Title: The Mathematics of Tilings Abstract: Imagine we are hired to tile an infinitely large bathroom floor. What tile shapes could we use? We will use math to explore and refine this question to make sure that our client is … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Software Development with Carl Gutowski (VC '85), SS&C | Innovest Systems. Friday, December 1, 2023 at 3PM in Rocky 312. About Carl: Come hear about Carl's path from Vassar to SS&C | Innovest Systems, where he is … Continue reading
Colloquium Talk Robin Belton, Smith College Thursday, December 14, 2023 at 1PM Rocky 312 Title: Adaptive Algorithms in Geometric and Topological Visualization Abstract: Geometry and Topology have been increasingly used to visualize and summarize the "shape" of data. Mapper is … Continue reading
Data Science & Society (DSS) Colloquium Talk with Brenden Lake, Assistant Professor of Psychology and Data Science at New York University, on Wednesday February 7 at 5PM in Rocky 300. Title: Addressing two classic debates in cognitive science with deep … Continue reading
Join us on Thursday February 8 at 5PM in Rocky 300 for the first of two Asprey Lecturers delivered by Professor Laura DeMarco. Harvard University. Title: From the solar system to the Mandelbrot set Abstract: The field of dynamical systems has … Continue reading
Join us on Friday February 9 at 3PM in Rocky 300 for the second of two Asprey Lecturers delivered by Professor Laura DeMarco. Harvard University. Title: The Mandelbrot set today: what we know and what we don't know Abstract: One of … Continue reading
Join us for an integration bee on Friday February 21 at 3:15PM in Rocky 300. Both students and faculty are welcome to sign up to compete or simply come to watch. It'll be a fun, low-stakes event aimed at building … Continue reading
LAVA Talk on Data Activism with Elijah Appelson (VC '23), ACLU. Friday, March 22, 2024 at 3PM in Rocky 310. About Elijah: Elijah is a data analyst at the ACLU of Louisiana. His work focuses on gathering, analyzing, and visualizing … Continue reading
Math Jam on Friday, March 22, 2024 from 6-8PM in the Aula/Ely Hall. Vassar Students - Sign-up with Dr. Lisa Lowrance to volunteer at this community outreach event!
The Hot Spots Problem Phanuel de Andrade Mariano Union College Tuesday, March 26th 3pm Rocky 312 Consider a perfectly insulated 1-dimensional rod, or a 2-dimensional plate, or better yet, a 3-dimensional room. Perfectly insulated means that heat cannot escape … Continue reading