We will be hosting an event for all (prospective) math majors looking for student-to-student advice on their summer/fall semester schedules. We will have upperclassmen with varying backgrounds available during the session to help students devise a schedule and answer questions regarding mathematics electives, ‘tracks,’ related majors/minors, etc. The event will take place over Zoom on […]
Interested in math trivia? Show off your knowledge and team up with your friends in UMS at our in-person Jeopardy social! Teams of four will go head-to-head answering questions about all things math, from terminology to history to famous figures (pun fully intended). The event will take place in Reitz Union rooms 2355 and 2365 […]
The Category of Sets and Constructing Combinatorial Data Structures. Abstract: Set theory is the foundation of modern mathematics, but the commonly used foundations are poorly suited for the everyday reasoning of mathematicians. They are also poorly suited for implementation in software. This talk will present an axiomatization of Set Theory due to Lawvere (1964) as […]
Miklos Bona: Combinatorics of Genome Rearrangements We will discuss a few biologically motivated sorting algorithms in which we model genomes by permutations. We define various notions of evolutionary distance, and discuss some open problems. Best, Miklos Bona
A talk on counting the number of primes in different patterns. Click for slides Click for YouTube link (talk starts at 5:30)
Title: Branching processes in epidemiology Abstract: I will give a brief intro to the probability generating functions and use the PGFs to study the Galton-Watson branching process. Specifically, I will explicitly calculate the mean and the variance of the G-W BP in time as well as the probability of ultimate extinction of the process. Then […]
Modeling Virus Dynamics – Dr. Rong Abstract: Mathematical models, combined with experimental data, have made significant contributions to our understanding of virus dynamics. In this talk, I will introduce some models developed to study virus infections (HIV, hepatitis, influenza, and the recent coronavirus), drug treatment, and immune responses. Model formulation, mathematical analysis, and validation by […]
The Graduate Mathematics Association and the University Math Society will be hosting a LaTeX Seminar on Thursday, September 17 at 6 p.m. over Zoom (click for link). LaTeX is the de-facto typesetting system for the publication of scientific and technical documents in several fields, including mathematics, and is a necessary skill for any mathematics graduate […]
We have the pleasure of partnering with the UF Statistics Club to host the Florida Blue Analytics Department for a Zoom presentation on Thursday, September 24 at 6 p.m. on their work in healthcare analytics (Zoom link to be posted)! Attend to learn more about the vital role analytics plays in healthcare and discover amazing […]
Click here for the Google slides. We forgot to record the meeting, so please email one of the officers if you need any clarification on the slides. We will be having our first general body meeting of the fall semester on Wednesday, September 9th at 6 PM over Zoom (link to be provided)! Come to […]