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1899 East 22nd Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
May 2
End of Semester Party
Join us to celebrate the end of the semester and all the wonderful mathematics you learned over the past few months! We will play games, eat cake, and, of course, have fun. All are welcome. Pizza will be served.
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Past Events:
February 1
Rated M For Modeling
Speaker: Melanie Wroblewski, CSU
Get ready for a thrilling adventure into the mathematics behind Hollywood's biggest hits! In "Rated M For Modeling," we'll unravel the equations that forecast a movie's box office success. We'll look into how factors like audience reactions, star power, and marketing strategies influence a film's performance. Whether you're a movie enthusiast or simply curious, we will see how math intersects with the magic of the silver screen.
February 8
Competition Problem Solving: Geometry
Led by: Dr. Leah Gold
Every spring the Ohio MAA sponsors an undergraduate student team math competition at its spring meeting (best scores get fame and cash prizes!). We will work together on a selection of past competition problems which require techniques from geometry to solve them. You do not need to commit to competing in the spring in order to enjoy solving these problems with us right now. You may even win a (non-cash) prize for your efforts.
February 15
TBA
February 22
Talk by Carolyn Klima
The Quarterback Quandary
Speaker: Carolyn Klima
Teams in the National Football League (NFL) have outwardly demonstrated an affinity for collecting information on college draft prospects in order to predict quarterback performance since the inception of the NFLCombine. With the high prevalence of sports media and the increasing legalization of sports betting, a rising number of audiences besides the 32 NFL teams now hold stakes on the accomplishments of the team signal caller. This provides motivation to develop better quarterback performance prediction models, along with improved methods of defining quarterback success. Using statistical learning and a comprehensive dataset, we will build predictive models for games played, ESPN total QBR and Pro Bowl selection status as outcomes measuring quarter back success. While prior models focused on quantitative explanatory variables to predict quarterback success, we considered additional qualitative factors such as the quarterback’s college major, what college division their school belonged to, and whether or not they were recipients of certain collegiate achievement awards. Our modeling approach includes model selection and k-fold validation to identify a champion model. Our results aim to identify certain factors related to quarterback performance beyond the traditional factors that have been studied.
February 29
Life is a Differential
Speaker: Dr. Alex Hoover
Abstract: I will discuss a few of the differential equations that have popped into my life at different stages. Starting from my first undergraduate research experience, differential equations have played a role in my life, whether on a boat in the Pacific or helping the Cuyahoga County Board of Health during the pandemic. The goal of the talk is to both see the beauty of the language of differential equations as well as the sheer diversity of what they can offer. I'll also advertise MTH 401 and the new course offering of MTH 386.
March 7
Competition Problem Solving: Number Theory
Led by: Dr. Leah Gold
Abstract: Every spring the Ohio MAA sponsors an undergraduate student team math competition at its spring meeting (best scores get fame and cash prizes!). We will work together on a selection of past competition problems which require techniques from number theory to solve them. You do not need to commit to competing in the spring in order to enjoy solving these problems with us right now. You may even win a (non-cash) prize for your efforts.
March 21
A Career in the Military and at NASA Glenn Research Center
Speaker: Jon Drexler, NASA
Abstract: Mr. Drexler currently serves the Division Chief of the Program Planning & Control Office (PPCO) at the NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) in Cleveland, OH. His team is responsible for providing cost estimating, schedule management, and all programmatic analysis/support and consultation to all Center projects. His team is comprised of individuals with strong math abilities and hold degrees in Mathematics, Operations Research, Industrial Engineering, and Quantitative Economics.
Mr. Drexler will describe his career progression that led him into this position, starting with his decision to study Mathematics in college. Mr. Drexler’s career spans 10 years of active duty as an officer in the United States Marine Corps and currently 17 years at NASA (and going strong). His talk will describe the jobs that span his career and discuss the role of mathematics in these various positions. He’ll focus mainly on the work that he has done while at NASA, the type of work/analysis that his office conducts, and how various mathematical elements underpin everything his office does to support the Agency.
Mr. Drexler has a BS in Mathematics from the United States Naval Academy and a Master’s in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School.
March 28
Competition Problem Solving: Combinatorics/Discrete Probability
Led by: Dr. Leah Gold
Abstract: Every spring the Ohio MAA sponsors an undergraduate student team math competition at its spring meeting (best scores get fame and cash prizes!). We will work together on a selection of past competition problems which require techniques from combinatorics and discrete
probability to solve them. You do not need to commit to competing in the spring in order to enjoy solving these problems with us right now. You may even win a (non-cash) prize for your efforts.
April 4
Student Talks
Speaker: TBA
Abstract: TBA
April 11
Game Day
Come play games with us! All games are math or logic based, yet easy to learn and fun to play. They do not necessarily require computation or advanced skills. We'll have Set, Quirkle, Blokus, 6-Nimmit!, and other fun games available. All interested students are welcome to join the fun.
Thursday, April 11, 11:30-12:15, BH 332
Should we question the originality of John Wallis's generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem?
Dr. Barbara Margolius, CSU professor emeritus
In The Crest of the Peacock, George Gheverghese Joseph writes, "We may question the originality of John Wallis's Treatise on Angular Sections (1685), in which there are echoes of the works of Ptolemy (c. AD 100) and of Thabit's generalization of the Pythagorean Theorem and Wallis's version as well. We will also explore what resources Wallis may have had access to, and whether G.G. Joseph's allegation is plausible.
April 18: 6:00 – 7:45 pm
CSU Freshman-Sophomore Competition
Where: RT 1516
Description: Check here for details and to sign up: https://artsandsciences.csuohio.edu/mathematics/fsmc
April 25
Lines and Circles in the Plane and in Space
Speaker: Dr. Ivan Soprunov
Abstract: We will discuss two problems in geometry with unexpected answers.
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