Save the date for the Pi Mu Epsilon lecture on Friday, October 19 from 4-5 pm!
The 12th annual Pi Mu Epsilon lecture at UNL will be held in conjunction with the induction of new members to the Nebraska Alpha chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon on Friday, October 19 from 4-5 pm in 115 Avery Hall. This year's PME lecture is presented by Professor Robert Ghrist, the Andrea Mitchell Penn University Professor in Mathematics and Electrical/Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
A New Look at an Old Calculus
talk by Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania
Calculus has been around for centuries and has a long tradition of applications spanning the modern history of science. However, the current age is characterized by a sweeping array of new potential applications—to machine learning, AI, robotics, neuroscience, genetics, and much more. In addition, both our curricula and our default modes of instruction (chalk, paper, 4-color texts) are not keeping pace with innovation. This talk will be an argument for updating both the content and the mode of visualization of calculus. There will be lots of pictures, new applications, and even a little bit of the mathematics that lies beyond calculus.
Professor Ghrist is known for his work on topological methods in applied mathematics, specifically for applying topology to data analysis and to the study of sensor networks. He has authored a number of textbooks for undergraduate students, including Calculus Blue a comic-book style multivariable calculus text and an undergraduate book on Elementary Applied Topology. In 2013, Ghrist was awarded the Chauvenet prize for mathematical exposition.
If you have questions about the Pi Mu Epsilon Lecture, please contact Dr. Alexandra Seceleanu.