AMUSE

Date: March 21, 2018

Time: 6:00PM - 7:00PM

Location: BLOC 22

Speaker: Dr. Frank Sottile, Texas A&M University, Department of Mathematics

Title: Some Algebraic Geometry in Applications

Abstract: Algebraic geometry is the study of sets which arise as the common zeroes to a collection of polynomials. It is a deep and powerful subject, combining geometric intuition with algebraic precision. It is also increasingly a useful tool in applications of mathematics, for whenever polynomials arise, the methods of algebraic geometry may be brought to bear on the problem at hand. I will illustrate this growing trend through a series of interrelated examples of algebraic geometry arising in applications.