Talk Math 2 Me is a seminar for students and by students organized by Pi Mu Epsilon. Talk Math 2 Me provides students, both graduate and undergraduate, an opportunity to present anything related to mathematics to an audience of their peers. The talks can be 15-90 minutes long. Past topics have included talks on impressive student research, famous mathematicians, sports, puzzles and games, and time travel!
By presenting, students gain great experience communicating mathematics while developing presentation skills in a relaxed environment. By attending the seminar, students can be introduced to new mathematics and see applications of mathematical concepts in different perspectives. For more information, or to sign up to speak, contact Ellen Couvillion at eb21@txstate.edu.
Talks are on Fridays from 12-1:30 in Derrick Hall 240
Spring 2024 Talks:
Friday April 19, 2024– Why 1+2+3+4+…=-1/12 is false. Dr. Will Boney (Abstract)
Friday April 12, 2024– Solving the Brachistochrone. Collin Peters and Matthew McCutchen (Abstract)
Friday April 5, 2024– “Okay, But what is a Proof?” Faye Castro (Abstract)
Friday March 8, 2024– Aperiodic Order in Visual Arts and Music. Dr. Darren C. Ong (Abstract)
Friday March 1, 2024– Ultra Products. Austin Laine (Abstract)
Friday February 2, 2024– Easy as ABC? Examining One of the Most Tortured Conjectures in Number Theory History. Asten Fallavollita (Abstract)
Fall 2023 Talks:
Friday September 1, 2023– What is a Model? Austin Laine (Abstract)
Friday September 8, 2023– The Doomsday Algorithm: What day of the week is it anyway? Mrs. Ellen Couvillion (Abstract)
Friday September 15, 2023– Introduction to Information Theory: The mathematical theory of communication underpinning the world. Marco Tagliani (Abstract)
Friday September 29, 2023– Mathematics in Photography. Dr. Ashraf Demian (Abstract)
Friday October 6, 2023– Spectral Theory of Ergodic Jacobi Operators. Robert Colton Krohn (Abstract)
Friday October 27, 2023– How to Beat 1980’s Snake. Cade Wilson (Abstract)
Friday November 3, 2023– PDEs and algorithms: from computer animation to physical simulations. Dr. Nestor Guillen (Abstract)
Friday November 10, 2023– Experiencing the Wave Equation through Sound. Collin Peters (Abstract)