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	SMMG – September 2019 Date: September 15, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 5.104 Speaker: Dr. Jennifer Mann Austin Title: Strawberries, Bands, and Knots Abstract: …DNA can bend, twist, and writhe, can be knotted, catenated, and supercoiled (positive and negative), can be in A, B, and Z helical forms, and can breathe. ‑Arthur Kornberg In this session, we will see the amount of DNA in a strawberry as we appreciate the packaging challenges within cells, explore the topology of DNA, and learn how cells deal with DNA entanglements.
	SMMG – September 2019 Date: September 29, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 5.104 Speaker: Cas Monroe Title: Combinatorial Game Theory Abstract: We're going to talk about how the math behind counting can help us learn how to say that certain games, like Connect 4, can always be won by the first player. We're going to demonstrate by playing a fun game called Nim!
	SMMG – October 2019 Date: October 13, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 5.104 Speaker: Tom Gannon Title: Ramsey Theory Abstract: We'll discuss a question on the different kinds of patterns that emerge when we look at the different ways that people in a group can all know or not know each other. This will allow us to understand a math question that mathematicians don't know the answer to and are trying to solve!
	SMMG – October 2019 Date: October 27, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 5.104 Speaker: Dr. Philip Yasskin Title: The Diagonals Problem Abstract: Math is about finding patterns in places you didn't expect to find them. We will investigate how many diagonals can be drawn in a grid of squares so that no two diagonals touch, and see what cool patterns we can find!
	SMMG – November 2019 Date: November 10, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 5.104 Speaker: Teddy Weisman Title: Geometry on Spheres Abstract: A lot of people know about geometry on the plane, but did you know you could also do geometry on the surface of a ball?! We'll talk about what this means and how it applies to things like map making.
	The AMC 8 Date: November 12, 2019 Time: 6:30 – 7:30pm Location: CPE 2.204 For more information and registration, click here!
	SMMG – November 2019 Date: November 24, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 4.102 Speaker: Dr. Ngoc Mai Tran Title: Math in Neuroscience Abstract: How do neuroscientists "see" what neurons do in our brains? And why is it such a hard math problem? Come and find out!
	SMMG – December 2019 Date: December 8, 2019 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: RLM 4.102 Speaker: Professor Michael Starbird Title: Geometric Gems Abstract: Plain plane geometry contains some of the most beautiful insights and proofs ever—-some dating from ancient times and some created by living mathematicians. This interactive session will include some of my favorites from old and new proofs of the Pythagorean Theorem to truly elegant insights about ellipses. Geometry provides many treats!

SMMG Organizer: Contact – smmg@math.utexas.edu
Department of Mathematics, UT Austin, 2515 Speedway, Austin, TX 78712
Office: PMA 10.176
The University of Texas at Austin Department of Mathematics will not take custodial responsibility of minors while participating in the SMMG. Custodial responsibility will remain with teachers, parents, legal guardians and chaperones.