Contemporary Math Research for Artistic Undergrads

About this episode

Veselin Jungic discusses contemporary math research and its intersection with artistic expression for undergraduate math minors.

Veselin Jungic, teaching professor of mathematics at Simon Fraser University, introduces undergraduate math minors to contemporary math research. The focus is Ramsey theory, an area of current research activity that brings together multiple areas of math, deals with big ideas, proves complete chaos is impossible, and is built on human stories. Some students extended or corrected ongoing research. Others used their artistic talents to express the patterns of mathematics through, for example, a graphic novel or a poem.

People in this episode

Host: Carol Jacoby

Guest: Veselin Jungic

Topics covered

• contemporary math research
• Ramsey theory
• undergraduate education
• artistic expression
• mathematics patterns

Keywords

• Ramsey theory
• mathematics
• artistic talents
• graphic novel
• poem
• undergraduate research

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Simon Fraser University

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