Abstract: Ethnomathematics has been a recognized area of study for about thirty years, but is not well known. This talk will look at the main ideas of ethnomathematics, the historical development of the field, and the structure of continuing work in ethnomathematics. Also, some examples of ethnomathematical studies will be demonstrated. This is a sabbatical talk and will reference some studies from the 12th International Congress on Mathematical Education in Seoul, South Korea, in July, and the speakers remarks at the 4th Brazilian Ethnomathematics Conference in Belém, Brazil, in November.
Past talks include:
On Monday, April 16, 2012,
Dr. Xiaoyin Wang
gave a sabbatical lecture on Bayesian dominance hierarchies of predictors' relative importance.
On Wednesday, April 11, 2012,
Dr. R. Michael Krach
gave a sabbatical talk on A middle school experience: Sabbatical #2.
Mathematics "What-Is..." Seminar
This seminar focuses on short talks aiming to explain various
mathematical concepts in the spirit of the "What Is..." series of short notes in
the Notices of the AMS. Its latest meeting took place on Friday,
October 19, 2012. The speaker was Dr. Alexander
Munson, who gave a talk on Clifford Algebras.
Abstract:
Clifford algebras are used ubiquitously in cosmology, quantum field theory, general relativity,
topological algebra, algebraic K-theory, and category theory, cutting across many branches of math and
physics. Clifford algebra defines spinors, which are used to define spins on fundamental particles such
as the Higgs boson.
This is a working research seminar. Contact Dr. Tatyana Sorokina or Dr. Sergiy Borodachov if you want to find about forthcoming topics or are interested in giving a talk.
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