Math Club: Factorization Patterns of Polynomials and Partitions
Date: Thursday, February 27th (date updated due to weather!)
Time: 5:00 pm
Location: Avery Hall 351
Speaker: Emily Shambaugh, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Title: Factorization Patterns of Polynomials and Partitions
Abstract: A partition of a natural number n is a non-increasing sequence of natural numbers that sum to n. For example, the partitions of four are: 4, 3+1, 2+2, 2+1+1, and 1+1+1+1. In this talk, we explain how certain types of partitions can be used to describe the ways a polynomial of degree n may factor. We provide a recursive formula for the number of these partitions and generalize these ideas to the case of two polynomials whose degrees sum to n.
All are welcome to attend. Pizza and pop will be served!
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