Join us for the first Temple Math Club meeting of the semester! This meeting will involve a Math Jeopardy competition, an opportunity to meet other students, and, of course, free pizza!
This week we'll have a talk by Aniruddha Sudarshan on the Prime Number Theorem and its connection to the Riemann zeta function. And, of course, there will be free pizza!
Abstract: In the talk, we will look at the prime number theorem, and its connection to the Riemann zeta function. If we have time, we dwell into the notion of density of primes. This talk doesn’t assume any prior knowledge of higher math
Join us for Math Club Game Night! Enjoy an evening of Uno, Chess, card games, and of course, free pizza! Whether you're a math whiz or just looking for fun, bring your game face and join the excitement!
Join us for an insightful session with Terry Dougherty and Anne Beeman, where they will share valuable career advice for math students.
Terry will kick off the talk with a 10–15 minute session on interview preparation, focusing on structure, soft skills, and strategies to effectively answer the question: What makes you stand out from other math majors?
Anne will then discuss her career journey with a math degree, the choices she made along the way, and practical advice for succeeding in Temple’s math program.
This is a great opportunity to gain career insights and ask questions in an informal setting. And, of course, there will be free pizza! Don’t miss out!
This week's meeting will be a talk by Andrew Clickard on braid groups and knot invariants. And, of course, there will be free pizza!
Abstract: Braid groups are the algebraic codification of the ways you can braid together several strands. By gluing the top of a braid to the bottom, you also get a knot/link, but does every link have a braid presentation? And is that presentation unique? We answer both of these questions and use the answers to define a family of knot invariants in this beginner-friendly talk.
This week's meeting will feature a talk by Professor Dolgushev giving an introduction to SageMath. And, of course, there will be free pizza!
Abstract: Sage (or SageMath) is free, open-source math software that supports research and teaching in algebra, geometry, number theory, cryptography and numerical computation. Although the syntax of Sage is similar to that of Python, it runs much faster than Python with its libraries (e.g. SymPy). In my talk, I will show how SageMath can be used in number theory and group theory. I will encourage participants of the Math Club to experiment with writing a simple Sage code (if some participants will come with laptops and their laptops can be connected to the internet).