Mathday, 2013

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Mathday will be held on Monday, March 25, 2013. The plenary speaker will be David Baker, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Washington. The title of his talk is "Can Calculations Compete With 3 Billion Years of Evolution?" There will be talks, seminars and field trips from 9 am until noon; and there will be labs, talks and more activities from 1:20 pm until 2:00 pm. A detailed schedule will be posted soon. Registration forms, which will include the schdedule of fees, should be available by early January. For additional information, contact: Sherri Nielsen-Hazard | UW Conference Management & Academic Programs | Educational Outreach | 206-616-1462 | snielsen@pce.uw.edu

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Lectures

• Marston Conder, Professor, Mathematics, University of Auckland, Symmetry and Chirality in Discrete Structures
• Dargan Frierson, Atmospheric Sciences, Computer Models of the Earth's Climate
• Monty McGovern, Mathematics, "Fibonacci Numbers and Chinese Nim".
• Moshe Rosenfel, Mathematics, "Tricky Mathematics and Mathematical Tricks".
• Paul Polson, Big Air Productions, "Practical Use of Math in Real Life Situations"
• Sara Billey, Mathematics, "Stable matchings in non monetary markets"
• Steve Klee, Mathematics, Seattle University, "Autocorrect fail? The math behind why smart phones sometimes do silly things."
• Cathy O'Neill, Math Blogger known as Mathbabe, "Would you like to play a game?"
• Abraham Flaxman, Global Health, Random numbers, random number generators, and global health
• Tyler McCormick, Statistics, "Who's Tweeting?: Using Twitter to understand population demographics and health"

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The following items are on the current schedule; more may be added.

Field Trips and Labs

• Applied Physics Lab
• Planetarium
• Seismology Lab
• Luminescence Dating Lab
• Quantum Ion Computation Lab
• Botany Greenhouse
• Computer Science and Engineering Tours
• Kirsten Wind Tunnel

Other Activities

• Paper folding and geometric models
• Career panel
• Undergraduate panel
• UW Admissions
• Boomerangs
• Math'n Stuff -- mathematical games
• Luncheon Discussion for Teachers
• SAGE Computer lab
• Mathematical Card Tricks
• How About Plasmas!
• Knights and Liars

Attendance Grant

Wells Fargo and Boeing have generously made a donation to support Mathday attendance by schools with underrepresented populations. The application should be submitted by February 1, 2013, but late applications will be considered.

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