Mathematics seminar series April 1
Wednesday, Apr. 1 | 3-3:50 p.m. | Bridges 268
Featuring MSUM students Aaron Bohl and Samantha Landstrom
The Mathematics Undergraduate Seminar Series presents two student presentations by Aaron Bohl and Samantha Landstrom.
Aaron Bohl: The 5 Color Theorem
We will be discuss the five color theorem — a result from graph theory about coloring the regions of a map in such a way that no two adjacent regions are assigned the same color. We will examine two different proofs of this result: one using proof by contradiction and another using proof by induction. We will also briefly discuss the four color theorem and its proof.
Samantha Landstrom: The Golden Ratio
This presentation will focus on the golden ratio. We will look at a couple of different ways that it can be defined. We will also examine connections to the Fibonacci sequence, along with a few of its more interesting qualities. Lastly, some examples of where the golden ratio appears in geometry, architecture and art will be shown.