Della Dumbaugh, University of Richmond
Expect the Unexpected: Pioneers who Promoted Women in Math and Science
Abstract: How did a department store magnate and a playwright advance American mathematics and science---and women in these male dominated fields in particular? This talk will explore the lives of Caroline Bamberger Fuld and Clare Booth Luce as we examine the surprising range of personalities that influenced the development of mathematics and science in America in the twentieth century.
G. Eric Moorhouse, University of Wyoming
Projective Planes
Abstract:
A projective plane is a system of points and lines which obeys the following two axioms:
Axiom 1: Any two points are joined by exactly one line.
Axiom 2: Any two lines meet in exactly one point.
From these two simple axioms there emerges an extremely rich theory with many surprising features and open questions.
Department of Mathematics & Statistics
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wilkinbs@jmu.edu
540-568-6408
Finance and office matters:
ominioi@jmu.edu
540-568-6184
