Undergraduate Colloquium Fall 2017
October 2, 2017
No Colloquium
October 9, 2017
No Colloquium
October 16, 2017
No Colloquium
October 23, 2017
No Colloquium
October 30, 2017
No Colloquium
November 6, 2017
No Colloquium
November 13, 2017
No Colloquium
November 20, 2017
No Colloquium
November 27, 2017
No Colloquium
Please note special room: McHenry 1240
December 4, 2017
Alvin Jin, University of California, Santa Cruz
The Classification Problem in Topology
One prevalent problem in mathematics is one of classification. What does it mean for two objects to be "the same"? When can we tell if two objects are "the same"? This is typically a very difficult problem. However, there exist some nice classification results. For example, it turns out that all platonic solids are "the same." Just as important, when are two objects "different"? We will discuss invariants that will help us distinguish objects as well as some classical classification results.
December 11, 2017
No Colloquium
