The conference is sponsored by the Moravian College chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon, with support from USG and Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges (LVAIC):
 
 

Additional Information: Fees, tentative schedule, directions and deadlines.
Call For Papers: Presentation details.
Link to last year's conference.

Computer graphics image by John M. Sullivan, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. For more information about Double Bubbles, please click here.

Abstract:
A single round soap bubble provides the least-area way to enclose a given volume of air. The Double Bubble Conjecture says that the familiar double soap bubble provides the least-area way to enclose and separate two given volumes of air. Much media attention focussed on the recent proof using computers for the case of equal volumes, which in turn can be traced to undergraduate research. Now there are rumors from Spain of a proof for arbitrary volumes in R3, and an extension to R4 by undergraduates.

The Moravian College chapter of Pi Mu Epsilon invites you to the fourteenth annual MORAVIAN COLLEGE STUDENT MATHEMATICS CONFERENCE on February 26, 2000, a unique opportunity for undergraduate students in the Tri-State area to meet and discuss mathematics.  The day begins with a lively invited address, which is followed by a program devoted to student talks in the fields of mathematics, statistics, operations research, and computing.

Our invited speaker will be Frank Morgan, Professor of Mathematics at Williams College.  He will speak on "Bursting the Double Bubble."

We hope that you will choose to attend, either to give a talk or just to listen.  It is a great chance to socialize with students and faculty from throughout the Tri-State area.  The conference, to be held in the HUB and Collier Hall of Science, will begin at 9:00 a.m. and conclude by 4:00 p.m.

We are looking for undergraduate students interested in giving talks at the conference.  The talks should be either 15 or 25 minutes in length and may be on any topic related to MATHEMATICS, STATISTICS, OPERATIONS RESEARCH, or COMPUTING.  Possibilities would include the following:
 

• Student research projects (honors, independent study, etc.)
• Topics not usually covered in standard courses (could be done in survey fashion)
• Class projects
• Field studies
• Interesting problems or applications
• Summer jobs

If you are interested in giving a talk, please contact Dr. Doris Schattschneider (schattdo@moravian.edu).  We need a title, time of presentation (15 or 25 minutes), and an abstract of approximately 50 words by no later than Thursday, February 10, 2000.
 
 

Tentative Schedule:
 

9:00 a.m.	Registration in the lobby of Collier Hall of Science (#11 on the map of the main campus) coffee, hot chocolate, doughnuts
9:30 a.m.	Welcome address by Dean Randall Packer.
9:40 a.m.	Frank Morgan, Bursting the Double Bubble
10:40 a.m.	LVAIC Math Competition Award Presentation
10:50 a.m.	Student Talks (see below)
12:05 p.m.	Lunch
1:15 p.m.	Student Talks (see below)

Lunch: There will be a buffet lunch. The cost will be $7.50 for those who preregister and, if still available, $10.00 for those who register the day of the conference. Student speakers will receive complimentary lunches. Luncheon reservations are guaranteed for anyone registering by Thursday, February 10, 2000. We may have to limit the number of reservations accepted after that date. However, that limit would apply only to the luncheon, not to attendance at the conference sessions.

Parking: Since on-street parking is usually taken, we suggest that you use the West Locust Street lot (across Main Street and due west of Collier Hall of Science).

Directions to Moravian College:

Preregistration deadline: Thursday, February 10, 2000.

Inquiries: Doris Schattschneider, Department of Mathematics, Moravian College, 1200 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018-6650. Phone: 610-861-1373; Fax: 610-861-1462; E-mail: schattdo@moravian.edu

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