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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Math Graduate Seminar

The Polynomial Method
Adam Sheffer, Harry Bateman Instructor, Mathematics, Caltech,

The "polynomial method" is a new sub-field of mathematical research, which emerged about 5-6 years ago and is currently very active. It deals with using tools from algebraic geometry to solve problems in discrete geometry, and it already has connections also to harmonic analysis, number theory, and more.
In the spring semester I will give a whole course about the polynomial method. In this talk, I will briefly describe what this sub-field is about and present a few simple examples.

 

The goal of the math graduate seminar is to provide a place for graduate students to interact and to present new/interesting developments from our respective areas of research. The seminar is organized by graduate students, and is intended for a graduate student audience. The speaker must present interesting/important facts from any area of mathematics in a way that can be understood by students from different backgrounds.

FREE PIZZAS AND SODAS WILL BE SERVED!

If you would like to give a talk at the graduate seminar, please contact one of the organizers: 
Gahye Jeong ([email protected])
Daodi Lu ([email protected])
Seunghee Ye ([email protected])