Thursday, December 10, 2015
Congratulations to the Students that Participated in the 76th William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition
On Saturday, December 5, Grace McCourt, Paul Pernici, Emily Marconi, Michael Woods and Charlie Michel participated in the 76th William Putnam Mathematical Competition. They worked on 6 problems from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and then 6 more problems from 3 p.m. - 6 p.m. Typically, 50% of the people who enter this competition nationwide (and in Canada) receive 0 points on it. The exam seemed particularly difficult this year, though it seems a few of the AU students made some progress on a couple of the problems. We are expecting that there may have been some nonzero scores again this year. We hope to follow with some additional news on this at a later date. Keep posted and congratulations to the students that participated.
Thursday, December 3, 2015
Fall Study Break set for Thursday, December 10
Math and Computer Science Students you are cordially invited!
Math 450 Presents "Designing a Table Both Swinging and Stable"
In an article from the
September 2008 edition of The College of
Mathematics Journal, Greg N. Frederickson analyzes Howard Eves’ physical
approach to designing a table both swinging and stable. The physical
construction of this table was based off of Henry E. Dudeney/Charles W. McElroy’s
geometric dissection discovery in 1902. The idea behind this discovery was to
transform an equilateral triangle to a square using hinged dissection.
Frederickson takes us through the history and thought
process behind this idea as well as the difficulties faced by these men as they
constructed this design. He also takes into account the improvements that
needed to be made and those that have been made to the overall design. Who knew
the construction of only one table could yield two entirely different shapes?
By the end of this presentation you’ll be tempted to build this geometrically
savvy table yourself!
Frederickson, Greg N.,
“Designing a Table Both Swinging and Stable.” The College Mathematics Journal 39.4 (2008):
Math 450 Presents
Designing a Table Both Swinging and Stable
by Ashley Herman
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
1:40 p.m.
Patterson 301
Come join us! All are welcome.
Monday, November 23, 2015
Math 450 Presents "Deriving the Fair Price"
Deriving the Fair Price: Examining the Binomial Pricing Model and the Black-Scholes Formula
Actuaries: "Part super-hero. Part fortune-teller. Part trusted advisor" (www.beanactuary.org/what). However, in order to achieve this part super-hero status, actuarial students must first pass exams published by the Society of Actuaries. Ashland University provides classes for the first two out of nine professional exams, but during my talk, I will explore some topics covered on the syllabus for the third exam, Models of Financial Economics. After reviewing some background information on financial and derivative markets, I will explain the importance of a fair option premium. Then, using the Binomial Pricing Model and the Black-Sholes formula, we will examine these different techniques used in creating and evaluating the market price for Put and Call options with stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange as the underlying asset.
Primary Sources: McDonald, Robert L. Derivatives Markets,Third Edition, Chapter 10 (sections 10.1 - 10.4) and Chapter 12 (section 12.1)
Math 450 Presents
Deriving the Fair Price
by Katie Hurley
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
1:40 p.m.
Patterson 301
Come join us! All are Welcome.
Crocheting Hyperbolic Planes
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| Linda Morales and Becca Stettin |
Fun ways to learn math: Dr. Swanson's Modern Geometry class are crocheting hyperbolic planes in class today. Pictured are Linda Morales and Becca Stettin learning about hyperbolic planes through crocheting.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
Math 450 Presents "The Pioneering Role of the Sierpinski Gasket"
Math 450 Presents
The Pioneering Role of the Sierpinski Gasket
by Zach Brown
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
1:40 p.m.
Patterson 301
Come join us! All are Welcome.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Math 450 Presents "The Mathematics Behind Spot It!"
In the game, Spot It!, each of the 55 cards have eight pictures and any two cards have exactly one picture in common. It may be easy to spot the similarity between two given cards, but how easily is this game created? In the April 2015 edition of Math Horizons, Burkard Polster wrote "The Intersection Game" to address that question. This talk will present how to build Spot It! decks and vaiations using point-line geometry, projective planes, t- (v,k,λ) designs.
Math 450 Presents
The Mathematics Behind Spot It!
by Grace McCourt
Tuesday, November 17, 2015
1:40 p.m.
Patterson 301
Come join us! All are Welcome.
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