Friday, April 9
3 p.m.
The Department of Mathematical Sciences will host a virtual discussion on the geometry of curves and surfaces using a geometric quantity called curvature, which is the amount by which a geometric object deviates from being straight or flat. Dr. Angelynn Alvarez is an assistant professor of Mathematics at State University of New York at Potsdam.
Alvarez will mention some famous results, such as Gauss’ Theorema Egregium, and its applications in the real world. She will then generalize these notions of curvature to n-dimensional manifolds and share some results in the realm of positive curvature.
To join this zoom session, part of the Department of Mathematical Sciences Colloquium series, email Kristen Roland, rolandke@appstate.edu or Quinn Morris, morrisqa@appstate.edu.
###
About the Department of Mathematical Sciences
The Department of Mathematical Sciences offers undergraduate degrees in actuarial science and mathematics, with concentrations in business, computation, life sciences, physical sciences, secondary teaching and statistics, plus a general, self-designed concentration. The department also offers the Master of Arts in mathematics, with concentrations in college teaching and secondary teaching. Learn more at https://mathsci.appstate.edu.
Poster for the virtual discussion, Curvature: Studying curves, surfaces and the best way to eat pizza
Poster for the virtual discussion, Curvature: Studying curves, surfaces and the best way to eat pizza