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

  
     

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