Seminar Schedule
2025-2026 science seminar Schedule
Upcoming Presentation is on January 22nd
Polynomial Magic
Kevin Powell
Can synthetic division be tailored toward any polynomial division? Are there simple synthetic ways to multiply both multivariable and single variable polynomials? Does Pascal's triangle have higher dimensional analogs? Can the quadratic formula be supplanted by a quick polynomial trick? Why are polynomials so useful and what can they do? Come find answers to these questions and more!
| Date | Speaker | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Thursday, September 4 | Kevin Powell | Playing Tic-Tac-Toe on a Boolean Lattice |
| Thursday, September 11 | Jared Breakall | Mixing what shouldn’t Mix: The Sauce-y Chemistry of Emulsions |
| Thursday, September 18 | Hike to the S | Hike to the S |
| Thursday, October 2 | Kari Arnoldsen | When Math Goes Wrong |
| Thursday, October 9 | Richard Lambert | Stat Wars Episode I: The Dark Side of Data |
| Thursday, October 23 | Doug Gilbert | The Art of Engineering Design |
| Thursday, October 30 | Keith Steurer | Leadership vs. Management: Why should they be different? |
| Thursday, November 6 | Jon Pugmire's students | Double Star Observations |
| Thursday, November 13 | Larry Smith | The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics |
| Thursday, November 20 | Kate Baustian (invited by Scott Meek) | Sanpete Groundwater/Precipitation Study |
| Thursday, January 22 | Kevin Powell | Polynomial Magic |