Organizers: Revati Jadhav (), Brandon Kolstoe (), and the Graduate Student Committee (GSCAMS) ()
When: Thursdays, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Where: John S. Toll Physics Building 2208
Description: The goal of this student seminar is to provide elementary introductions to a diverse array of mathematical topics in the style of the popular "What is ...?" series, prominantly featured in the AMS notices.

Archives: F2023-S2024 

  • Organizational Meeting

    Speaker: Organizers () -

    When: Thu, August 29, 2024 - 4:00pm
    Where: Kirwan Hall 0103
  • What is ... abstract independence?

    Speaker: Connor Lockhart (UMD) -

    When: Thu, September 5, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: TBD
  • What is ... a cycle basis?

    Speaker: Perrin Ruth (UMD) -

    When: Thu, September 12, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is ... a prime graph?

    Speaker: Lixin Zheng (UMD) -

    When: Thu, September 19, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is ... CSIDH?

    Speaker: Ziyi Huang (UMD) -

    When: Thu, September 26, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is ... a Wavelet?

    Speaker: Brandon Kolstoe (UMD) -

    When: Thu, October 10, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • TBD

    Speaker: TBD (UMD) -

    When: Thu, October 17, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is ... a Fractional Sobolev Space?

    Speaker: Ethan Dudley (UMD) -

    When: Thu, October 31, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is…Reservoir Computing?

    Speaker: Frank McBride (UMD) -

    When: Thu, November 7, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is … metric distortion?

    Speaker: Max Springer (UMD) -

    When: Thu, November 14, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208
  • What is ... Delzant’s Construction?

    Speaker: Abdullah Ahmed (UMD) -

    When: Thu, November 21, 2024 - 4:30pm
    Where: Toll Physics Building 2208