Bridge Tournament
Richard Stanley, Tom Leighton
Thu Jan 13, 12-06:00pm, 2-290
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
The Mathematics Department challenges all MIT bridge players to a team-of-four tournament. Those without a full team can still come and hope to find teammates. Refreshments offered, prizes awarded. Come and have a good time.
Contact: Richard Stanley, 2-375, x3-7930, rstan@math.mit.edu
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Integration Bee
I. Caines
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Contact: I. Caines, 2-488, x3-4097, caines@math.mit.edu
Integration Bee Qualifying Testing
I. Caines
Stop by at any point during the session, for a quick test of your single variable integration skills. Top scorers qualify for the Integration Bee. No knowledge beyond 18.01 necessary.
Wed Jan 19, 03-05:00pm, 2-105
Integration Bee
I. Caines
No enrollment limit. No advance sign up (but contestants must qualify, see Wednesday, Jan. 19th). Single session event.
Come watch your fellow students match wits and single variable integration skills for prizes and the title of "Grand Integrator."
Tue Jan 25, 06-07:30pm, 6-120
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Introduction to Contract Bridge
Jason Chiu, Gary Schwartz
Mon, Wed, Jan 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26, 07-09:00pm, Mezzanine Lounge, 4-149, 4-153 on Wed., Jan. 26
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants requested to attend all sessions (non-series)
Prereq: An interest in card games, and the desire to have fun!
Come and discover the fun and intellectual challenge associated with contract bridge! In this course, we explore the fundamentals of the game, including bidding, declarer play, and defense. The lessons are based on The Club Series by Audrey Grant, as published by the American Contract Bridge League.
Each session will consist of a lecture, several examples, and supervised play. By the end of this eight-session course, the student will have learned enough to play bridge socially, and start exploring the exciting world of duplicate bridge. There will also be an individual tournament at the end of the course, with prizes for the winners.
Sponsored by the Department of Mathematics, and the MIT Draper Labs Bridge Club.
Web: http://web.mit.edu/mitdlbc/www/
Contact: Jason Chiu, W79-577, x2-3114, jchiu@mit.edu
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Knit or Crochet by the Numbers
Paula Duggins, Rhonda Culbert
Thu Jan 6, 13, 20, 27, 12-01:30pm, 2-236, Bring your lunch!
No limit but advance sign up required (see contact below)
Signup by: 19-Dec-2004
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Need help with reading knitting or crochet patterns? Need help learning a new stitch? Stumped on something in the directions? Do you want to use yarn different from what the pattern calls for? Do you check your gauge? Do you know how? Beginner or experienced needle workers are welcomed to join us and share your knowledge or learn from scratch for an hour of stitching. Get expert advice and help. Join in the camaraderie and be with other “stitchers”. Bring your own Yarn, Needles and a Project.
Contact: Paula Duggins, 2-236, pauli@mit.edu
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Mathematics Department Music Recital
Michael Collver
Thu Jan 20, 03-05:00pm, Killian Recital Hall
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Single session event
This annual concert gives those in the mathematics community, together with family and friends, a chance to perform for each other. Come to play or listen.
Contact: Michael Collver, 2-235, x3-4984, collver@math.mit.edu
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Number Theory
Tim Abbott, Steven Sivek
Mon, Wed, Fri, Jan 3, 5, 7, 10, 12, 19, 21, 24, 26, 05-07:00pm, 2-135
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: 18.702, 18.781
Students will present lectures on selected topics in number theory. Topics may include, but are not limited to, Dirichlet's theorem, quadratic forms and the Fifteen Theorem, geometry of numbers, and number theory in polynomial rings over finite fields. Exercises will be given to familiarize students with the presented material, and some lecture time will be devoted to discussion of their solutions. Knowledge of algebra and number theory at the level of 18.702 and 18.781 is assumed.
Contact: Tim Abbott, tabbott@mit.edu
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