Fall 2017

Schedule of Talks

Click on the title of a talk for the abstract (if available).

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September 14

Dohyeong Kim
University of Michigan

Thue-Mahler equations and modular forms

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September 21

Harry Richman
University of Michigan

Descartes’ rule of signs and beyond

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September 28

Sergey Fomin
University of Michigan

Pentagramma Mirificum

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October 5

Jonathan Gerhard
University of Michigan

The Critical Group of a Graph

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October 12

Robert Walker
University of Michigan

Polynomial Roots modulo Prime Perfect Squares

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October 19

Oliver Pechenik
University of Michigan

Taking the long way home: Orbits of plane partitions

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October 26

Martin Ulirsch
University of Michigan

Do metric graphs dream of outer space? A friendly invitation to tropical moduli spaces

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November 2

Martin Strauss
University of Michigan

Slide rules rule!

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November 9

Valia Gazaki
University of Michigan

Using Modular Arithmetic and Elliptic Curves in Cryptography

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November 16

Thomas Bothner
University of Michigan

The story of the alternating sign matrix conjecture

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November 23

No Meeting

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November 30

Steven Miller
Williams College

Cookie Monster meets the Fibonacci Numbers; mmmmmm – theorems!

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December 7

Ian Tobasco
University of Michigan

Wrinkles and Crumples and Origami, oh my!

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