An introduction to proof techniques and proof-writing
Eric Baer, Postdoctoral Fellow
| Jan/06 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/07 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/08 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/09 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/10 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/13 | Mon | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/14 | Tue | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/15 | Wed | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/16 | Thu | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
| Jan/17 | Fri | 10:00AM-12:00PM | 4-153 |
Enrollment: email (ebaer@math.mit.edu) to reserve your spot.
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
Prereq: Calculus
Students will gain experience in reading and writing proofs, with particular emphasis on gaining familiarity with a variety of strategies for formulating arguments. The course will be self-contained, and there are no prerequisites beyond Calculus.
Format: Workshop-style short course, non-credit.
Course meetings will be a mixture of lectures, examples, class discussions, and many opportunities for students to practice
writing proofs. Feedback will be available (from both instructor and peer discussions).
Website: http://math.mit.edu/classes/proofsiap/
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Eric Baer, E18-308, x 3-4110, ebaer@math.mit.edu
Directed Reading Program in Mathematics
Ju-Lee Kim
| Date TBD | Time TBD | Location TBD | ||
Enrollment: Limited: Advance sign-up required
Sign-up by 11/15
For undergraduates wanting to learn mathematical topics through guided self-study. Application deadline for Jan 2014 IAP is: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2013.
For more information and application instructions, see http://math.mit.edu/~drp/
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Ju-Lee Kim, julee@math.mit.edu
Integration Bee
Samuel Watson
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
Attendance: Contestants must qualify: see Tuesday Jan. 21
Prereq: need to pass the qualifying test on 1/21 to enter the bee
See individual session descriptions below.
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Samuel Watson, E18-401R, samuel.s.watson@gmail.com
| Jan/21 | Tue | 04:00PM-06:00PM | 4-145 |
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.
http://math.mit.edu/~sswatson/integrationbee.html
| Jan/23 | Thu | 06:30PM-09:00PM | 32-132 |
No enrollment limit. No advance sign up (but contestants must qualify, see Tuesday, Jan. 21). Come watch your fellow students match wits and single variable integration skills for prizes and the title of "Grand Integrator".
Mathematical Contest in Modeling
Martin Bazant, Professor
| Jan/27 | Mon | 02:00PM-03:30PM | 26-168 |
Enrollment: Unlimited: No advance sign-up
The Mathematical Contest in Modeling is an international competition where teams of three undergraduates come up with ideas to solve real-world problems using mathematical modeling. The format of the competition is that teams have four consecutive days (February 6-10) to solve and write up a solution to one of three different problems. In this session, we will discuss an overview of the competition, tips for competing, forming teams, and mathematical tools. Teams should be well-rounded, interdisciplinary, and have members that can model, program, and write well. We will help people form teams at the session. We will also select one team to be the local MIT winner of the MCM who will win a grand prize of $300, lunch reception, and the title of MIT MCM winners. All courses are welcome and previous teams are encouraged to compete again! This session is not mandatory for participation but encouraged for newcomers.
Sponsor(s): Operations Research Center, Mathematics
Contact: Angie King, E40-129, 3-6185, aking10@MIT.EDU
Mathematics Department Music Recital
Alexander Moll
| Jan/31 | Fri | 02:00PM-04:00PM | Killian Recital Hall, Rehearsal: Wed. Jan.29, 1-5pm |
Enrollment: Contact Alexander Moll (alexmoll@math.mit.edu)
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.
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Alexander Moll, E18-401A, alexmoll@math.mit.edu
Tensor Calculus
Romain Lagrange, Instructor in Applied Mathematics
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
Attendance: Participants must attend all sessions
The description of the deformation and the stress in a body (fluid or solid), requires
mathematical tools that are not introduced in the classical mechanics of point particles, or in
the mechanics of rigid bodies. Indeed, in these two elementary mechanics, physical quantities
(velocities, forces...) are modelled as vectors fields. In mechanics of deformable bodies, the
description of deformation and stress uses an other mathematical entity: the tensor, that is an
extension of the vector concept (a vector being a particular tensor). This crash course aims to
introduce the very main concepts on tensor calculus.
Sponsor(s): Mathematics
Contact: Romain Lagrange, E18-302, (617) 682-0675, romain.g.lagrange@GMAIL.COM
| Jan/22 | Wed | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 66-154 |
| Jan/27 | Mon | 10:00AM-11:30AM | 66-154 |
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