Saturday, December 31, 2016

2016

Started a new seminar AG&RA
which eventually merged its name
with the name of the previous series of Potpourri Seminar

2016 FALL

8 Dec 2016
Jerzy Kocik
Evaluations graphs motivated by groups SU(2) and SL(2).

1 Dec 2016
T. Kalpa Madhawa
Octonions -- an introduction

Nov 16
Borzu Toloui
Numbers as games - an introduction
See also: http://web.mit.edu/sp.268/www/2010/surreal.pdf
John McSorley suggested  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimber

Nov 2, 10
Borzu Toloui
Conversation on surreal numbers

Oct 20, 27
Jerzy Kocik
Connections of SL(2,R) with other phenomena in earth and heaven
(two parts)

Oct 6, 13, 2016
Mohammad. Sayeh
Time  (+ free discussion)
(two parts)

22, 29 Sep 2016
Borzumehr Toloui 
Fibonacci Anyons

8, 15 Sep 2016
Philip Feinsilver
Fibonacci now!

1 Sep 2016
Chat on the news in math, physics, 
astrology, alchemy and other sciences.


2016 SPRING

7 Apr 2016
K. V. Shajesh
1+2+3+...=-1/12: Casimir energy in 1+1 dimensions

31 March 2016
Philip Feinsilver
Fibonnaci meets Krawtchouk

11, 18, 25 (?)Feb 2016
Rodrigo Carraminiana
Finite fields/rings and finite geometries
(three parts)