The Thomas Jefferson and Mathematics Seminar
"When I was young, mathematics was the passion of my life",
Thomas Jefferson
January 18: Organizational Meeting February 13: discussion on the "Jefferson and Science" book by Silvio A. Bedini; Informal dinner March 20: designing seminar T-shirts and planning for the Undergraduate Research Network trial presentations; Brown bag dinner March 29: Adrienne, Alyssa and Katy visit Monticello April 14: Mentoring high school girls interested in mathematics; Presentations at the Sonja Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day April 24: Preparing for the Math Club Talks; Informal Dinner |
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January 30: talk by Katharine Ott on Jefferson's wheel cipher - an introduction to cryptography February 27: trip to the Jefferson Library; Special thanks to Jeff Looney for hosting our visit March 27: Caitlin, Meredith and Irina visit Monticello; Lunch April 10: the T-shirts are in! Planning presentations for the Sonja Kovalevsky High School Mathematics Day April 27: Math Club Talk by Adrienne and Alyssa and by Caitlin and Meredith  May 1st: End of semester social event |
A PROGRAM OF MATHEMATICAL ACTIVITIES FOR
YOUNG WOMEN SUPPORTED
BY THE MEAD ENDOWMENT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
AND THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Organizer and Contact Information: Irina Mitrea , 982-2787, im3p@virginia.edu