Facets 2022
A two-day mathematics program
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This is the 2022 edition of the institute's outreach program for advanced undergraduate (BSc third year) and postgraduate (MSc) students of mathematics.
However, students in other scientific or engineering disciplines with a background in college level mathematics can also apply.
What's planned
#- Come and interact with researchers in mathematics and sciences.
- Let them share with you the excitement of doing mathematics, teaching mathematics, and using mathematics in other areas.
- Get inspired to learn and discover more!
Speakers
#- C. Aiswarya, Chennai Mathematical Institute
- Anup Dixit, IMSc
- Kripa Gowrishankar, Azim Premji University
- Pinaki Chaudhuri, IMSc
- K. N. Raghavan, IMSc
- Srikumar K. Subramanian, Krea University
- Vijay Ravikumar
Schedule
#29th September 2022
#| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:15 - 09:30 | Registration |
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Matroids and Log-concavity (K N Raghavan, IMSc) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | Automata for functions from words to natural numbers (C Aiswarya, Chennai Mathematical Institute) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:30 | Getting your head around spatial rotations (Vijay Ravikumar) |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Tea / Coffee |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Using random numbers to solve combinatorial problems (Kripa Gowrishankar, Azim Premji University) |
30th September 2022
#| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 09:30 - 11:00 | Some topics in elementary number theory (Anup Dixit, IMSc) |
| 11:00 - 11:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 11:30 - 12:45 | A tale of two arts: Mathematics and Music (Srikumar K. Subramanian, Krea University) |
| 13:00 - 14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00 - 15:00 | The complex world of disordered solids (Pinaki Chaudhuri, IMSc) |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Tea / Coffee |
| 15:30 - 17:00 | Panel on 'Doing mathematics joyfully' |
The program is free of cost. Lunch and snacks will be provided. However, participants have to make their own arrangements for travel and accommodation.