Mathematical Association of America

Allegheny Mountain Section

Spring 2017 Meeting
April 7-8, 2017
Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

Local Organizer

John Kern

Email:  mathchair@duq.edu

Phone:   (412) 396-6467

Meeting Information

Meeting Program

Student Talk Schedule and Abstracts of Student Talks (Friday)

Career Panel for Students (Saturday)

Faculty Talk Schedule and Abstracts of Faculty Talks (Saturday)

Invited Speakers

Jennifer Quinn, University of Washington Friday, April 7th at 4:00pm Talk Title:   Epic Math Battles: Counting vs. Matching Abstract:  Which technique is mathematically superior? The audience will judge of this tongue-in-cheek combinatorial competition between the mathematical techniques of counting and matching. Be prepared to explore positive and alternating sums involving binomial coefficients, Fibonacci numbers, and other beautiful combinatorial quantities. How are the terms in each sum concretely interpreted? What is being counted? What is being matched? Which is superior? You decide.




Dan Fox, Pittsburgh Pirates Saturday, April 8th at 9:00am Talk Title:   The Math Says Yes: Analytics and Organizational Change in Major League Baseball Abstract:  Major League Baseball is an institution with a long and storied tradition. In this talk we'll explore what happened in one organization when analytics met tradition. We will also talk about the implementation of analytics at all levels of the operation and provide some examples of how the math is being used to inform the decision making process.




Robert Devaney, Boston University Saturday, April 8th at 11:45am Talk Title:   The Fractal Geometry of the Mandelbrot Set Abstract:   In this lecture we describe several folk theorems concerning the Mandelbrot set. While this set is extremely complicated from a geometric point of view, we will show that, as long as you know how to add and how to count, you can understand this geometry completely. We will encounter many famous mathematical objects in the Mandelbrot set, like the Farey tree and the Fibonacci sequence. And we will find many soon-to-be-famous objects as well, like the "Devaney" sequence. There might even be a joke or two in the talk.




Section NExT Workshop: "Exposition is the way (to write for the MAA)" by Jennifer Quinn Contact:   Kim Roth or Erin Bancroft Time: Occurs right before the conference on Friday Abstract:  The MAA is the premier publisher of expository mathematics with three journals, two magazines, and an online history journal. This workshop will introduce participants to MAA's publications, their submission guidelines, and include a critical examination of exemplary manuscripts.

Registration

Hotel Information

Hotel Information

Driving Directions

The address for Duquesne University is 600 Forbes Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15282. If you click here, there is an option at the bottom of the page to get custom directions from your location.

Parking

Parking is going to be harder than at past meetings due to the location ... it will also be more expensive. Please make sure to allow extra time for parking, and be aware that the parking rates are higher. There is a garage at Duquesne, and you can click here for more information. There is also a Duquesne University parking map that is available if you click here. There is also more parking around Pittsburgh, but be aware that there are some events going on in town, which may mean that parking rates will be higher than normal (the Duquesne Parking rate might be $20). Other parking options are the Chatham Center and Mercy Hospital.

Campus Map

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