Awareness Month is held each year in April. Its goal is to increase public understanding of and appreciation for mathematics. To that end, Cornell's Department of Mathematics sponsors an annual public lecture. To learn more about Awareness Month and its history, click here.
MATH AWARENESS MONTH PUBLIC LECTURE, Friday, April 19th from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
The lecture will be held in Schwartz Auditorium/201 Rockefeller Hall
Speaker: Tim Chartier, Davidson College - Tim Chartier is Joseph R. Morton Professor of Mathematics and Computer Science. "He is known for his expertise in sports analytics and bracketology, for his popular mathematics books, and for Mime-matics performances combining mime and mathematics that he and his wife Tanya have staged (Wikipedia)".
Title: Get in the Game: data analytics via sports
Abstract: Sports analytics has gathered tremendous momentum as one of the most dynamic fields. Diving deep into the numbers of sports can be game changing or a framework for data analytics research. What questions can be explored? What actionable insights can be gleaned? From March Madness to national media broadcasts, analytics are becoming increasingly indispensable. Dr. Tim Chartier will discuss outlooks that help with successful analytics, and the variety of questions that can be tackled. He will also share how he leads students to dig into sports using math and computer science, and their success across the NBA, NFL, MLB, NASCAR, ESPN and his own college teams.
MIME-MATICS Workshops and Performance, Saturday, April 20th, starting at 10:00 a.m.
Anyone Can Mime Workshop-Poster
Mime-matics Performance-Poster
Hosted and presented by The Cherry Arts Inc. in collaboration with the Cornell Department of Mathematics. More information can be found at https://thecherry.org/math-mime.
As a continuation in the celebration of Math Awareness Month, Professor Chartier, along with his wife, Tanya, will be hosting an "Anyone Can Mime" interactive workshop to learn mime illusions such as the wall, opening a door, and tug of war starting at 10am-Noon. The workshop will be followed by a "Mime-matics" public performance, combining math concepts and mime illusions, with a family friendly workshop starting at 2pm with an estimated end time of 4pm.
In this collaboration, together we hope to ensure a fun and thought-provoking event and overall exciting and unique experience for all.
Ticketing information will be posted soon.
Pricing:
Children under 6 is free
$5.00 - 6 to 17 years of age
$10.00 for adults, 18 years and over
Campus and parking information:
https://www.cornell.edu/about/maps/
https://fcs.cornell.edu/services/parking-transportation
For accessibility/accommodations contact Heather Peterson.
Previous Lectures in the Series
- Professor Hugh Bray, Duke University
Math Awareness Month Poster (2023) - William Dunham, Bryn Mawr College
On the Shoulders of Newton (2022) - Robert Ghrist, University of Pennsylvania
The Meanings of Illustrations (2021) - David Swart, Mathematical Artist
The Delightful Geometry of Soccer Balls (2019)
The speaker's slide presentation is available. Notes: *Some of the images are not David's (those are tagged with image credit.) *Anyone may use any of David's figures, just please give him image credit (image rights are not granted for commercial purposes.) - Bobby Kleinberg, Cornell University
Card Games, Inevitable Patterns, and Computation (2018)
A full video recording of Prof. Bobby Kleinberg's talk is available via video on demand. - Alberto A. Martínez, University of Texas at Austin
Pythagoras and Other Fictions: Do we need them in math? (2017) - Lionel Levine, Cornell University
The Future of Prediction (2016) - David S. Ross, Rochester Institute of Technology
Careers in Math: What They Are, What They Should Be (2015) - John Maceli, Ithaca College:
What is Mathematical Magic? (2014) - David Shmoys, Cornell University:
Computational Sustainability: An algorithmic lens for better decision-making (2013) - Paul Velleman, Cornell University:
Surfng the Data Deluge (2012) - John Hubbard, Cornell University:
The Price of Anarchy (2011) - Allen Knutson, Cornell University:
The Mathematics of Juggling (2010) - Christopher Danforth, University of Vermont; Thomas Pfaff, Ithaca College; Zellman Warhaft, Cornell University; and Mary Lou Zeeman, Cornell University and Bowdoin College:
Mathematics and Climate (2009) - Michael A. Jones, Montclair State University:
What a Difference a Procedure Makes: Scoring Rules in Politics and Sports (2008) - David Field, Cornell University:
Unraveling the Knot of our Sensory Experience (2007) - Graeme Bailey, Cornell University:
Keeping and Sharing Secrets (2006) - John Hubbard, Cornell University:
Order and Chaos in the Solar System (2005) - Steven Strogatz, Cornell University:
Sync (2004) - Warwick Tucker, Cornell University:
Using a Computer to do Rigorous Mathematics (2002) - Robert Connelly, Cornell University:
How to Unfold a Carpenter's Rule in the Plane (2001) - John Hubbard, Cornell University:
Chaos, Complication and Control (2000)