Math Department (Thesis/2007-08)

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• Letter to junior math majors from the Chair.
• Form to be turned in by May 2.

• Topics with Julius Barbanel:
  • The Three Special Construction Problems of Ancient Greek Mathematics
  • Did Ancient Greek Mathematicians invent Calculus?

• Topics with Kelly Black:
  • Approximating Torsional Stiffness in Jawbones

• Topics with Paul Friedman:
  • Lattice points and the geometry of numbers
  • The cubic and biquadratic equations
  • The Gaussian Integers
  • Frieze and wallpaper patterns
  • pi
  • Irrational Numbers

• Topics with Brenda Johnson:
  • Topology and Chemistry
  • The Mathematics of Navigation
  • Knot Theory

• Topics with Kim Plofker:
  • Colonial-Era Mathematics in the Union Area
  • Tilings in Medieval Islamic Geometry and Art
  • Mathematical Translation and Historical Interpretation of Original Sources
  • Numerical Approximations in Indian Mathematics
  • Magic Squares and Their History

• Topics with Alan Taylor:
  • Set Theory

• Topics with Bill Zwicker:
  • The Geometry of Multicandidate Voting
  • Yes-No Voting, Abstention, and the UN Security Council
  • Monotonicity properties of voting rules

Math Department web pages Created: 25 Apr 2007 Last modified: 25 Apr 2007 Comments to: math@union.edu

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