NC State Society for Undergraduate Mathematics
SUM Series, Fall 2009

The SUM Series features informal, interesting talks on mathematical topics.
The talks are held Wednesdays from 4:00 to 4:50 in SAS 2229.
You will have a few minutes to help yourself to pizza before the talk.

Date Time
Speaker
Title (click for abstract)
September 2 4:00-4:50 pm
Nathan Reading
Hey! That's not my hat!
Derangements and the number e
September 9 4:00-4:50 pm
Molly Fenn
The Platonic Solids and the Four Color Theorem:
An Introduction to Planar Graphs
September 16 4:00-4:50 pm
Ralph Smith
Derivatives and Vibrating Structures
September 23 4:00-4:50 pm
Nathan Reading
Cayley's formula
September 30 4:00-4:50 pm
Ezra Miller (Duke University)
Unfolding polyhedra
October 7
No meeting
Day before Fall Break
October 14
No meeting
Catch up on your homework.
October 21 4:00-4:50 pm
Alina Duca
Where is the best seat in a movie theatre?
October 28 4:00-4:50 pm
Negash Medhin
Modeling Dynamics of Social Interactions
November 4 4:00-4:50 pm
Anjela Govan (Northrop Grumman)
Finding Message in the Noise:
Mathematics of Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum
November 11 4:00-4:50 pm
Stephen Campbell
Getting in Control
November 18 4:00-4:50 pm
Kailash Misra
Ramanujan: The man who knew numbers
November 25
No meeting
Thanksgiving Break
December 2
Undergraduate research talks
TBA

There is a low-volume (weekly) email list dedicated to announcements of upcoming SUM Series talks.
To join, click this link, which should open up an email message. Then just send the message as is.


Spring 2009 Schedule


Current Schedule


Spring 2010 Schedule