own on spaces of finite samples\, and quotients of spaces by finite group actions. This talk will be a thematic continuation of the previous one\, though it should be understandable even if you missed the first talk.
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/ant-cog-seminar/
LOCATION:Petty Science Building Room 150\, 317 College Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412
ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Hull":MAILTO:MBHULL@uncg.edu
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SUMMARY:ANT-CoG Seminar Talk
DESCRIPTION:The ANT-CoG (Algebra\, Number theory\, Topology\, Combinatorics\, & Geometry) seminar will meet Friday\, 2/21\, from 4:00-5:00pm in Petty 150. We are pleased to welcome our own Dr. Thomas Weighill for Friday’s talk. \n\n\n\nTitle:  {vectorize\, data?\, unordered\, Can\, you} \n\n\n\nAbstract: We will look at some very theoretical results motivated by the practical problem of visualizing and vectorizing complex datasets like shapes\, samples\, densities\, and even Congressional district maps. We will talk about some general strategies that sometimes work\, and prove at least one impossibility result showing that in some cases no good vectorizations exist. This talk will be designed to be accessible to undergraduate and graduate students.  
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/ant-cog-seminar-talk/
LOCATION:Petty Science Building Room 150\, 317 College Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412
ORGANIZER;CN="Michael Hull":MAILTO:MBHULL@uncg.edu
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SUMMARY:Helen Barton Lecture Series: Aliasing in linear regression: powerful new insights into a fundamental tool
DESCRIPTION:Professor Tyler Jarvis\nProfessor Jarvis is co-founder and director of the Applied and Computational Math (ACME) program at Brigham Young University (BYU)\, which was recognized as the American Mathematical Society’s 2024 Exemplary Program in Mathematics.\nhttps://science.byu.edu/directory/tyler-jarvis
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/helen-barton-lecture-series-aliasing-in-linear-regression-powerful-new-insights-into-a-fundamental-tool/
LOCATION:North Carolina
CATEGORIES:Helen Barton Lecture Series
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SUMMARY:Colloquium: "Restoring Confidence in the Value of Mathematics"
DESCRIPTION:with guest speaker Travis Jarvis from Brigham Young University\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin the Department of Mathematics and Statistics for this free colloquium presentation\, open to the public. Located in the Petty Science Building\, Room 150. \n\n\n\nAbstract: Fifteen years ago\, math majors at BYU told us\, “We love math\, but we know it won’t get us a job unless we want to teach.” This feedback motivated us to create the ACME program—a curriculum designed to teach mathematics that is not only deep and beautiful but also practical and in high demand by employers. \n\n\n\nSince its inception 11 years ago\, the ACME program has doubled the number of math majors at BYU. Our graduates command higher starting salaries and gain admission to top graduate programs\, flourishing in both academia and industry. In this lecture\, I will share the challenges we faced in launching ACME\, the factors behind its success\, and the lessons learned along the way.
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/colloquium-restoring-confidence-in-the-value-of-mathematics/
LOCATION:Petty Science Building Room 150\, 317 College Ave\, Greensboro\, North Carolina\, 27412
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SUMMARY:Helen Barton Lecture Series: The Mathematics of Doodling
DESCRIPTION:Doodling is a creative and fundamentally human activity\, resulting in doodles iwth intricate and often hidden implicit structure. We will treat doodles as an example for how mathematics is done – by starting with some doodles\, we will ask ourselves some natural questions and see where they take us. They will lead us to some unexpected places\, and to some sophisticated mathematics. \n\n\n\nSpeaker: Professor Ravi VakilRobert Grimmett Professor of Mathematics at Stanford University President of the American Mathematical Society (February 1\, 2025)https://math.stanford.edu/~vakil/
URL:https://mathstats.uncg.edu/event/helen-barton-lecture-series-the-mathematics-of-doodling/
LOCATION:North Carolina
CATEGORIES:Helen Barton Lecture Series
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