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	SMMG – August 2026 Date: August 30th, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Justin Toyota Title: Trigonometry: The Measurement of Triangles Abstract: Trigonometry is a branch of math that dates back thousands of years. Its name means "measurement of triangles", and as the name suggests it is about the relationship between the angles and sides of a triangle. Despite how simple it sounds, it is an essential piece of math, with applications in engineering, physics, astronomy, and beyond. In this talk I hope to give some sense of how amazing studying triangles can be.
	SMMG – September 2026 Date: Sebtember 13th, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Sai Sivakumar Title: So how did we calculate the digits of Pi? Abstract: The history of one of the most important mathematical constant traces back at least four thousand years, with many interesting attempts to calculate the digits of Pi. We will discuss a few of the methods used throughout history to calculate Pi and try some ourselves!
	SMMG – September 2026 Date: September 27th, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Hongyi Zhang Title: Can a Triangle Have Three Right Angles? Abstract: On a flat sheet of paper, a triangle's angles add up to 180 degrees. However, that's not true on a sphere, where there can be a triangle with 3 right angles. It turns out that a triangle's extra angle measures its area. We'll finish with a glimpse of hyperbolic geometry, where triangle angles add up to less than 180. Please bring a butternut squash for a fun activity related to this talk!
	SMMG – October 2026 Date: October 25th, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Title: Abstract:
	SMMG – November 2026 Date: November 8th, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Martha Richey Title: Abstract:
	SMMG – November 2026 Date: November 22nd, 2026 Time: 12pm-2pm Location: PMA 4.102 Speaker: Title: Abstract:

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