Around a Big Mapping Class Group Juliette Bavard University of Chicago PostDoc "The mapping class group of the plane minus a Cantor set arises naturally in many dynamical contexts. To study this "big mapping class group", we can consider its... Read More
Assessing Student Comprehension of Learning to Solve Systems of Linear Equations with Practical Applications Through In-Class Group Project Aubree Freeman MS Student University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee In this presentation, we will demonstrate the effectiveness of project-based learning by looking at the outcomes... Read More
Using Magnus Representations to Study Automorphism Groups of Free Groups for Both the Study of Mapping Class Groups and Galois Theory, it is Useful to have Tools to Study Automorphism Groups of Free Groups. We Will Discuss One Particular Such... Read More
The q-Difference Noether Problem for Complex Reflection Groups and Quantum OGZ Algebras Jonas Hartwig Assistant Professor of Mathematics Iowa State University "For any complex reflection group G=G(m,p,n), we prove that the G-invariants of the division ring of fractions of the... Read More